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Recognising Remembrance Day at BIS HCMC

As Remembrance Day approaches, this year on Saturday 11th November, we remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedom and protected our way of life. It’s a deeply significant occasion and a time for us to reflect on the importance of remembrance, not just as a day marked on the calendar but as a fundamental aspect of world history.

UNIS Hanoi Invitational Swim Meet 2023 - UNIS Hanoi Invitational Swim Meet 2023

News | Sports

BIS Barracuda's success at UNIS Hanoi Invitational Swim Meet 2023

On the 27th October 2023, 46 members of the BIS Barracudas travelled to Hanoi for the UNIS Invitational Swim Meet. This was the first international swim meet of the year, with a total of 22 teams with 650 swimmers from around Asia. There were teams from Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea competing over the weekend.

Opening up the difficult conversation about drugs with your children - Opening up the difficult conversation about drugs with your children

News | Health and Wellbeing | Learning (SC) | Student Learning

Opening up the difficult conversation about drugs with your children: How to develop early foundations of trust to engage, educate and empower your child to make the right choices in the future

At BIS HCMC we deliver in school a comprehensive wellbeing curriculum to provide our students with the tools, resources and support to balance their social, physical, emotional and mental health. As part of this, we also look at preventative measures to ensure the safety of our students beyond BIS and equip them with knowledge and skills for both today and their future success in the wider world.

This term we were extremely fortunate to welcome back into school experts from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City’s Regional Security Office (RSO) to discuss more on the topic of drugs and substance abuse with some of our students and parents.

BIS HCMC sports teams kick-start the 2023-24 season with commitment and determination - BIS HCMC sport teams kick start the season

BIS HCMC sport teams kick-start the 2023-24 season with commitment and determination

Our dedicated athletes, in our basketball, cross country, football, swimming, table tennis and volleyball teams, have started their 2023-24 season with some outstanding performances against teams across HCMC. With training in full swing, and many competitive fixtures under their belts, our students are certainly committed to the countless hours of training and showing true teamwork skills and sportsmanship. Our PE department share some of the highlights of the season so far.

BIS Alumni makes West End stage debut - BIS Alumni makes West End stage debut

News | Music and Drama | Success Stories

BIS Alumni makes West End stage debut and nominated as ‘Best Graduate’ in the Black British Theatre Awards

Dreams do come true if you follow your passions! This is certainly the case for Jenna, a BIS alumni, who received a scholarship from a prestigious performing arts school after completing her IGCSEs with us and is now performing on the west end AND nominated for the Black British Theatre Awards. Jenna talks to us about her journey and how her big role in our Bonnie and Clyde production gave her the confidence to pursue her dream.

Blog | Educational Insights | Health and Wellbeing

Neurodiversity Week at BIS HCMC

At BIS we celebrate the idea that all minds are different. We know that differences bring challenges, but also add great richness to our community.
The 2nd October marked the start of Neurodiversity Week at BIS, across all campuses.

Neurodiversity embraces the idea that there are many differences in the way people’s brains work, perceive and respond to the world; none are ‘correct’ or ‘incorrect’.

Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorder- A parent forum - Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorder- A parent forum

News | Educational Insights | Health and Wellbeing

Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorder: A parent forum at BIS HCMC

As part of Neurodiversity Week at BIS, we are hosting our first ever community parent forum to discuss Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), one example of neurodivergence. ‘Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorder” will define and discuss ASD as well as help to dispel myths and misconceptions around this neurological disorder. This event will take place on Thursday 5th October at 11am at BIS HCMC Secondary Campus and is open to our BIS parents as well as all members of our wider community.

News | Community Service | Events Whole School

BIS HCMC community clean up Thao Dien

200 members of our community hit the streets of Thao Dien bright and early on Saturday for World Clean Up Day! It was great to see so many enthusiastic students, parents and staff joining together for our annual environmental clean up and we are pleased to announce that around 60 large bags of rubbish were collected!

