{"id":498,"date":"2024-05-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/?p=498"},"modified":"2024-06-30T20:49:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:49:07","slug":"empowering-vulnerable-communities-in-hanoi-through-student-led-english-teaching-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"Empowering vulnerable communities in Hanoi through student-led English teaching in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a strong commitment to social purpose, Nord Anglia Education schools are leading the way in Hanoi, creating sustainable social impact initiatives to improve the lives of the country\u2019s most disadvantaged.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bvis-hanoi\">British<br \/>\nVietnamese International School Hanoi<\/a>\u2019s (BVIS Hanoi) student-led social impact project<br \/>\nwith the local floating village achieved international recognition through the <a href=\"https:\/\/iscresearch-headsup.buzzsprout.com\/1830309\/14743396\">International School Award for Community Service<\/a> and as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/schools-awards\/international\/winners\">Tes Award Winner for Social Impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not the<br \/>\nawards that make this project a winner \u2013 it&#8217;s the students, floating village<br \/>\nlocals and wider Hanoi community said the school\u2019s Secondary Assistant Head<br \/>\nPiers Roderick, with the project\u2019s success already leading to numerous others<br \/>\ndeveloping across Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this<br \/>\ninitiative, students at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/\">Nord Anglia<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bvis-hanoi\">British Vietnamese<br \/>\nInternational School Hanoi<\/a> created the floating village\u2019s first community<br \/>\nlibrary, and started teaching<br \/>\nEnglish classes to improve the community\u2019s educational, social and economical<br \/>\nopportunities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/vritimes-public.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/production\/dee2403fafd1565f3761d2aec1cc44b6b3107f4bec6ebc1b5151a58bc7390708\/BVIS%20Hanoi%20-%20Piers.jpg\" alt=\"Piers Roderick,\u00a0Secondary Assistant Head at BVIS Hanoi and his students worked in the Red River Garden Renovation project.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students led<br \/>\nthis social impact project<br \/>\nfrom the very beginning, learning the importance of reducing inequality, how to<br \/>\nbring about transformative change in their local community, leadership skills<br \/>\nand intercultural awareness, and the power of an inclusive society to help<br \/>\nraise people out of poverty,\u201d said Piers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents<br \/>\nshould play a key role in their local community. From the age of two, all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bvis-hanoi\">BVIS<br \/>\nHanoi<\/a> students take part becoming active members of their community, to<br \/>\nhelp those in need, leading to a long-lasting and far-reaching social impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/\">Nord Anglia Education<\/a>\u2019s<br \/>\nsecond school in Vietnam\u2019s capital, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">British International School Hanoi<br \/>\n(BIS Hanoi)<\/a> is also central in community initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two<br \/>\nyears following the pandemic, the school has made focused efforts connecting<br \/>\nand reconnecting with a wide range of NGOs, NPOs, Vietnamese schools and social<br \/>\nenterprises to initiate powerful social impact projects in Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passerellesnumeriques.org\/en\/our-actions\/vietnam\/\">Passerelles<br \/>\nNumeriques Vietnam<\/a> (PNV), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">BIS<br \/>\nHanoi<\/a> International Baccalaureate (IB) students launched <i>English Chit Chat <\/i>last year, teaching English to PNV<br \/>\ntrainees from disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/vritimes-public.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/production\/adf8b7820d17220272b3f0f2e8720a44f7d34fdba42515338d6c9183b92bb95c\/BIS%20Hanoi%20IB%20student%20teaching%20English.jpg\" alt=\"BIS Hanoi students took the lead on virtual sessions, creating their own lesson plans and tailoring them to the learning capability of each individual trainee from PNV.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The<b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">British International School Hanoi<\/a>\u2019s Community Service<br \/>\nOfficer Linh Huynh said the IB students took the lead on virtual sessions,<br \/>\ncreating their own lesson plans and tailoring them to each individual trainee\u2019s<br \/>\nlearning capability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students learnt how to be flexible and creative in their delivery,<br \/>\nincluding interactive quizzes and engaging games to enhance the learning<br \/>\nexperience, and showed great enthusiasm, commitment and time management skills<br \/>\nto create the best possible outcome for the trainees and their career prospects,\u201d<br \/>\nMs Linh said. \u201cIt\u2019s been heartwarming to see their improvement and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">BIS Hanoi<\/a>\u2019s goal for <i>English Chit Chat<\/i> is to<br \/>\nempower others by teaching<br \/>\nEnglish, creating inspirational learning opportunities for Vietnamese students<br \/>\nand trainees who may be struggling to practice a second language, or afford classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to encourage all learners to have the confidence<br \/>\nto speak up, to ask questions, and to learn from their mistakes. And we love to<br \/>\nsee our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">BIS Hanoi<\/a> students grow and excel in academic performance, while<br \/>\nembracing a kind heart,\u201d said Ms Linh.<\/p>\n<p>A PNV trainee that worked with IB<br \/>\nstudents from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">British International School Hanoi<\/a><b> <\/b>described the experience<br \/>\nas \u201cfun and interactive\u201d:<i> <\/i>[During the lessons, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">BIS Hanoi<\/a><b> <\/b>student]<br \/>\ncreates a supportive learning environment where I feel comfortable making<br \/>\nmistakes. Her personalised approach not only caters to my individual learning<br \/>\nneeds but also keeps me motivated and engaged throughout each session. Thanks<br \/>\nto her guidance, I&#8217;ve made significant strides in improving my English<br \/>\nproficiency, which has also boosted my confidence in speaking English. Since<br \/>\nstarting these sessions, I&#8217;ve seen a remarkable improvement in my speaking<br \/>\nabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/vritimes-public.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/production\/12c1608a5666baf1242ea3b4fbe895d58f90f8f43a3611986293ca409333b9f4\/BVIS%20Hanoi%20-%20social%20impact.jpg\" alt=\"BVIS Hanoi students actively participated in building and renovating the playground in the local floating village, enhancing the area&#039;s landscape and enriching community life.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/\">Nord<br \/>\nAnglia Education<\/a> schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bvis-hanoi\">BVIS Hanoi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/bis-hanoi\">BIS Hanoi<\/a> are both<br \/>\ncommitted to creating and offering social<br \/>\nimpact experiences that<br \/>\ntransform communities, and inspire their students to grow into thoughtful and<br \/>\nempowered global citizens. To learn more about each school, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordangliaeducation.com\/our-schools\/asia\/vietnam\">www.nordangliaeducation.com\/our-schools\/asia\/vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a strong commitment to social purpose, Nord Anglia Education schools are leading the way in Hanoi, creating sustainable social impact initiatives to improve the lives of the country\u2019s most disadvantaged. The British Vietnamese International School Hanoi\u2019s (BVIS Hanoi) student-led social impact project with the local floating village achieved international recognition through the International School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":500,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions\/499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificposts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}