Student Highlights & Success Stories (11/05 - 15/05/26)

Dear Families

Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those students who sat the scholarship test last week. I wish you all the very best of luck with the results later in the month.

We are making final preparations for some exciting innovations for next year at the school Please see some of the artistic impressions below:

Our Year 11 and Year 13 students are now half way through their important IGCSE and A Level examinations. We wish them the very best of luck with their remaining examinations in the coming weeks.

I am delighted to see that there is a growing number of families wishing to join the school. We are also seeing a number of families switching in from other schools in the city. This is great news and demonstrates the reputation for quality and outcomes that we are maintaining here at BVIS Hanoi.

I wish you all a very relaxing weekend ahead.

Growing Together Through Play and Friendship

In EYFS, students are continuing to develop their turn-taking skills, learn cooperatively with others, and build positive friendships. Through play-based activities and shared experiences, they are strengthening their communication, collaboration, and social confidence every day.

Food Creations Full of Imagination

In their IPC unit We Are What We Eat, Year 1 students explored different foods and used clay to create their favourite meals and snacks. They then developed their descriptive vocabulary by writing about their creations using exciting describing words. The activity encouraged creativity, communication, and confidence in writing, with students showing great enthusiasm throughout.

Setting Sail for Adventure

Year 2 students launched their exciting new IPC topic, Treasure Islands, through a range of engaging pirate-themed activities. Working collaboratively in teams, they took part in role play, treasure hunts, creative design tasks, and vocabulary challenges. The activities developed teamwork, communication, and topic vocabulary while building excitement and curiosity for future learning.

Bringing Stories to Life

Students showcased incredible creativity, enthusiasm, and teamwork as they brought their learning to life through action and performance. By actively reimagining their lessons, they strengthened collaboration, communication, and confidence while discovering how exciting and engaging learning can be.

Words, Pictures, and Meaning

In English, Year 4 students explored the model text for their new topic through games, actions, and visual learning activities. They strengthened their understanding of key vocabulary by creating their own illustrations and definitions, helping to build confidence in both comprehension and language development.

Learning Through Kindness and Connection

Following their sign language lessons, Year 5 student leaders visited Nhân Chính School for the Deaf in Hanoi as part of their Being Human topic. Through team-building activities, meaningful interactions, and a visit to the sewing classroom, students developed greater empathy, kindness, and respect for differences.

A Day of Laughter and Team Spirit

Splash Day was filled with excitement as Year 6 students enthusiastically participated in a range of lively water activities. The event encouraged teamwork, resilience, and positive relationships, while giving students the opportunity to celebrate together with energy, laughter, and joy. 

Science

Our Year 7 students explored the concept of neutralisation through a fun and engaging “rainbow” practical. By carefully adding acids and alkalis with indicators, they observed a range of colour changes that helped them understand how pH changes during a reaction. It was fantastic to see their curiosity, teamwork, and enthusiasm as they carried out the experiment and connected their observations to scientific concepts.

Our Y8 Scientists have also been learning about light and creating pinhole cameras.

Not all exams are paper based and in a hall! Our Y13 Physicists have been preparing for their A Level Practical examination.

Computer Science

This week in Year 7 students began exploring the exciting world of computer networks and data transmission! They will be learning about the Internet, IP addresses, wired and wireless networks, the World Wide Web, and even the Internet of Things (IoT).

Yoga ECA – Y8 Girls

The Y8 girls have been having lots of fun learning the sun salutation sequence and ‘tree pose’. Starting with calming the breath, this helps to calm the mind and focus the attention. All these techniques help to support us in balancing on one leg in tree pose.

The final position, but also the hardest, is Shavasana – resting pose. Without movement we allow the body to absorb the energy created and awaken calm and ready for the rest of the day.

The Board Games ECA is also very popular!

This ECA gives students the opportunity to have fun with friends and learn new games!

Year 8 Geography

Last term students have been studying the Geography of Tourism and have studied Environmental Tourism in Antarctica, Overtourism in Barcelona, Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica and the Future of Tourism in Space.

Students have been working on group projects where they have role played the role of a tourism marketing team working for Vietnam’s National Tourism Board. As part of this role play, students have worked in groups to create the following for a new tourism campaign for Vietnam.

Year 12 Humanities Diploma

Last term students were conducting a geographical fieldwork investigation to find out whether there is evidence of microclimates in Royal City. Over the last two weeks, students have been preparing data presentations for the data that they collected. This has included: Bar Chart, Radar Graph, Proportional Circles on maps.

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