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Another week flies by and more magic moments are created, relationships between children and their new teachers are strengthened and former students, now in Secondary, remind you of why our school is just so special. Walking through to EYFS Ngoc Diep and Van Anh stopped me to tell me some jokes, and to give me a joke book Ngoc Diep bought in the UK whilst attending summer school.

Secondary Catering and Dining Hall

Hanoi, August 25th, 2017 – For the 2nd year running, the British Vietnamese International School (BVIS) students' results have exceeded the UK average IGCSEs (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) with 88.1% students achieving 5A*- C grades compared to the UK average of 66.3%.

In the course of one week, we’ve had our perspectives on the world widened by learning more about the Sustainable Development Goals and what the UN and UNICEF has been doing towards achieving those goals

Deciding what is the right age for your child to begin using technology can vary for every child and family. Here are a few things that parents should consider before giving their child a tablet

Stress is part of everyday life, but how do you know if your child is overwhelmed? Here are some signs to consider if you think that your child might be stressed and what you can do as a parent to help them cope.

Creative art activities can help children in all areas of development. Here at the British Vietnamese International School, Hanoi, children learn through a thematic approach and have the luxury of specialist art lessons each week. The creative activities planned consider the child’s overall development. They also contain many cross-curricular links with topics the children cover with their class teacher. Here, I outline some ways that art activities can support young children's development and why art is such an important part of a child’s cognitive development.

In January 2017, I was so lucky to join Nord Anglia’s Middle Leaders’ Programme. The first of two residential aspects was held in Cambodia with other teachers from different Nord Anglia schools. All the teachers were incredibly professional, creative, enthusiastic and happy to learn from each other. I’m sure that we all were inspired by the great course leader John Nicholls.

On Thursday last week we went on a trip to Bangkok to attend the 2017 FOBISIA drama festival. There we did a lot of workshops where we focused on the work of five famous theatre practitioners; Stanislavski, Berkoff, Frantic Assembly, Brecht and Artaud.

As part of our Love Enrichment Day on February 14th , a group of Secondary pupils visited the Marriott hotel for a masterclass in Korean cooking.

The ukulele club in KS2 has been a wonderful opportunity for the BVIS children to try out a fun, new instrument. A ukulele is similar to a guitar

One-term in, we are delighted to highlight the excellent practice happening in two of our schools in Vietnam.  These two schools are extremely different in their intake, curriculum and music department faculty but have both shown fantastic progress in their implementation of the Programme to date.

Our year 10 and 11 IGCSE drama students performed their examination pieces - as part of their ongoing coursework - to a live audience. The students performed brilliantly

It was wonderful to have experienced my first ever Vietnamese Teachers’ Day last week. This is not a celebration or event in the UK. Most teachers go into the profession for the love of the job and teachers can often feel quite bashful when being recognized.

Last Friday we had a super first enrichment day of the year, based around the theme of remembrance. The day culminated in a debate by the Year 12 students on the theme “is it ever right to resist authority?”

Dear Parents, we cordially invite you to the seminar "Being A Friend With Your Child" Speakers: Ms Phan Ho Diep and Mr Mark Sayer Sunday 13th Nov, 2016 - From 09:15 to 11:30

This week saw the first of our ‘Creative writing workshops’ for students in Years 5 and 6.