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Nam Phong Racing represent Vietnam at F1 in Schools World Finals 2018

Nam Phong Racing are the 4th cohort of students from the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City to represent Vietnam in the F1 in Schools World Finals. As they prepare to embark on their journey to Singapore, let's find out a little bit more about the team.

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Raghav Dwivedi wins FOBISIA Short Story Competition 2018

A huge congratulations goes out to Year 7 student Raghav Dwivedi who has once again been crowned winner of the FOBISIA Short Story Competition! After winning the primary category in 2017, he has now gone on to win the Secondary category as one of the youngest participants in his group.

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English IGCSE students watch bespoke lecture from Marianne Monson

Last week students at BIS HCMC Secondary Campus had a unique opportunity to watch a bespoke lecture from American author and women’s historian, Marianne Monson.

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TEDxYouth@BISHCMC: Transformations 2018

On Thursday 8th March 2018, a group of Year 11 students held the inaugural TEDxYouth@BISHCMC event, bringing together the local community in Ho Chi Minh City to share ‘ideas worth spreading’.

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Year 6 Maths Masterclasses by Student Maths Leaders

The Student Maths Leaders have organised interactive and practical Maths Masterclasses for Year 6 students to foster their passion for problem solving and Maths.

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F3 Fairy Tale Dress Up Day

In F3, we are always looking for ways to help our little learners make as much meaning as we can, and what better way to bring stories alive than for us to actually be the characters? Find out which story characters appeared in F3 this week in this post.

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SAIMUN 2018 – Unite to Progress

‘Unite to Progress’– this year’s theme at SAIMUN – has provoked insightful debate surrounding issues that may inhibit global development. Considering the nature of our world’s rapid growth, change and conflict, cooperation amongst nations is essential to ensuring a future where we resolve our issues and all infringements upon human rights cease to exist.

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Year 6 visit Dao Tien – Endangered Asian Species Trust (EAST)

As part of the Year 6 Residential Trip to Cat Tien, Year 6 students had the chance to visit EAST to see first-hand, the amazing work that they do to protect Vietnamese primates.

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Super Cycling Man Visits BIS HCMC

When the children in Year 1 and 2 were told that a super hero was visiting, they guessed the obvious names such as: Batman, Superman, Mr Simon, Mr Ian…. However, today they were introduced to a new super hero - ‘Super Cycling Man’!

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U14 Girls Volleyball vs ABC - Match Report 27/03/2018

In their first match this season our U14 Girls Volleyball team faced ABC international school claiming their first victory. Kimberley Davies & Lauren Chau provide the highlights…

BIS Invitational Gymnastics Competition

On Wednesday 28th March 2018, our student-gymnasts represented BIS HCMC in the annual BIS Invitational Gymnastics competition. There were over 50 competitors from BIS, BVIS and ISHCMC performing in both floor and vault routines, levels ranging from 1-4.

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Go Vap Orphanage Visit - March 2018

On 24th March, 14 students and 3 teachers visited the Go Vap Orphanage in Ky Quang Pagoda. We had a memorable time colouring, talking, playing football, cuddling and making masks with the children.

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BIS HCMC Crowned FOBISIA Primary Maths Champions 2018

The instinctive reaction, of a teacher on lunchtime duty in the canteen, upon seeing a Year 6 child skipping, is to remind them of their behavioural responsibilities. However, when that child happens to be a Year 6 girl called Kathy, whose skipping is inspired by the barely containable pride of one who has just achieved a great success on behalf of the school, the correct reaction is to understand and smile.

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Language in Focus Celebrates Korean

Wow! It has been a whole year since Language in Focus was launched at BIS Primary. We have already learnt about Polish, German, Malay, Thai and now Korean. It has been so much fun exploring lots of different cultures.

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Year 2 - The Day the Chairs Quit!

There was confusion in Year 2 this week as the classroom chairs went on strike due to the fact that they didn’t think the children were treating them very well! The children soon realised their mistakes and wrote letters back to the chairs to get them to return to the classrooms so the children could continue to use them! Read more about how this strange situation unfolded...

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Mr Anthony Rowlands: Weekly Update 23/03/2018

In this week's update, Mr Rowlands details his 9 step plan to meeting challenges, making the rights choices and taking responsibility.

Ms Astley visits The Juilliard School New York

Ms Astley joined other Nord Anglia Education teachers from around the world to learn more about the Juilliard Drama Curriculum coming to the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City from August 2018.

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Chocolate the Hedgehog Visits Year 1

Year 1 children receive a visit from Chocolate the hedgehog as part of their non-fiction Talk for Writing unit.

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U13 FOBISIA Games 2018

Earlier this month our BIS HCMC sports stars travelled to the world class sporting facility that is Thanyapura Sports Resort in Phuket, Thailand, for the U13 Green Group FOBISIA Games 2018.

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Inter-House Film Festival Winners 2018

Earlier in the term we announced the opening of the 3rd annual BIS Film Festival and we are excited to now be able to reveal the winners!

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Nam Phong Racing represent Vietnam at F1 in Schools World Finals 2018

Raghav Dwivedi wins FOBISIA Short Story Competition 2018

English IGCSE students watch bespoke lecture from Marianne Monson

TEDxYouth@BISHCMC: Transformations 2018

Year 6 Maths Masterclasses by Student Maths Leaders

F3 Fairy Tale Dress Up Day

SAIMUN 2018 – Unite to Progress

Year 6 visit Dao Tien – Endangered Asian Species Trust (EAST)

Super Cycling Man Visits BIS HCMC

U14 Girls Volleyball vs ABC - Match Report 27/03/2018

BIS Invitational Gymnastics Competition

Go Vap Orphanage Visit - March 2018

BIS HCMC Crowned FOBISIA Primary Maths Champions 2018

Language in Focus Celebrates Korean

Year 2 - The Day the Chairs Quit!

Mr Anthony Rowlands: Weekly Update 23/03/2018

Ms Astley visits The Juilliard School New York

Chocolate the Hedgehog Visits Year 1

U13 FOBISIA Games 2018

Inter-House Film Festival Winners 2018