News for Parents

Does the ideal learner exist?

Posted on04 Oct 2019

Secondary school students (grades 6-10) took part in a project day on Friday on the important IB topics “Mission Statement and Learner Profile”. At first the younger ones thought about what constitutes an “ideal learner”. In the subsequent practice-oriented workshops, the students were encouraged to shed light on these aspects in the context of personal and social success in life.Grades 8-10 started with a debate on the relevance of school grades and then dealt with key IB topics, such as epistemological issues, as well as research sources and learning approaches. It is precisely these aspects of the diploma programme that make the students who have completed the IB diploma phase so attractive to universities.The results were then brought together in a podium discussion.

Creative day of elementary school

Posted on04 Oct 2019

Following the footsteps of Alexander von Humboldt, the students of grades 1-5 went on a treasure hunt today and crossed the jungle. They explored the Temple of Friendship, deciphered secret codes, discovered volcanoes, and invented secret musical instruments that served them well in their search for the treasure.

We thank all the teachers involved, who accompanied the little researchers throughout the day and once again, under the guidance of our art teacher Ben Wayman, who had prepared creative stations with great effort.

3. Oktober,Tag der Deutschen Einheit an der IGS HCMC

HOW DO YOU “TEACH” THE DAY OF THE GERMAN UNITY?

Posted on04 Oct 2019

Historical events generate different narrativs and claims to the interpretation sovereignty. When dealing with historical events one necessarily relies on existing sources and, inevitably, makes a selection of topics and perspectives, which in fact carries the risk of manipulation of the audience.
Therefore, it was very important to us to have as many contemporary witnesses as possible on the Day of German Unity.
The project day on the 3rd of October, in which classes 7-10 took part, was organized by our Consul General Dr. Wallat. The students eagerly listened to the vivid stories and events that they had experienced on this day. Before the opening classes 5 and 6 sang the school anthem accompanied by Ruben Viertel.
Imagine a 16-year-old girl from Cologne and a 16-year-old boy from the GDR who had met in 1987 in Prague. They exchanged their addresses and from then on they wrote letters in which they shared experiences on either side of the border. These fictitious letters with episodes from the lives of the two teenagers were read on the small stage of the library.
During the summer holidays, our teachers had organized an interview with a contemporary witness from the Center for Political Education in Berlin.
Today it was time. The students had prepared themselves in history lessons on the subject. Everyone looked anxiously at the screen. Then something moved and the image of a 60-year-old man who first jokingly entered the conversation, appeared on the screen. Siegbert Schefke – He not only personally experienced the peaceful revolution of 1989, but also grew up in the GDR.
Of course, our students also had questions about his experiences as a teenager and his school days, Students had prepared by watching z.T. also from the movie “The Life of Others”, which was shown the night before.
Peace doves with wishes for the future formed a visible conclusion of the project day.

Agreement

Posted on02 Oct 2019

Qatar Airways and the International German School have signed a four-month
agreement. Employees, students and parents of the IGS are entitled to flight
bookings at special rates on the routes from HCMS to: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich,
Vienna, Zurich, Rome, Paris, Milan, Athens, Beirut. In addition to a price
reduction on the basic ticket price, 10 kg of luggage can be booked additionally for
free. The agreement initially applies to the booking period from 30 September to
February 2020. The special conditions and further information are available via the
following link.
*IGS assumes no liability for the accuracy of the
information or claims that may arise in connection with this agreement or its use.

Verbindungsbeamter der Bundespolizei besuchr IGS HCMC

Security advisor of the German Embassy

Posted on02 Oct 2019

The security advisor at the German Embassy in Vietnam is in charge of safety measures at the German institutions in Vietnam. In September, he paid one of his regular visits to IGS. Together with our security officer, he conducted a safety and security inspection of the site.The main focus was the new laboratory, which was inaugurated this year.

