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12 primary students from across BIS HCMC and BVIS HCMC came together on Tuesday 17th October for the Final of the Young Musician of the Year Competition 2017.

It is a very exciting time in the history of the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City. The opening of the BIS Early Years and Infant Campus in January 2018, will bring together all members of the BIS community into one place for the first time.

For this week’s #WeeklyWellbeing topic, our Student Wellbeing Committee have focused on the importance of Physical Health.

Nord Anglia Education is pleased to announce the establishment of its Education Advisory Board, chaired by world-renowned film producer and educator, Lord David Puttnam. Find out how Lord Puttnam and Nord Anglia will work together to define the education of the future.

Music teachers from BIS HCMC recently attended the 2017 FOBISIA Music Teachers’ Conference as part of their ongoing professional development.

This week, our spotlight on learning article focuses on the Let’s Think in English accelerated learning programme as we were lucky to be visited by its lead trainer Mr Michael Walsh from Kings College London.

We catch up with Team Photon and their Design Technology Teacher Mr Diver about their experience at this highly regarded international STEAM event and the lessons learned along the way...

Following in the footsteps of Team Helios and Doppler Racing, Photon Racing are the third cohort of students from BIS HCMC attending the F1 in Schools World Finals 2017 and the only school to be representing Vietnam.

French teacher and CAS Coordinator at BIS HCMC, Ms Daphnée Deleporte chaperones NAE students to New York for the UNICEF High Level Political Forum (HLPF).

Community service projects play an integral part of life at BIS HCMC. With training each year, staff get a chance to experience exactly what it is like to take part in a community activity. Our Community Inset Mornings aim to offer fun and engaging activities and resources to our community partners which may not normally be accessible to them.

It has been an exciting few weeks for me as I adjust into my new role as Principal of the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City.

Year 13 BIS HCMC student Hanako Kawasaki is one of only 7 golfers to represent Vietnam at this year’s South East Asian Games in Malaysia.

As we look forward to another exciting year at BIS HCMC, we are very pleased to introduce Mr Anthony Rowlands, our new Principal.

We would like to congratulate our IB Diploma students on their outstanding results this year.

Saturday 3 June saw students, parents and teachers take part in the annual BIS Aquathlon, this race for the first time ever an Inter House event and all four houses were represented well in hot and testing conditions.

Alois Luong (Year 10) and Jeremie Luong (Year 12) in conjunction with our Community Services department organised a toothpaste collection last month, and they asked the BIS Community for help. This was the result!

From 17th-21st May, this huge annual sporting event witnessed 6 British international schools across Asia assemble at the Nord Anglia International School, Pudong, China, to compete in 4 tournaments over three days. 240 children from years 4, 5 & 6 competed against each other in Athletics, Swimming, Tee Ball, and Football.

On Saturday 13th & 14th May over 440 swimmers took part in the 6th Annual ISHCMC Invitational Swim Meet 2017. There were swimmers from 10 International Schools from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Cambodia.

The newly formed FOBISIA Youth Choir of Ho Chi Minh City comprising 60 students from ABC International School, BVIS and BIS have been rehearsing hard for months in preparation for their first ever concert. They are performing with the International Choir and Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City as well as singing 3 songs on their own. The concert also features the Asian premiere of Zimbe! – a fusion of traditional African songs and jazz.

Many humans are driven to achieve ‘extremes’ when the right combination of factors come together. You compete in an IRONMAN not because you have to, but because you want to.