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Year 2 had a very exciting morning on Thursday this week when they were surprised with a tea party! The tea party was to help them develop their understanding of the nouns and adjectives used in the story as well as bringing the story to life.

The results are in! After careful consideration, Valerie Lua and Trung Tien Tran (both are in Year 13) have been chosen as our first-ever Head Girl & Head Boy at BIS Hanoi! This year, the structure of the Student Council would change with its members comprising the elected leaders of each Key Stage with the final Council being chaired by a Head Girl and Head Boy.

It was wonderful to see so many parents in attendance at our "Meet the Librarian & Meet the Teacher" session last Tuesday. Please don’t worry if you were unable to attend these sessions, we will share the information with you this week via email.

Everyone associated with the British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) is extremely proud that two of our students: Ha Minh and Sung Woo, successfully represented the school at the NAE-UNICEF Student Summit this Summer. The Summit is part of Nord Anglia Education (NAE)’s collaboration with UNICEF, and is hosted annually within the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

Moving to a new country is never easy. It is a big change with many challenges to face. However, if you find the right community, you will be warmly welcomed and find it much easier to settle in. Mrs Natasha Chapman is a mother of two boys (Year 3 and F3) at BIS Hanoi. Below, she shares what she has learnt since moving to Hanoi and how BIS Hanoi have helped her and her family to integrate. All this is for the benefit of you, the new families joining us this year.

We are incredibly proud to announce that our talented student, Eric Jang (soon to be in Year 6), recently took 1st prize in the 5th Chopin International Piano Competition in Thailand. Following on from that success, he also went on to take 2nd & 3rd place in the Hong Kong International Piano Competition.

Held this year from 11 to 17 July, student ambassadors at the Summit will demonstrate how their schools have made progress in addressing the SDGs as part of Nord Anglia Education’s annual Global Challenge.

Students at the British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) have once again achieved strong results in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme for the 2018/19 academic school year.

Premium international schools group Nord Anglia Education offers a transformational education to students, which focuses not only on ensuring academic success but also on inspiring students to positively impact their individual communities and the world at large. As part of Nord Anglia Education’s collaboration with UNICEF, students across the globe have been raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through projects at their schools. The SDGs are a collection of 17 goals set by the United Nations regarding social and economic development issues. Each year, the capstone event with UNICEF is when students from Years 10-12 visit New York for the NAE-UNICEF Student Summit.

The Wind in the Willows production has been a huge success because 60 students and teachers all worked together as a team to deliver an amazing performance. It has taught us there is so much value in learning how to become confident speakers.

Senior Prom 2019: On the Red Carpet was a night for our Key Stage 4 & 5 students to get all glammed up, take tons of photos and dance the night away!

On June 15th, 23 Year 13 students came together with over 120 of their teachers, family members and special guests to celebrate their Graduation at Almaz Convention Centre. The ceremony was filled with pride and joy as it was a celebration of the milestone they had just reached.

On June 20, our parents have together created a wonderful "Pot Luck" Lunch that was filled with gratitude, laughter and of course, delicious dishes from all around the world!

Year 6 kicked off their end-of-year celebrations with a school Disco this week.

On Thursday 13th June the students of the Secondary Drama ECA performed ‘Alice’ based on the play by Laura Wade.