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Christmas at the Primary

Posted on14 Dec 2019

We had our very own ‘Christmas Day’ at the IGS where the primary school pupils prepared for the Christmas holidays. Under the guidance of our interns, there were baking stations in the Christmas bakery, where the children discovered many fun baking items. They kneaded, rolled, cut out and of course decorated the cookies! The ‘Christmas Day’ ended off in...

Classes 5-7 visiting the Mekong Delta

Posted on14 Dec 2019

For classes 5 to 7, a lot is on the agenda on the second day of their exploration. They became discoverers and observers. First, the students visit the floating markets and are given insights into social life on and along the Mekong River. They find out how stuff is made, such as rice paper, coconut candy, rice waffles and...

IGS Research Vessel Day 3 and 4

Posted on12 Dec 2019

The provincial town of Sa Dec and its river port were visited in the morning. The students also received information about the Cao Dai temple. Back on the ship it was more about water analysis, questions of climate change, kinematics and dynamics. The ship anchored on the third day in Cai Be, where the evening ended with its own...

IGS Research Vessel Day 2

Posted on12 Dec 2019

After sunrise and breakfast on the river, the island of Ong Ho was explored. Today was about physical aspects of movement. Local water markets and their peculiarities were observed on several tours in our small dinghies. The islandof birth of the second President of the Vietnamese Republic was explored on bicycles. In addition, the students switched from the lower...

IGS research vessel and excursion to the Mekong Delta

Posted on11 Dec 2019

To protect our environment, one must understand the interdependence between climate, soil, water, man and nature. Alexander von Humboldt is one of the most important German naturalists of his time. This year he would have celebrated his 250th birthday. With Humboldt as our role model, we have embarked on our own journey in discovering nature.Our students will be in the...

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