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Mr Ian Battersby: Weekly Update 20/05/2022

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. The theme, this year, was exploring the experience of loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities. A topic that is highly relevant considering the past two years

Blog | Junior Campus

Ms Deirdre Grimshaw: Weekly Update 13/05/2022

This term at Primary we are looking at the Aide Memoire attribute of Perseverance.

Blog | Early Years and Infant Campus

Mr Ian Battersby: Weekly Update 13/05/2022

The qualities of the schools ‘aide memoire’ have been evident this week, as our community continues to rebuild following the months of separation brought on by the pandemic.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 06/05/2022

A short but busy week with classes active and engaged across the school! As our Year 11 and 13 students embark on their IGCSE and IB exams, the learning continues across primary in the journey of education for all our students.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 06/05/2022

Despite this shorter school week, there has been no let up in the range and quality of experiences across the Secondary Campus. Read more now.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 29/04/2022

Dear Parents, Term 3 has begun in full swing this week as our Year 13 students commence their IBDP exams, our Year 11 students head off to IGCSE Study Leave with a wonderful farewell assembly and students in other year groups embark with gusto into the start of Term 3 CCA programme.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 29/04/2022

Despite the rainy end to the week, it has been a glorious week of events here at the EY&I and Junior Campuses with children performing, exploring, investigating and much more across all ages and stages.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 22/04/2022

Dear Parents, There has been such a positive atmosphere this week across the Secondary Campus as students returned for Term 3. With almost 100% attendance in each year group, there is a palpable sense that we have overcome the periods of challenge of this academic year and we can now look forward with optimism to a rich, varied and full term across all areas of school life.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 22/04/2022

The first week of Term 3 has been busy! We’ve been delighted to welcome new students to both campuses and indeed some students that have returned to BIS after time away.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 01/04/2022

As we reach the end of Term 2 , I feel so proud and grateful – proud to be part of such an amazing school community and grateful to all the people- parents, students, teachers and support staff who came together to make some fantastic BIS memories yesterday on International Day 2022.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 01/04/2022

As Term 2 draws to a close, we can look back with a great deal of pride in what our school community has achieved.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 25/03/2022

After two long years of the pandemic, there are signs that we are returning to a state where we can re-engage with the activities that we previously took for granted; international travel, going to work or school if you are healthy (not having to isolate because you are a close contact of someone who is not well), celebrating family events together, etc. We are hopeful that school events will also be able to resume.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 25/03/2022

So much of our students’ educational journey is characterised by small steps - small steps that cumulate and culminate into a significant event.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 18/03/2022

One of the many positives of being back on site for Face to Face Learning is the opportunity for students to collaborate and work together as part of their learning.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 18/03/2022

Sharing learning experiences is at the core of a learning community such as BIS Ho CHi Minh City.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 11/03/2022

Courage, creativity and compassion are the attributes we need from our leaders of today and in the future that our young people will inhabit.

Blog | primary | Early Years and Infant Campus | Junior Campus

Primary Weekly Update 11/03/2022

We talk about ‘community’ a lot at BIS, so it is very pleasing to see that according to the results of the latest Parent Satisfaction Survey, 93% of parents feel accepted into a warm and welcoming community.

Blog | Secondary Campus

Mr Sean O'Neill: Weekly Update 04/03/2022

Dear Parents, This week was one of sound and colour, buzz and excitement, as we relaunched our in-person CCA programme on Monday, held our World Book Day celebrations on Thursday and ended today with the magnificent special Acoustic Lounge to mark the culmination of Black History Month.