Besuch an der German Dental Clinic Saigon

Dentist visit

Posted on02 Oct 2019

On Monday and Tuesday, the students of the IGS took a trip to the German dentist in the Bitexco Tower. In addition to a check-up and some teaching on the correct way to clean your teeth, the students were allowed to try out the latest dental technology. In two weeks, parents will receive feedback on their children’s dental health.

Yearbook 2018/19

Posted on20 Sep 2019

The yearbook 2018/2019 has been available since Wednesday in the school office for the price of 400,000 VND per piece with really great photos from the last school year. It’s always a nice reminder of a special school time.

Contemporary witness interview on October 3 – Day of German Unity

Posted on20 Sep 2019

Historical events have many perspectives and consist of many narratives. In history lessons, students in grades 7-10 are more involved with German-German history this year.
On 3 October, a contemporary witness interview is being planned.

Teacher Training for the IB

Posted on20 Sep 2019

In preparation for the introduction of the IB Diploma Phase, some teachers will take part in the necessary further education / workshops of the IBO.

Class 7 climbs in a team

Posted on20 Sep 2019

Climbing requires coordination, strength, concentration and courage. But trust also plays a major role.
Some difficult steps require verbal cues from the team members looking on. Climbing is therefore very suitable as a team-building activity at an international school, where, of course, the classes change shape every year.

Rain protection and light

Posted on20 Sep 2019

On Friday, a transparent rain cover was fixed to the outer wardrobes in Villa D. The wardrobes should now be better protected even in heavy rain.
In Villa G, about 5 m2 window screens at the entrance and the bathroom have been removed. Thus, much more natural light gets into the common room of the rainbow group.
In addition, a new mirror has attached in the bathroom of the flower group.

Onleihe Library

Posted on20 Sep 2019

Do you want to rent German-language e-books online for yourself or your child?

With the online Goethe-Institut Hanoi that is now possible. Here you can borrow a wide range of digital media such as eBooks, ePaper, eMusic, eAudios and eVideos. In secondary school, our students receive instruction on how to use the on-line loan books. The online library is also available for private users.

Parents’ evenings

Posted on20 Sep 2019

In the fourth week of school, the parent evenings of classes 2-10 took place, punctually. The number of participants ranged from 3-15 parents.
As in the U6 area, parental representatives were also elected on the parents’ evenings, serving as contact persons in the classes and, if necessary, organizing necessary support during events or excursions.
We congratulate the elected representatives and thank you for your willingness to support us. Class 1 will soon have the opportunity to elect their representatives.
We will invite the election of the parent council chairman and the election of school board representatives soon.
Elternvertreter

Krippe:
Frau Thị Vân Trần

Kindergarten 1:
Herr Felice Iacobellis

Kindergarten 2:
Herr Daniel Meth

Vorschule:
Frau Thị Thùy Dương Trần

Klasse 1:
N.N
N.N

Klasse 2:
Frau Issariya Hauschild
Frau Hoàng Hướng Dương Nguyễn

Klasse 3:
Frau Joyce Ong Yu Wen
Herr Nicholas Eyrich

Klasse 4:
Herr Ewald Andreas Hauschild

Klasse 5:
Frau Melanie Kamp
Herr Michael Mayerhofer

Klasse 6:
Frau Thị Vân Anh Trần
Herr Carlos AnTonio Dos Santos Pereira Ribeiro

Klasse 7:
Herr Gia Bảo Nguyễn
Frau Thị Bích Thủy Trần

Klasse 8:
Frau Maria Fatima Hernandez De Mata
Frau Thị Đức Lễ Lương

Klasse 9:
Frau Tina Suhr
Herr Thorsten Janke

Klasse 10:
Frau Thị Vân Hạnh Đỗ
Frau Elisabeth Maria Pauker

Moon festival / Mid autumn festival

Posted on13 Sep 2019

The Moon Festival at the International German School HCMC (IGS)

