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It's the summer holidays!
When beginning a new topic we focus on the ‘knowledge’ element of the International Primary Curriculum. Doing a ‘knowledge harvest’ means that we can respond to children’s ideas and misconceptions accurately. By finding out what children already know, we can identify their next steps. The ‘Entry Point’ is always an engaging and memorable kinesthetic experience in which children are immersed in a new topic.
Year 1 had an amazing start to their topic 'Seeing the Light'. They began by thinking about what they already knew about light and light sources. There were some great discussions about the moon, mirrors and shiny objects. After this, they gathered some objects together that they thought could be light sources and set out to investigate their ideas. In a darkened classroom, they tested each object. The children found it really interesting to discover that many of the sparkly objects could not be seen without the presence of a torch and this led to a discussion about reflection. The children concluded that not everything that is shiny is a light source and were fascinated to find out that the moon is lit by the sun!
In the coming weeks, the children are looking forward to expanding their knowledge about light including looking into shadows and light sources.
Last month we were proud to have three student ambassadors attend this year’s NAE-UNICEF Student Summit, hosted for the first time ever in Houston, Texas from 12 to 19 June 2024. The event was hosted at Nord Anglia’s two schools in the city: The Village School and the British International School of Houston. Houston was chosen as the ideal location for the Summit thanks to being the first officially recognised “Child-Friendly City” in the United States of America.
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.
Junior Campus: +84 (0) 28 3744 4551
Secondary Campus: +84 (0) 28 3744 2335
101 Thao Dien Street,
Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Junior Campus
225 Nguyen Van Huong Street,
Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Secondary Campus
246 Nguyen Van Huong Street,
Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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