BIS HCMC and British Consulate General celebrate 50 years between the UK and Vietnam - BIS HCMC and British Consulate General celebrate 50 years between the UK and Vietnam

News | Events Whole School | Music and Drama

BIS HCMC join the British Consulate General in celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Vietnam

We were honoured to take part in celebrations organised by the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh with the British Embassy in Hanoi to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Vietnam. The main event in HCMC being the ‘UK Festival’ to showcase the best of everything British. The bond between the UK and Vietnam is going from strength to strength with education being one of their core themes to mark this important 50th anniversary. We were delighted to be involved and strengthen our already strong partnership with the British Consulate here in Ho Chi Minh City.

From IGCSE to IBDP: BIS HCMC students achieve outstanding results as they begin their IBDP journey - Incredible IGCSE results achieved by BIS HCMC students 2023

News | Academic Results | Secondary Campus | Success Stories

Incredible IGCSE results achieved by BIS HCMC students as they begin their IBDP journey

We are extremely proud of our Year 11 class of 2023 on their incredible IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) results.

This remarkable class, our second largest IGCSE cohort of 130 students, were awarded 70.2% of grades at A* or A. It’s fitting that in our 25th year, 25 of these students achieved A* or A in all of their subjects, a truly incredible achievement.

Blog | Educational Insights | Learning (SC) | Student Learning | Health and Wellbeing

What are the benefits of a 2-week timetable?

You may have heard towards the end of the last academic year that our Secondary students will be switching to a two-week timetable, either at our parent workshop led by Deputy Head of Curriculum and Learning, Mr Lee Falconer, in our weekly update or directly from your child. But what does this mean and why change? How will this benefit learning and the educational experience at BIS HCMC?

Blog | Educational Insights | Learning (SC) | Student Learning | Continued Professional Development

The importance of literacy across the curriculum

Changes to our curriculum with the introduction of our 2 week timetable have allowed us to introduce an extra skills-based literacy lesson, called reciprocal reading. The small group sessions help students decode texts, delve into the deeper meaning and learn new vocabulary in a student-led setting. Literacy has been shown to have an affect on success across all subject matters and even affect GCSE results across subjects like maths, art and history.

The growth of sustainability and global citizenship at BIS HCMC

After 13 years at BIS our Whole School Deputy Head Teacher (Enrichment) Ms Lauren Binnington has made a huge mark on BIS HCMC. One of the many long-lasting changes she has seen in her time is the development of our sustainability practices in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In her latest and final blog at #BISHCMC Lauren reflects on how far we have come as a sustainable school, whilst developing a global citizen mindset in each and every student.

News | College and University Guidance | Academic Results | International Baccaulaurete (IB) | Secondary Campus

BIS HCMC graduates open doors to some of the best universities in the world

A whole world of possibilities awaits our graduating class of 2023. With 385 university offers so far, and many more still to come from Korea, Australia and Singapore, their remarkable IBDP achievements have opened pathways to some of the best universities and specialist institutions across the globe.

Our BIS HCMC NAE student ambassadors collaborate and develop innovative solutions at the NAE-UNICEF Summit in New York City - Our NAE student ambassadors collaborate and develop innovative solutions

Our NAE student ambassadors collaborate and develop innovative solutions at the 2023 NAE-UNICEF Student Summit in New York City

Last week two of our students, JaeYeon and Caitlin, joined over 100 NAE student delegates from around the world at the NAE-UNICEF Student Summit in New York City. This was an extraordinary opportunity for them to develop their leadership and advocacy skills and collaborate with like-minded students to cultivate their social purpose through the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BIS HCMC students achieve outstanding IBDP results - BIS HCMC students achieve outstanding IBDP results

News | Academic Results | Secondary Campus

BIS HCMC students achieve outstanding IBDP results placing them amongst the best worldwide

We are excited to announce that our class of 2023, the second largest cohort ever with 107 students have beaten all IBDP global averages! Once again, the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes of our students has been recognised with stunning academic results that place them among the very best worldwide.

BIS HCMC alumni share their top 8 wellbeing tips for university - BIS HCMC alumni share their top 8 wellbeing tips for university

Blog | College and University Guidance | Secondary Campus | Health and Wellbeing

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