Today, our youngest from the crèche, kindergarten and preschool began their day
today with the story of the Moon Festival. Tea and moon cake were lovingly prepared
on banana leaves in the morning circle. After the tea ceremony, the story could
begin. After that, the children ran across the campus with their lanterns and all sang
a song for the Moon Festival.
The preschool children, who will attend the first class in the coming year, were for
once allowed to participate in the program of the big ones. Again, a song was sung to
the Moon Festival with piano accompaniment, and the lunar story was presented in
Vietnamese and German. In the elementary school, primary school children sang two
songs, honoring the cultural highlight in Vietnam.
… Once upon a time there was a man. His name was Chú Cuội. As usual, Chu Cuoi
also went into the forest one day where he discovered a cave. In the cave were
young tigers. They were still small, but he was scared of them. He took a bow and
arrow and shot each of the tigers.
Suddenly, he heard a loud roar from the Tiger-Mum. Very quickly, Chu Cuoi climbed
a tree. From above, Chu Cuoi saw the mourning Tiger-Mum. All Tiger Boys were
injured and could not move.
Suddenly, the Tiger-Mum ran to a tree and picked some leaves from it, which she
carefully fed her cubs. After only a few minutes, the boys were fit again and jumped
around happily.
Chu Cuoi wondered about this miraculous healing. It had to be a miracle tree! He
came down from his tree, pulled up the miracle tree and took it home.
On his way home, he met a wise man. This wise man warned him that the miracle
tree could be watered only with clean water.
At home, Chu Cuoi carefully planted the tree in his garden.
For many years Chu Cuoi saved many lives and became famous.
Robbers heard about the tree with the miraculous healing powers and wanted to
steal it. They waited for Chu Cuoi to leave the house and sneaked up to the tree to
steal it.
When Chu Cuoi's wife saw the robbers, she chased them away.
However, she was slightly injured on the head while fighting. She started to forget
many things. She also forgot that the tree could only be watered with clean water.

Soon, she poured dirty water on the tree. Since the tree was not allowed to be
watered with dirty water, the tree roots suddenly broke off at ground level and the
tree flew slowly towards the sky.
At that very moment, Chu Cuoi came home from collecting wood. When Chu Cuoi
saw what had happened, he grabbed the roots and wanted to save the tree, but the
tree was stronger than he and took him right away. They flew high and higher and
higher to the moon.
Since then, Chu Cuoi has lived with his miracle tree on the moon. At full moon you
can see them in the moon.
Every year on the night of the Moon Festival, a leaf falls from the miracle tree to the
ground at night, and people try to find the leaf of the miraculous tree with their
lanterns to fulfil their own personal wishes.

A & M…

Posted on13 Sep 2019

The moon cake bakery

Posted on13 Sep 2019

Tomorrow will be the Moon Festival

Einschulung der Piratenklasse für das Schuljahr 2019/2020 an der IGS HCMC

First school day of the pirates 2019/2020

Posted on30 Aug 2019

First School day of the pirates On Friday, Augus 30, 2019, 18 young pirate boys and pirate girls started their first day of school at IGS. Accompanied by Ruben Viertel, the children of grades 5 and 6 welcomed the first graders with the school anthem.
Afterwards, the children of class 1 listened to the pirate story that had been written specially for them.
The story was about a little pirate boy and his little monkey. Both went on a treasure hunt on a tropical island with palm trees, blue ocean waves, and a great sandy beach. The steering wheel was then officially handed over to the pirate captain, Heide Schaffer, who lovingly greeted her crew.
At the end of the enrollment cermony, the students in class 2 sang a song and took the new first graders by the hand and led them to the Forum.
Then the kids got very excited. All children met in the garden and received their „Schultüten“ from captain Schaffer, as it is an old tradition in Germany.
Suddenly, the little bell rang and the pupils went to their first pirate class.
While the pupils started their first lesson, the parents had a cup of coffee and seized the time to have a chat with other parents and teachers.
In the event that one of the little pirates should long for his dad or mom, the captain had taken precautions. On a small wave made of paper, the parents wrote a personal wish for their child. The little pirates were allowed to look at the wave, in case they become homesick on their first day on the ocean.

