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Recently, our campus has undergone a period of change. Upon accepting my new role as Principal of BVIS, I did realise that very quickly this would create both an uncertainty and period of forced change within an academic year that has already seen our school evolve more than it has ever done so throughout its history.

On Monday 11th June we were delighted to share with the local community the hard work of 4 year 13 BIS HCMC artists who have recently completed their International Baccalaureate Visual Arts course.

Students in F1 and F2 are learning to show care for animals with the help of our community partner, Animal Rescue and Care (ARC). ARC were also presented with a donation from funds raised at the PTG Spring Fair.

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) provides a challenging and rewarding educational experience based on the philosophy that students should embrace enquiry and apply critical thinking skills to real world situations. We developed these core skills through our IBDP Group 4 Project; using science to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Last Saturday we held our annual primary aquathlon. In the biggest turnout yet over 160 students dragged themselves out of bed at 6.00am to swim and run their hearts out. They were competing for individual and team honours as well as scoring points for their houses.

On Friday 8th June, 50 of our Key Stage 2 and 3 students were involved in the 2nd Ho Chi Minh City FOBISIA music event.

You may know a popular song that goes … “And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat..”. Having a special meaning to us this week I found these lyrics were playing over in my mind. My recent updates have reflected on important days in BIS life and the rites of passage our students enjoy as they join us grow, flourish and move on. From the big concerts to the stage shows to sporting tournaments, to their final exams and of course to their graduation these moments punctuate the the journey and this week has certainly added to these.

The annual U11 SISAC Table Tennis Championship took place on Friday 1st June, 2018 with a record number of players. The quality of the tournament continues to develop with the participation of 8 teams from 7 different schools in Ho Chi Minh City; BIS, AIS, SIS, BVIS, ISHCMC, AMIS NB and AMIS NVC.

From 27th-31st May, this huge annual sporting event witnessed 6 British international schools across Asia competing in 4 tournaments over three days, on the island of Phuket in Thailand.

As part of our collaboration with the world’s leading performing arts institute; The Juilliard School we will be welcoming Juilliard alumni Jason Crimi to BIS HCMC on Tuesday 26th June. Jason will be performing for both our Primary and Secondary school students and we will be holding a Community Concert from 6:30pm in the Secondary Campus auditorium.

This year, with the support from the Secondary PTG, we have been able to pay for 4 elementary scholarships and 3 university scholarships for underprivileged children through the CNCF scholarship programme.

This week, the Secondary Campus has had a rather different feel as our Year 9, 10 and 12 students have sat their end of year assessments. This is an appropriate moment for us to reflect on the purpose of these assessments.

Today we welcomed back to school 40 Year 5 and 6 athletes that represented our school this past week at the FOBISIA Primary Games in Phuket Thailand. I have been keeping up to date with their progress on Twitter and it has been wonderful to see their hard work and effort over the last 2 terms pay off as the medal count increased day by day.

On Saturday 26th May, 72 Year 13 students came together with over 400 of their teachers, family members and friends to celebrate their Graduation at the Park Hyatt, Saigon. It was a special ceremony filled with an array of emotions; great excitement for what lies ahead for our graduating Class of 2018, tinged with some sadness as we said our fond farewells.

This week Dr Angie Wigford ran 3 workshops on how a child’s brain develops. This then led onto a discussion on how important playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy were in developing resilience.

The girls’ uniform is changing! From August 2018 girls at BIS HCMC Secondary Campus will be wearing a new-style skort that reflects the lifestyle of our students.

On Saturday 26th May, BIS HCMC took 3 teams to the Junior Saigon Mathematics Competition held at ISHCMC.

The Science team and students at BIS HCMC Secondary Campus are looking forward to welcoming the new Year 7 students in August 2018.  Our teachers  are constantly striving to ensure the Year 6 students from the Junior Campus have a smooth transition into Year 7. To this end, they have created a unique transition programme within Science.

Join us on Monday 18th June at the BIS HCMC Secondary Campus as we hold the final of our 2018 Dragons' Den Competition.

On Thursday 17th May, Year 10 and 12 Chemistry students were set a challenge: to make the world’s most accurate chemical clock.