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Last Friday (November 2), British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) hosted its 8th annual “International Festival” to celebrate the different nationalities and cultures within the school through traditional games, costumes and food as well as other community activities held by the school’s community partners.

It will be a fantastic week for students attending the STEAM Festival in Pattaya!

On Thursday and Friday, Year 13 delivered some outstanding presentations for their Theory of Knowledge (TOK) IB diploma course. The quality was particularly high this year with a small number of students even achieving full marks.

This year, students at the British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi), part of the global Nord Anglia Education family of schools, achieved an impressive pass rate of 92.4% with 46.5% being A*/A level. The students recently had the privilege to be able to celebrate their outstanding achievements at the British Ambassador's Residence.

The event is aimed at supporting various BBGV Charities and BIS Hanoi will be a key sponsor of this event.

This week was Primary’s turn to shine! Our musical talents have brought to the whole school various musical performances in the school foyer this Wednesday.

Year 10 is having a fun trip to Dalat.

Year 8 are off to a great trip to Cat Ba.

Year 9 is having a fun trip at Sapa.

Year 7 are off to a great trip to La Ferme du Colvert.

On Friday, we organised the Phase 2 Exhibition where parents could come and get a good idea of the work students in Year 3&4 have been doing this term. Additionally, this was an opportunity for Phase 2 children to develop and practice their English-speaking skills.

For the Big Draw week, our school focused on the theme “Mindfulness”. In the foyer every morning and at lunch break for the whole week, there have been a multitude of ways for our students to be mindful and let their creativity flow.

Wednesday (9th October) lunch time saw the return of our termly Live Lunch concert series with students from Secondary taking to the stage in the school’s central reception area.

On Wednesday, Ms Naomi Skinner, a Primary teacher from our sister BIS school in Ho Chi Minh City, did a presentation to the Primary students about her 2,200km charity run from Hanoi all the way to Ho Chi Minh City. All the funds raised from the run will go directly to charities that support vulnerable Vietnamese children.

During our trip to the post office, the students bought stamps, placed it on the envelopes and dropped them in the post boxes themselves. Learning outside the classroom setting always creates fun and meaningful memories for children.

The Friends of BIS parents’ group enjoyed a visit to the Tam Dao Bear Sanctuary on Monday this week. The parents gained a better knowledge and understanding of the sanctuary’s facilities, the Community service programmes that are open to BIS students and, most importantly, the issues surrounding bear bile farming and what Tam Dao are doing to try and stop it.