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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”.

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Letting Creativity Flourish with Atramento Journalism Club

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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!

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Year 6 Discover Scuba Diving

On Saturday a group of very excited Year 6 children took their first steps towards a life underwater with their PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course.

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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 | Junior Campus | Learning (JC)

Stay Updated with our New Year Group Blogs

To reflect that we are now one primary school over two campuses, we have removed any reference in the name of the year group blogs regarding Tu Xuong or An Phu Campuses. All blogs now have the acronym BISHCMC at the beginning of the web address.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Top Tips to Develop Healthy Digital Habits

With the world that we now live in we have become more reliant on digital devices for both our work and personal lives. Cellphones, tablets and computers allow us to be connected to the world at all times and we are only now discovering the positive and negative impact that this level of connectivity is having on our lives. With our introduction of the BYOD programme this year it is important that we reflect on our students and how they use their devices outside the classroom.

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.

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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.

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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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Secondary School Library: Welcoming Visitors

Early in November more than forty students from the European International School came to visit the APS library.

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Tet Shoe Box Appeal 2018 – Season of Giving

Tết is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture, honouring the arrival of spring. The celebration brings with it delicious food like bánh chưng, bánh dày, dưa hấu and traditional customs such as ancestor worship, wishing New Year's greetings and giving lucky money. Tết symbolises the time of the year where people can forget about the troubles of the past year and look towards the future.

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APP Students Vs Teachers Netball Match

Last year you may remember that our student netball team, made up of Year 5 and Year 6 students, competed in a Netball tournament between three other international schools and won. This term they faced an even bigger challenge...

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BIS HCMC Compete in Nord Anglia Games 2017

The second annual Nord Anglia South East Asia Games were held at St Andrews school in Bangkok last weekend. The tournament gives students from Years 5 and 6 the opportunity to compete in Basketball and Teeball competitions against our fellow Nord Anglia schools.

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Operation Smile Campaign – IBDP CAS Project

In order to pass the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) students must fulfil the requirements of the non-academic component known as CAS (Creativity, Activity and Service). Here we talk to Zhen Yi Chew about his chosen IB CAS Project: Operation Smile.

Help Traffic Flow in Thao Dien with Carpool Karaoke

In January 2018, our brand new Early Years and Infant Campus will open its doors, joining together our whole school community in one District 2 setting. This is an ideal location for a majority of our families however, the inevitable downside of this convenient location is the increased pressure on the flow of traffic in Thao Dien.

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British International School Awards 2018

Letting Creativity Flourish with Atramento Journalism Club

SISAC Athletics City Championships 2018 - Secondary

Year 6 Discover Scuba Diving

Uniform Upcycling Initiative Takes Over BIS HCMC Secondary Campus

Stay Updated with our New Year Group Blogs

Spotlight on Learning: Poetry Speed Dating

Meet the Specialist: Ms Halliwell

Secondary Trips Week Highlights 2018

Top Tips to Develop Healthy Digital Habits

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

Secondary School Library: Welcoming Visitors

Tet Shoe Box Appeal 2018 – Season of Giving

APP Students Vs Teachers Netball Match

BIS HCMC Compete in Nord Anglia Games 2017

Operation Smile Campaign – IBDP CAS Project

Help Traffic Flow in Thao Dien with Carpool Karaoke