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Ms Astley joined other Nord Anglia Education teachers from around the world to learn more about the Juilliard Drama Curriculum coming to the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City from August 2018.

Kim McWilliam started work at BIS HCMC in August 2017 after working as a School Counsellor for over 11 years in Melbourne, Australia. Our student journalists Jamie and Jimin find out a little bit more about her in this week's 'Meet the Specialist' edition.

The Spring Fair is one of the highlights of the PTG and whole school calendar. A huge amount of work goes into making this event happen ensuring a wonderful day for all of our BIS community.

This week we have been lucky enough to have been visited by Paul Murphy, our Juilliard Curriculum Mentor. This is now Paul’s fifth visit to BIS HCMC where he has met many of our staff and students.

On Tuesday 6th February, our U9, U11, U14 and U19 students from both our primary and secondary campuses headed to the golf course in District 7 for the SISAC Cross Country City Championships.

With the world that we now live in we have become more reliant on digital devices for both our work and personal lives. Cellphones, tablets and computers allow us to be connected to the world at all times and we are only now discovering the positive and negative impact that this level of connectivity is having on our lives. With our introduction of the BYOD programme this year it is important that we reflect on our students and how they use their devices outside the classroom.

Andy Dang, a Year 8 student here at the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City has recently returned from the Kids Golf World Championships in Malaysia as champion of his division.

Tết is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture, honouring the arrival of spring. The celebration brings with it delicious food like bánh chưng, bánh dày, dưa hấu and traditional customs such as ancestor worship, wishing New Year's greetings and giving lucky money. Tết symbolises the time of the year where people can forget about the troubles of the past year and look towards the future.

In January 2018, our brand new Early Years and Infant Campus will open its doors, joining together our whole school community in one District 2 setting. This is an ideal location for a majority of our families however, the inevitable downside of this convenient location is the increased pressure on the flow of traffic in Thao Dien.

Coding makes up a large part of the Primary ICT curriculum and all students, from Year 1 to 6, work hard to create games, animations and programs with code. So when it is Computer Science Week and the annual hour of Code it is a given that we would celebrate our achievements and interests in the field of Computer Science.

This year saw the British International School, Phuket host their 16th year of the Soccer 7’s Tournament. The biggest one to date, welcomed 1650 competitors playing for 165 teams from 39 international schools, based in 10 different countries – making this tournament a truly remarkable meeting place for Asia's top young footballers, and the international school community.

After almost 3 months of rehearsals and preparation we are approaching the performance of this year’s KS3 production; Antigone.

Along with Health and Safety, Child Protection and Safeguarding is the number one priority for our community here at The British International School, Ho Chi Minh City. Ensuring the health and well-being of students, staff and parents is key to a happy and successful school.

On Sunday the 5th of November, 6 international schools in Ho Chi Minh City, including 70 musicians from BIS HCMC came together to perform at the annual charity fundraising event; Saimuse.

15 students from BIS HCMC have received an Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award to celebrate their exceptional achievement in the 2017 Summer IGCSE series, with 2 students achieving the highest standard mark in the world for Mathematics.

This is a wonderful whole school community event connecting students from Year 5, 6 & 7 and our community partner students who we work closely with throughout the year.

This month staff received training from Educational Psychologist Angie Wigford on how to help children develop Emotional Resilience. She shared with us the importance of looking after the mental health of our children and giving them strategies to cope with issues that arise in everyday life.

Over the last 18 months the BIS HCMC Primary Curriculum has undergone a complete review.  We have created a bespoke Curriculum, beginning with Early Years in Foundation 1, moving into Year 1 straight through the primary years to the end of Year 9.

Please join us in showing that we REMEMBER on the 11th of November by purchasing a Poppy or Poppy stationery from any of the BIS HCMC campuses.

“IGCSE was hard and stressful, but if you manage your time properly and have a good work ethic from the beginning, it’s really not that bad.” - Ana Samudio, Year 12 BIS HCMC student.