Last weekend a selection of Year 9 and 10 students visited Ba Vi National Park in order to strengthen their understanding of river systems and practise many of the skills they will need when they do their IGCSE Geography coursework in Year 11. Here is an account of the trip from Audrey in Year 10.
Today, our regular Friday Primary Assembly was replaced by a huge Zumba session in the Sports Hall. This exhilarating session was certainly great fun for British International School Hanoi children and staff as well as celebrating a super end to our Keep Healthy, Stay Safe week.
Representatives attending the Nord Anglia regional conference visited the secondary section, this week. The guests received a tour of the school from six of our Year 10 students. The principal of the British International School of Ho Chi Minh City, Tim Deyes, commented on how impressed he was by our student guides.
At British International School Hanoi, the learning support program is pushing for more emotional awareness within the curriculum, so that students can gain independence and learn to be accountable for their actions.
One of my favourite writers, Neil Gaiman once said “A book is a dream that you hold in your hands” so we encourage you to go out pick up some dreams and read.
There was an excitable atmosphere around school as some of our younger students - who were experiencing extra-curricular activities for the first time – were participating alongside some of our older students, who are currently preparing for tournaments in Thailand and Nepal.
On the back of the success of the Geography Department’s accreditation by the Geographical Association (http://www.geography.org.uk/) in receiving the Secondary Geography Quality Mark, we are proud to be hosting the FOBISIA Geography Job-Alike Workshop here at BIS Hanoi.
In February 2016 Le Tran Thu Thao – a BIS Hanoi Alumni was awarded a full scholarship to Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Thao has now commenced her studies in Horticulture. After graduating from BIS Hanoi she would like to share some of her University application experiences with you
We all had a sensational time but our students did the most amazing job generating some hilarious experiences, videos and photos that had us smiling from ear to ear. They can all be very proud of the work and behavior during this trip. It was an incredible experience for all of us!
You may remember an exciting announcement made recently about the winning children in Primary who designed a superhero to represent one of the characteristics in our Aide Memoire.