Dear pirate girls and pirate boys, We wish you a happy school time and and exciting adventures in the land of knowledge.

The Pirat Story (German PDF)

Back from the summer vacation

Posted on26 Aug 2019

Finally! IGS is back from the summer vacation. Students and teachers from 19 nations have arrived from the four corners of the Earth in order to study together for the next academic year.To all of us we would like to wish good luck, success, lots of fun and many learning adventures.

Flash Mob at the End of the School Year

Posted on05 Jul 2019

On the last day of school, the summer vacation was welcomed with loud music and dancing. The whole school moved to the rhythms of the Cha-Cha Slide and other well-known dances. Afterwards, the school band rocked the stage and invited everyone to sing along before students and staff said good-bye to each other for the next few weeks.

Präsentationstag zum Schuljahresende 2019 IGS HCMC

Presentation Day

Posted on05 Jul 2019

In the last week of school, a presentation day took place at the IGS, where primary and secondary school students presented some of their projects done this school year. Among other things, students from the 4th grade presented the results of their history project on Egypt, as they had worked over the past school year with the learning app Bloxels and performed pieces of music with the boom whackers, which they had rehearsed the whole year. Class 5 reported on their school trip to Madagui in Lam Dong Province. Class 6 presented its annual project at three stations, which dealt with animal welfare and endangered species in Asia. As part of this, the class showed their educational posters about endangered species, their video about the school trip to the Ca Tien National Park and presentations about Gibbons and Lorises.

Art Project in the Kindergarten

Posted on05 Jul 2019

Here are some highlights from our summer kindergarten art programme. Ran by our KG art expert, Ms.Quynh Anh, the students got to experience different painting and crafting techniques and produced amazing underwater landscapes, fireworks and dragons. We are happy to see that our very young ones are able to see the world in their own unique ways.

The Two Storks

Posted on05 Jul 2019

The Two Storks is a short play for reading written by Aaron Shepard. As part of the class drama study, we read the play and students asked if they could perform it. By the time a week was over, it had developed into a full play idea.

The two storks are actually the Caliph and Vizier of Baghdad; in our play, the storks and people are played by different people so this gives a chance for four people to play the parts of two. We use the same effect for the woodpecker, who is actually a princess under a magical spell.

Of course, in the end, the Caliph and Vizier survive their ordeal, learn some magic and the Caliph gets the princess.

Us and Them

Posted on28 Jun 2019

Us and Them is a workshoppable play written by David Campton in 1972. It’s set in an unknowable place in an unknowable time. The audience is led by a character called the “recorder”, whose job is merely to record what goes on but who may not interfere in the events. The groups meet, immediately build a wall, then tear it down and fight a war. After they war is over, they leave and blame the wall for not being higher or stronger.

Grade 6 took on the play initially as a class drama reader but soon realised that they would actually like to perform the play. As workshopping on the play went on, other elements were added by the students: a dance, Crab Rave, and a song, Titanium which replaced some of the Recorder’s commentary and made the play more accessible to a younger audience.

The class underwent their own “us and them” experience during the development and rehearsal stages and almost never took to the stage. Students showed courage in overcoming their diffidence and reservations about exposing themselves to the gaze of strangers.
Hopefully the staging of “Us and Them” will encourage other students to reach deep into themselves and come up with their own dramatic explorations of the human experience.

Internships for Class 9 Students

Posted on28 Jun 2019

In the last week of school, Grade 9 students had the opportunity to do an internship at companies of their choice. Some opted for digital design, or very technical professions, others for more practical work or a job in the social field. This allowed the students to get to know the world of work outside of school and gain some work experience.

