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Welcoming 42 students from across four Nord Anglia Schools in Vietnam: BVIS Hanoi, BIS HCMC, and BVIS HCMC, our Year 5s and Year 6s absolutely loved the chance to collaborate and connect with other student leaders from across the country. 

To be involved in a meaningful project and create a real impact on the lives of others is a pledge we are happy to make.

It was incredible to see over 200 BIS Hanoi members joining the BritCham Fun Run event on Sunday, November 13th.

As part of their CAS project, our Year 13 students taught our primary pupils about the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (or Global Goals).

On September 25th, a group of Secondary students from BIS Hanoi launched a music documentary titled ‘Darkness to Light’ as part of their community project called 'Silver Lining'.

Making a difference in people’s lives is extremely important to our school community. Staff, students and parents at BIS are committed to supporting others through a variety of charity activities. Last year, we launched Share A Dream, a social platform that empowers our school to effect social change and channel this goodwill into a practical tool for change.

This morning, our students across Primary and Secondary came to school in their casual outfits to support the Tet Shoeboxes Project in exchange for donations.

On Tuesday 1 December, we welcomed friend of the school, Defence Attaché, Bea Walcott to the British International School Hanoi.

A fortnight of acts of remembrance closed today with a powerful online assembly at BIS Hanoi. Planned by history teachers, Victoria Black and Sophie Peters, and recorded and performed by students, the assembly was extraordinary in its depth and quality.

On Friday 30th October, your child will have the privilege of wearing a Halloween outfit on the day in return for a charitable donation. We have already suggested 30,000 VND as a donation but any further donations are much needed and would be much appreciated by those affected.

This week students from Year 6, teachers and parents visited Hy Vong (Hope) School for disabled children.

Our community partner Hy Vong School have been continuing their regular weekly visits with Year 6. Both sets of students have enjoyed working together on science projects, making crazy putty and rainbow water jars.

The week beginning, November 25, saw Ms Catherine and Ms Jasmine lead a session called ‘Funky Phonics’ for the parents of children in the EYC. The aim of the workshop was to make parents more aware of the learning that goes on in our phonics lessons at BIS.

On Thursday, November 08, BIS Hanoi held an assembly to commemorate Remembrance Day.

On Wednesday, Ms Naomi Skinner, a Primary teacher from our sister BIS school in Ho Chi Minh City, did a presentation to the Primary students about her 2,200km charity run from Hanoi all the way to Ho Chi Minh City. All the funds raised from the run will go directly to charities that support vulnerable Vietnamese children.

The Friends of BIS parents’ group enjoyed a visit to the Tam Dao Bear Sanctuary on Monday this week. The parents gained a better knowledge and understanding of the sanctuary’s facilities, the Community service programmes that are open to BIS students and, most importantly, the issues surrounding bear bile farming and what Tam Dao are doing to try and stop it.

Our Primary students are celebrating many achievements in Phuket this week at the Under 11s FOBISIA tournament. Competing against 7 other schools from China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh is providing super challenges for our students.

Cho Won Ho (Jack) from Year 8 and Nguyen Duc Tuan from Year 11 won the Wild Rhino Competition 2018/2019 in the Junior and Senior Categories respectively.

This week, as we head towards the most important holiday in the Vietnamese culture – the Lunar New Year (or Tết), students of BIS Hanoi had a fantastic opportunity to nurture a respectful and caring sense of social responsibility and build friendships with students from Hy Vong School and Xa Dan School.