Secondary School Updates (6 May 2022)

Secondary School Updates (6 May 2022) Starting from next Monday, BIS Hanoi welcomes the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Academy of Schools and Colleges (WASC) to visit us virtually as part of our international reaccreditation.

Key Dates | Learning Showcase

Weekly update from Head of Secondary

Dear Parents,

Starting from next Monday, BIS Hanoi welcomes the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Academy of Schools and Colleges (WASC) to visit us virtually as part of our international reaccreditation.  

The reaccreditation is the first of two evaluation visits over the coming 18 months. Our evaluators – Martin Kneath (CIS) and Dawn Rock (WASC) - will be viewing lessons and speaking to members of our community virtually during the week. The evaluators will be focusing on: 

• How well BIS Hanoi lives its guiding statements 
• The learning culture and environment 
• Student wellbeing 
• Approach to internationalism and global citizenship 

We view reaccreditation as an opportunity for reflection and renewal based on the highest of global educational standards, and a crucial way to benchmark and lever school improvement. Unlike some accrediting bodies, CIS and WASC are highly supportive of their schools’ personal journeys, seeing accreditation as a partnership towards ongoing school improvement rather than about adherence and inspection. I therefore expect the week to be a positive and constructive experience for all members of the community. Thank you in advance to those parents, students, teachers, and support staff involved in the process.

Chris Newman 

Head of Secondary

Key Dates

• Tuesday 10 May: Year 9 Parents’ Evening 

• Tuesday 7 June: Year 10 Parents’ Evening 

• Tuesday 14 June: Year 12 Parents’ Evening 

• Friday 24 June: Final Day of the School Year 

Learning Showcase

MFL | Korean

MFL

In keeping with our current topic ‘Les loisirs et les sports’, Year 12 French Ab Initio were keen to learn about popular French sports. They have been reading articles and watching videos about the Olympic Games which will be held in Paris in 2024. They were particularly impressed with how the Opening Ceremony will take place across the river Seine.  

As part of their research, they have also looked into popular sports such as fencing and pétanque. They even got to go outside to play a game of pétanque, practicing their prepositions and recapping their colours and commands in French.  

Ms Georgina Dorr 

Head of MFL 

Korean

As a preparation for IBDP next year, Year 11 learned about the meaning of ‘text’ in literature and language. After reading a novel named ‘A dwarf launches a little ball’, students analysed text in the way of representing the reality in a book in depth. After that, the definition of ‘text’ has been extended as students explored the meaning of text in advertisement, movie, poem and public service announcement. Year 11 students successfully engaged in a guided inquiry lesson and increased their motivation of learning IBDP Korean in the future. 

Ms An and Ms Song  

Korean Teacher