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Martin Toner, the STEAM Leader at British International School Hanoi (BIS), explained to Urbanist Hanoi that one group of students designed a diving suit that drew on their knowledge of Science and Chemistry, as well as design and even aesthetics. The project was in response to a partnership program with America’s prestigious MIT University that rests at the heart of the school’s commitment to STEAM.

STEAM education has a central place in the school curriculum at BIS Hanoi. With outstanding Science, Technology and Art facilities and the very best teachers, BIS Hanoi has everything required to inspire our students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths.

This week, Year 3 have enjoyed beginning their ‘Save the World - Rainforest’ topic and Year 2 had an exciting entry point into their new topic 'Treasure Island'.

Uprooting one’s life and moving halfway around the world isn’t easy for anyone. This reality is one reason parents of all backgrounds at BIS Hanoi have joined Friends of BIS.

While Hanoi’s British International School (BIS) has empowered students to become self-motivated leaders in the school since day one, they recently saw the need for a greater connection between faculty and students. They, therefore, established two positions that would be situated in the middle to facilitate discussions and manage the expectations of both sides.

For the past eight weeks our Year 11 students have been following a bespoke curriculum; the IB Preparation Course. The objective of this programme has been to challenge our students with subject knowledge and skills development beyond that of the IGCSE course.

Due to travel restriction, your family will find it hard to travel to other countries or go back to your hometown this summer. However, there are still many ways to enjoy this hot Summer season in Vietnam. Here are some recommendations from us!

It has been a week of reflection in the Secondary section at BIS Hanoi.

For Secondary parents, we are inviting them to login to the new BIS Parent Portal, where parents can access to academic reports, study timetable, communications and house points. In the first instance, we are trialing the process with Secondary students.

As you are most likely aware countries around the world are looking at their own problems of racism, often towards their own indigenous and minority people and black people and trying to do better. Our teachers have been talking with students the last couple of weeks about Black Lives Matter and different countries responses.

Students have driven initiatives and addressed the school to promote the importance of health and wellbeing and this strong student voice is underpinned by the student leadership structure that has developed at the school.

Results are in! We are delighted to share with you that out of the 850 Nord Anglia pupils that entered the Young Musician of the Year Competition 3 BIS Hanoi Students are amongst those receiving awards.

Last Saturday (May 30), we celebrated the graduation of our Year 13 students and recognised their achievements throughout their journey at BIS Hanoi.

As school life returns to normal, the Performing Arts department have been swinging back in to action to see out the month with two exciting Live Lunch performances.

Last week, our future English A Language and Literature students embarked on a week-long project exploring the role of propaganda in the modern world.

“A lot of people, especially young people, just go on with their daily lives…and they might think that global issues are way too much; that they’re out of their hands. And what I’m trying to do is tell them, ‘no, you obviously can do something.’” This is Ha Minh’s response when asked about the importance of her trip last year to New York City for the NAE-UNICEF Summit, a special event for the network of Nord Anglia Schools which includes the British International School Hanoi (BIS).

This year has seen many more students using the Global Campus website and engaging with the varied activities there.

With the number of international schools increasing rapidly in Hanoi, parents have many options of schools from which to choose. Families will want to choose a school that has the best standard of education, in a safe location and has a supportive environment where their children can settle in quickly and start to grow in their new surroundings. Below are four key factors to consider when selecting an international school.