News from the IGS

The students made use of the space’s excellent reading room and explored Nguyen’s avant garde approach to fashion and the spreading influence of Vietnamese culture abroad. A big thanks to all the staff who joined and we look forward to the Factory’s next exhibit!

Pigments are naturally occurring dyes that play an important role as photoreceptors in photosynthesis in green plants. They can absorb light and convert it into a photochemical process. The 11th grade, students examined the pigments in green spinach leaves in their practical course this week. For this purpose, the pigments were extracted from the leaves in the first step...Read More

Entitled “Europe and the World”, the 17th German “Nationwide Reading Day” will take place again this year here in Vietnam. Reading connects people and offers young and old listeners the opportunity to go on a journey of discovery. At IGS we have also planned an exciting program for Reading Day. While the grown-ups read to the crèche children, school...Read More

The annual IB project day is about getting to know characteristics and skills that are helpful for preparing our students to successfully complete the IB diploma phase in grades 11/12. Last Wednesday, therefore, all activities engaged in by  grades 6 to 8 revolved around understanding the learner profile, which in the IB helps to develop internationally-oriented people who have...Read More

Experiments and practical activities are an important part of acquiring science skills. On the one hand, tests and experiments help to better understand theoretical aspects; on the other hand, the students learn the basics of scientific knowledge processes through experiments. Especially in the Natural Science courses at IB, experiments and practical activities are an essential part of the teaching....Read More