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This section of top tips looks at a few different ways of supporting your child in making the most of their online experiences, ultimately helping them thrive during this time.

In this section we aim to explain some top tips that will help you support your child during virtual learning. This week we look at how you can review work assigned to students and also check they can access the full offerings of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Sending children to school for the first time, or to a new school, can be challenging for parents.

Whether you’re trying to fill time on a rainy day, stuck inside enduring a hotel or home quarantine, or simply looking for ways to keep your children engaged during their summer holidays, it’s always good to have a wealth of ideas ready to go. British International School (BIS) Hanoi, Performing Arts teacher Emily Brawn shares six fun and creative activities to captivate your child’s attention and boost their confidence, even if you have limited space or resources.

Even when the students are learning at home due to the pandemic, they need to maintain practising reading and writing, as these skills are essential to every child. This week, we would like to offer a few practical tips and advice for assisting your children’s literacy learning at home.

This weekend the news broke that students across Hanoi would once again be learning from home to help prevent and control a new COVID–19 wave. As a community, we have adapted seamlessly back to online learning and our students have continued to show great perseverance and a fabulous attitude towards their studies. As Maths Curriculum Leaders, we wanted to take this opportunity to share some tips and advice for helping your children with Mathematics at home.

For all of our students at BIS Hanoi, our university counsellor plays a key role in helping them to understand and successfully navigate the pathway to their university of choice. Taking the step from Sixth Form to university is an exciting challenge for students, but there are many big decisions which sit between these two milestones. It is the role of the university counsellor to provide support and guidance to students so that these decisions are informed, manageable, and ultimately lead our students to securing a place at a university which suits their ambitions for the future.

It's important to know exactly what to look for when choosing an international school for your child. A truly great school is a combination of factors including but not limited to its teachers, learning environments, opportunities for personal development, and the academic outcomes and university destinations for students.

As a parent, it can be difficult to know how to best support your child in a changing, digital world which didn’t exist 10 years ago. The most important thing that you can do is be aware of what your child is using their device for, who are they friends with and what apps or websites they are using.

As our parents risk assessed our activities as children and ensured we fully understood our hazards, we must do the same for our children. Technology can be a wonderful thing but when it is allowed access to our children’s bedrooms it absolutely needs to be managed. Vietnamese & Korean version is available below.

On the busy streets and roads in Vietnam, wearing a mask or a helmet is vital for your safety and health. Read more from our Deputy Head of Secondary here.

Mid-Autumn festival is one of the biggest celebrations in Vietnam and is called ‘Tet Trung thu’. Children love this colourful time with bright decorations and fun activities. At BIS Hanoi, we celebrate Moon festival as a way of honoring our host country; students and teachers eagerly await exciting performances and wear Ao Dai to school. So, let’s find out more about this wonderful event.

Uprooting one’s life and moving halfway around the world isn’t easy for anyone. This reality is one reason parents of all backgrounds at BIS Hanoi have joined Friends of BIS.

Due to travel restriction, your family will find it hard to travel to other countries or go back to your hometown this summer. However, there are still many ways to enjoy this hot Summer season in Vietnam. Here are some recommendations from us!

As you are most likely aware countries around the world are looking at their own problems of racism, often towards their own indigenous and minority people and black people and trying to do better. Our teachers have been talking with students the last couple of weeks about Black Lives Matter and different countries responses.

Developing new skills and hobbies is a wonderful way to further support your child’s learning. Stuck for ideas? Read our blog with top tips from our teachers and ideas from some of our colleagues for creative outlets that children of all ages can enjoy at home.

Learn the meaning of dependent learners vs. independent learners to understand your child's learning needs, including the benefits of independent learning.