How Saigon’s Students are Preparing for the Future
The students would not be denied their chicken and rice, and thus took to the streets in protest.
Giving Students a Voice at International Schools
Even the best-run operations sometimes need recalibration.
How Saigon’s New Graduates Respond to Uncertain Futures
What is high school graduation without a ceremony?
How Important are Leadership Skills for Students?
Being prepared for university and a career involves far more than knowing the answers on a test.
A BIS Student Finds Inspiration at the United Nations
“A lot of people, especially young people, just go on with their daily lives…and they might think that global issues are way too much; that they’re out of their hands. And what I’m trying to do ...
Play, Inquiry and Holistic Education in Saigon
An activity using dry Spaghetti noodles and marshmallows might not immediately seem like a learning opportunity, but a closer look reveals the importance of play in education.
Defining a Successful Student
Accomplishments come in many varieties.
How One Saigon International School is Implementing Technology in Classrooms
Remote learning has been on everyone’s mind recently.
Saigon Embraces Boarding School Education
For more than 1,000 years, boarding schools have been a popular education model for families in the United Kingdom, and this year the first premium international school in Saigon is bringing the optio...
Renaissance Student’s Efforts to Save the Rhinos
A hacked, bloody stump where a majestic rhino horn once grew flashed on the screen, bringing audible gasps from the auditorium of Renaissance students. While unsettling, such graphic imagery accurate...
Preparing High School Students for Post-Graduation Success
“I’m adulting now,” Milly says with a laugh when explaining what she has been doing since graduating from Australia International School (AIS) this past spring. After receiving one of the highest scor...
The Unexpected, Exciting Career Paths of Hospitality Students
One doesn’t select a university for how it will impact the next four years of one’s life, but rather the next 40 years. The knowledge, experience, perspectives and connections gained while studying ca...
What is ‘STEAM’ and Why Are Schools Implementing it?
If you’re familiar with modern education methods you’ve likely encountered the term ‘STEAM,’ an acronym that stands for science, technology, engineering, art and maths. But what is it, exactly? Some p...
At BIS Hanoi's First-Ever Performing Arts Festival, Diversity and Talent Take Center Stage
Great collaborative school events create memories, foster a sense of achievement and enrich learning. Yet, as always, there are questions we ask ourselves before the show. Will everything go as planne...
Saving Reefs and Servicing Communities at British International School
A whale with trash spilling out its busted belly, a seagull with feathers soaked in sticky oil, horses galloping in terror: a group of students circled around a computer peer over images of sculptures...
Exploring Juilliard’s Collaboration with the British International School
The students became water. Or rather, buried beneath blankets and waving sheets, flicking flashlights on and off, mouths shushing and humming, they acted out “The Water’s Journey” as inspired by an An...
British International School Hanoi Pays Homage to Vietnam’s Vibrant Culture During Tet
Tet in Vietnam offers a unique opportunity to engage in timeworn traditions. British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) paid homage to the Year of the Pig with a lively assembly which in...
A Modified UK Education Model is the Key to Student Success at BIS
The United Kingdom was recently ranked the #1 country in the world for education.
The Value of Connected, Collaborative Education in Vietnam
Saigon is constructing new office towers, financial buildings, malls and luxury apartments at a frantic pace, but the building frenzy is not all about commerce and housing, as exemplified by the Briti...
