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Medals Galore for our SEAMC Mathematicians 2018

At the beginning of March, twelve BIS students travelled from Ho Chi Minh City to Manila, Philippines to compete in the 2018 South East Asian Mathematics Competition (SEAMC). This competition embodies the spirit of communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and cultural competence through the attendance of a diverse range of schools from various countries. YoonYoung Choi brings us all the highlights from the event…

From classroom to countryside - IB Geography field trip

This term, Ms Archer, Ms Kerr and myself had the pleasure of taking the Year 12 IB geographers on a fieldwork collection adventure deep into the Dalat countryside. On this adventure the students were able to collect huge amounts of river data for their Internal Assessment and also experience a ‘Geomystery tour’ which offered a different perspective into the impacts of flood plain modification around Dalat. This aims to develop the way in which the students think critically and reflect upon the interrelationships between people and their environment.

Blog | Continued Professional Development | Featured on Home page | Learning (SC) | Secondary Campus

Learning is like riding a bike...

Einstein was right about many things, including how to ride a bike – stop moving and you fall off. The same can be said for learning – you can’t stop pedaling.

Blog | Featured on Home page | UNICEF | Secondary Campus

Global Goals Week 2018

Last week, the Global Goals Club here at BIS HCMC held a Global Challenge Week to advocate and raise awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with particular focus on Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption).

Blog | Featured on Home page | UNICEF | Secondary Campus | Trips (SC)

Future leaders tackle global challenges at UNISMUN 2018

United Nations International School Model United Nations (UNISMUN) is a 3 day, annual conference hosted by UNIS Hanoi. With 18 different international schools from all over South-East Asia participating, there were over 300 international students at the event, including 18 students representing BIS HCMC.

Blog | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus | Sports (SC)

U14B Boys Football City Championships - Match Report

The BIS HCMC U14B Boys Football team headed across Ho Chi Minh City to AmIS in District 7 for the City Championships last Thursday, leaving the championships with the second place trophy!

Spring Fair 2018

The Spring Fair is one of the highlights of the PTG and whole school calendar. A huge amount of work goes into making this event happen ensuring a wonderful day for all of our BIS community.

Blog | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus | Sports (SC)

BIS HCMC Take the Gold at Invitational Swim Gala 2018

Saturday 3rd February saw over 350 swimmers from 8 different schools compete in the two BIS HCMC swimming pools in a day of high excitement, gritty determination and maximum performance from all who took part.

SISAC Cross Country Championships 2018

On Tuesday 6th February, our U9, U11, U14 and U19 students from both our primary and secondary campuses headed to the golf course in District 7 for the SISAC Cross Country City Championships.

British International School Awards 2018

The British International School Awards recognise excellence in British schools overseas, celebrate the successes of the education sector and help set benchmarks for best practices in schools. After our shortlisting in 2017 for our Community Service Projects we were delighted to once again find out we were shortlisted for the International Impact Award for our uniform upcycling project “One More”.

Blog | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus

Letting Creativity Flourish with Atramento Journalism Club

Blog | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus | Sports (SC)

SISAC Athletics City Championships 2018 - Secondary

On Saturday 27th January, a group of our extremely talented athletes competed in the SISAC Athletics City Championships. This competition, held at SSIS invites local schools in Ho Chi Minh City to compete in a range of track and field events. After their success in the U15 FOBISIA Games in Term 1, our students continued to show the BIS HCMC spirit of ambition and determination by winning 4 out of the 6 group divisions!

Blog | Featured on Home page | UNICEF | Junior PTG | Secondary Campus

Uniform Upcycling Initiative Takes Over BIS HCMC Secondary Campus

Student-led club Greenr Minds has initiated the Upcycling House Competition at BIS HCMC, Secondary Campus in the hopes of creating new and useful products out of old school uniforms.

Blog | Featured on Home page | Learning (SC) | Secondary Campus

Spotlight on Learning: Poetry Speed Dating

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, Mrs Murphy’s Year 8 class were in the mood for love this week with Poetry Speed Dating.

Blog | College and University Guidance | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus

Meet the Specialist: Ms Halliwell

For this week's 'Meet the Teacher' our Year 12 students, Jamie and Ji Min speak to College and University Guidance Counsellor, Ms Halliwell. Ms Halliwell joined BIS HCMC in 2017 after working in international admissions and recruitment at the University of Manchester.

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus | Trips (SC)

Secondary Trips Week Highlights 2018

In order for our students to benefit from experiential learning, we carefully plan annual trips to provide a range of age-appropriate yet challenging opportunities to develop personal qualities such as leadership, independence, perseverance and a respect for different cultures through community service programmes and of course physical endeavour.

Blog | Music and Drama (SC) | Secondary Campus

IB & IGCSE Music Recital 2018

Our Year 11 and 13 IGCSE and IB musicians are practising hard in preparation for their final coursework performances. As a celebration of their hard work, we would like to invite you to the annual IB IGCSE Music recital, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday 7th and 8th February at 18.00 in the theatre.

Blog | Featured on Home page | UNICEF | Secondary Campus

Electronic Waste (E-waste) Recycling by Green Minds

The student-led club Green Minds has established e-waste collection bins around all BIS HCMC campuses from which collected electronics will be recycled.

Blog | Featured on Home page | Learning (SC) | Secondary Campus

Meet the Teacher: Mr Williams

For this week's 'Meet the Teacher' our Year 12 students, Jamie and Ji Min speak to Head of Mathematics, Mr Williams. Mr Williams joined BIS HCMC in August 2017 from Dorset in the UK. He has previous experience in international teaching in a variety of countries including Jakarta, Ecuador and Costa Rica. As he starts his second term at BIS HCMC, let’s find out how he’s settling in...

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Andy Dang Returns Triumphant from Kids Golf World Championship in Malaysia

Andy Dang, a Year 8 student here at the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City has recently returned from the Kids Golf World Championships in Malaysia as champion of his division.

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Medals Galore for our SEAMC Mathematicians 2018

From classroom to countryside - IB Geography field trip

Learning is like riding a bike...

Global Goals Week 2018

Future leaders tackle global challenges at UNISMUN 2018

U14B Boys Football City Championships - Match Report

Spring Fair 2018

BIS HCMC Take the Gold at Invitational Swim Gala 2018

SISAC Cross Country Championships 2018

British International School Awards 2018

Letting Creativity Flourish with Atramento Journalism Club

SISAC Athletics City Championships 2018 - Secondary

Uniform Upcycling Initiative Takes Over BIS HCMC Secondary Campus

Spotlight on Learning: Poetry Speed Dating

Meet the Specialist: Ms Halliwell

Secondary Trips Week Highlights 2018

IB & IGCSE Music Recital 2018

Electronic Waste (E-waste) Recycling by Green Minds

Meet the Teacher: Mr Williams

Andy Dang Returns Triumphant from Kids Golf World Championship in Malaysia