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David Wall says the consumption of tailored information through mobile devices has created a widening gap between how our students learn about the world and how they actually experience it.

The benefits of playing card games

Reading is the cornerstone of learning. The BVIS curriculum priorities reading and throughout the school from the Early Years onwards, children participate in daily reading activities.

An outstanding trilingual experience at BVIS from a Korean perspective

The annual Tanzania Expedition, part of Nord Anglia Education’s Global Classroom, provides an unforgettable opportunity for our students to gain a greater understanding of a new culture and to make a real difference in the lives of others.

All Nord Anglia students are empowered to make a difference and to positively impact the world. Through our collaboration with UNICEF, students participate in meaningful activities to effect change in their schools and communities at large. To focus these efforts on specific goals, UNICEF annually challenges Nord Anglia students to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, which are a collection 17 goals set by the United Nations regarding social and economic development issues.

This graduating class has been extremely successful at BVIS and they are now ready to move on and be successful wherever they choose to go. The Graduates of 2018 have been supported through the process of making their decisions about life after school by Mr Curran our University and Careers guidance counsellor.

This year our work with the Green Bamboo Shelter continues.

There is a buzz in the scientific community around the impact music education has on brain development in young people.

Last Saturday, students of Year 12 and 13 celebrated their Prom at Liberty Hotel with the theme of Gatsby.

BVIS entered the third ever Vietnamese leg of the Geographical Association ‘Worldwise Quiz’, this year hosted by last year’s winners ISHCMC – American Academy.

BVIS hosted the 4th the Saigon Enterprise Challenge Competition (SEC) on Wednesday 26th April 2017.

Bilinguals get all the perks. Better job prospects, a cognitive boost and even protection against dementia. Now new research shows that they can also view the world in different ways depending on the specific language they are operating in.

SPEAKING two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world.

Your child is maturing rapidly. Active and mobile, h/she is now moving around on a tricycle and using other wheeled toys. These adept movers respond freely to music and love the rhythms of music, shaking and twisting their bodies. Better hand-eye co-ordination allows mastery of new tools like a toothbrush and scissors.

The time between 24 and 36 months is often known as the “terrible twos” but this is not a very helpful way of describing the emotional roller-coaster little ones are on. Being emotional is a perfectly natural part of growing up and it becomes more evident as your child is showing increased independence.

Your toddler’s sense of who they are is developing quickly. This can, however, bring with it displays of frustration, wanting to be more independent, and aware of themselves as different to other toddlers.

Raising bilingual children comes with many well-known benefits. For parents, it can be very rewarding; however, it isn’t always as easy as some may think. Children don’t magically become bilingual overnight.

Children love using technology and are accessing the internet at an increasingly younger age. Here are four steps to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online.