School Trip to Vung Tau

Posted on28 Jun 2019

Armed with beach hat, bathing suit and sunscreen, students in grades 1-8 and their teachers set off for the beach. A day at the sea was another highlight of this year’s Action Week of the IGS. In addition to good mood and water battles, there was even a boat trip in specially brought dinghy. A big thank you goes to Mrs. Thuy Dam, who looked after us well in her resort.

Alice in Wonderland Video

Posted on25 Jun 2019

Musical performed by IGS students class 1-3. Producer: Douglas Vale, Costumes: Ben Wayman, Piano: Ruben Viertel. Please find the uncut version here.

Game of Drones

Posted on21 Jun 2019

This week Klasse 3 had the pleasure of meeting Matt Payne, a Saigon-based photographer who specializes in street and aerial photography. Together they discussed our recent project where we reworked Matt’s photographs in David Hockney’s iconic style; everyone got to experience some first hand drone flying!’

Thanks again for a great afternoon. we look forward to some potential London-HCMC exchanges next year!

Sports Day at IGS

Posted on21 Jun 2019

On Wednesday 19 June, IGS organized its annual Sports Day. The students were very excited to show their abilities in various sports activities. The day was kicked off with swimming, go-cart racing and soccer in the morning. The table tennis and badminton tournament took place after the lunch break. For those not involved in Badminton and table tennis, there were plenty of activities to take part in like climbing and a Zumba dance lessons. The children had a satisfying and joyful day!

Results of Independent Student Competency Tests

Posted on20 Jun 2019

This year’s results of the independent competence tests in classes 6 and 8 are available. The work of the students in the subjects Mathematics, English and German were compared with the students at the schools in Germany / state Thuringia*.

In Mathematics, the students of IGS students achieved:
Class 6 – 40.74% above the national average of Thuringia
Class 8 – 26.79% above the national average of Thuringia

In English, the students of the IGS achieved:
Class 6 – 55.00% above the national average of Thuringia
Class 8 – 46.88% above the national averageof Thuringia

In the subject of German the students of the IGS achieved:
Class 8 corresponded to 100% with the national average / Thuringia. Although class 6 fell below the Thuringian national average by 12.12%, the results are remarkable considering that many students are learners of German and don’t speak German as a mother tongue.

*In the overall assessment of the federal states in the Education Monitor Germany, the state of Thuringia stands at second place compared to all other federal states.

IGS bau-welt Vernissage at Deutsches Haus

Posted on18 Jun 2019

On June 14, the Vernissage – bauwelt took place in the Deutsches Haus HCMC. About 160 visitors attended the exhibition of the International German School HCMC (IGS), which was also organized this year in cooperation with Deutsches Haus and the German Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City. Student works of the school year 2018/2019 were displayed.

Two TV channels and a newspaper came to report on the exhibition:

Vietnam has one of the most dynamic economies in the world. Investment in education, transportation, production and digital networks is fundamentally changing the social lives of people living in the cities. People develop their personality in the process of interacting with other people. Urban architecture decides to a decisive extent whether or not people meet: whether or not there are small street cafes, public transport, libraries or parks. People build and influence nature and themselves. The students of International German School HCMC (IGS) have dealt with the ecological footprints of urban architecture in art classes. An important exhibit is a huge pangolin made of old car tyres: pangolins are among the Vietnam-based species that are threatened with extinction. At IGS the students learn about the unique nature of Vietnam in order to develop a sense of responsibility to protect endangered plant and animal species. They should also understand how they themselves are part of a sensitive environment.

That this also includes a private contribution is quite clear to everybody. Nobody just throws garbage on the street. Some students have decided to go to school by bike or deliberately use the school bus as their part in conserving a dying world.

Many artists have supported the various art projects this year. At IGS we are very grateful for the insights and the tools that have been provided.

The class choir of classes 4 and 5 accompanied by Matthias Mayr and Ruben Viertel opened the vernissage. Coordinated with the theme of the exhibition: Building – Architecture-Environment – Jan Hagenkoetter developed the musical backdrop of the evening.