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From Orwell’s classic Nineteen Eighty-Four to recent popular stories like the Harry Potter series, take a journey through the list of top 100 books teachers have recommended for students at key stages 3 and 4.

What will be the next really significant technological development? Where will science take us next? How will engineering develop the way the landscape looks? Who are the people that are going to be at the forefront of this progression?

Those working in the field of neuroscience have made extraordinary discoveries on the effect of music on the brain function.

The process for applying for a British passport in Vietnam has changed. You will now apply at Visa Application Centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; and will be able to retain your passport throughout the application process.

While there are at least 7102 languages spoken on earth, more than half of the world’s population speaks one of 23 languages. So, where does Vietnamese rank amongst the world’s most spoken languages?

This video details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one language keeps your brain healthy, complex and actively engaged.

It's amazing how Secondary students put up the great performances for the BVIS Got Talent in just a few short weeks!

This Wednesday (24th June), all students from F1 to Y6 gathered in the Primary Prize Giving Assembly for this 2014-2015 academic year.

Tragically, drowning is one of the leading causes of death in children over the age of one in Vietnam and the Vietnam Ministry of Health Statistics state that at least 10 children drown here every day. Clearly, swimming is not only a fun activity or just sport but a vital life skill and here at BVIS we want to start making a change to this statistic.

The school exhibition has been a huge success and we are so taken aback by all the donations that we were able to raise for Nepal. We want to thank you our parents so much for participating and donating generous amounts of money to charity.

We were able to learn more about the educational principles underlying the Nord Anglia Education group.

Over the past 10 years or so the Forest School program has become much more popular in the UK.

For our assembly this week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Victoria Kwakwa, Country Director for the World Bank in Vietnam.

Champions for Change – this is the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) topic that Year 5 is just coming to the end of.

This year, BVIS decided to go big and host an amazing athletics event against other International schools.

Recently, at BVIS, we have introduced a new reading scheme called Accelerated Reader.

Our 44 Year 9 and Year 10 students left school very early on Tuesday morning (12th May) for a 3 night trip to SaPa.

The 2015 summer camp will take place from 28th June to 25th July.

Using this programme your child’s teacher will be able to allocate books specifically matched to their age and reading ability.

The aim of the competition is to support and improve children’s literacy and further their reading and writing skills.