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This year our work with the Green Bamboo Shelter continues.

There is a buzz in the scientific community around the impact music education has on brain development in young people.

Last Saturday, students of Year 12 and 13 celebrated their Prom at Liberty Hotel with the theme of Gatsby.

BVIS entered the third ever Vietnamese leg of the Geographical Association ‘Worldwise Quiz’, this year hosted by last year’s winners ISHCMC – American Academy.

BVIS hosted the 4th the Saigon Enterprise Challenge Competition (SEC) on Wednesday 26th April 2017.

Bilinguals get all the perks. Better job prospects, a cognitive boost and even protection against dementia. Now new research shows that they can also view the world in different ways depending on the specific language they are operating in.

SPEAKING two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world.

Your child is maturing rapidly. Active and mobile, h/she is now moving around on a tricycle and using other wheeled toys. These adept movers respond freely to music and love the rhythms of music, shaking and twisting their bodies. Better hand-eye co-ordination allows mastery of new tools like a toothbrush and scissors.

The time between 24 and 36 months is often known as the “terrible twos” but this is not a very helpful way of describing the emotional roller-coaster little ones are on. Being emotional is a perfectly natural part of growing up and it becomes more evident as your child is showing increased independence.

Your toddler’s sense of who they are is developing quickly. This can, however, bring with it displays of frustration, wanting to be more independent, and aware of themselves as different to other toddlers.

“Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

Raising bilingual children comes with many well-known benefits. For parents, it can be very rewarding; however, it isn’t always as easy as some may think. Children don’t magically become bilingual overnight.

Children love using technology and are accessing the internet at an increasingly younger age. Here are four steps to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online.

Chi Man and Bao Tran had been doing the field work in Standard Chartered Bank for 3 days last week. During 3-day work, we have learnt lots of different skills which are really useful in real life such as communication, flexibility, team-work, etc.

Last week, Tracy and Jack and Allen had worked at CGV as interns. They worked for three days at CGV. Each one of them worked at different departments in the cinema, Tracy worked as a ticket seller while Jack and Allen made popcorns and directed customers to the right cinema.

Hello, my name is Hung and I am a House Captain in Year Six. I thought I’d write to let you know about the changes the Student Council has been making this year. From Term Two the Student Council has been working on changing the food because they wanted to improve the quality and the healthiness of the snacks, served at break time and also the meals at lunchtime.

Since 2012, staff and students at BVIS have been volunteering at the Que Huong Orphanage. In 2013, the volunteering initiative became an after school club, under the guidance of Ms Louisa Angus

The Vietnamese Lunar New Year, Tết, arrives again with joy and excitement filling the warmth atmosphere. Every year in BVIS, we celebrate in the spirit of Tết by organising meaningful events such as Tết Festival, Tet Assembly and a competition between houses- the Tet Tree Decoration. This year, starting from 11th January, students from years 7 to 13, are coming down to the football field during Break and Lunch time to help decorating the trees for their house teams.

On Monday of this week, the Student Council representatives from all three Ho Chi Minh City campuses met at BVIS.

Many students see sitting mocks as nothing more than a cruel trick. But these tests have more value than you might imagine – here’s why.