News from the IGS

As part of the International Baccalaureate community, it is the task of the International German School Ho Chi Minh City and its teachers to continue their education regarding the latest pedagogical concepts and new standards in the examination process. Our science teachers and our IB coordinator had the opportunity to do this last weekend in Singapore. In three IB...Read More

One of the diverse range of work groups offered by the IGS gives the students the opportunity to expand their skills in the field of environmental protection every week. In the context of this environmental working group, a two-part workshop of the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation took place on the last two Mondays. The NGO supports disadvantaged children in...Read More

The days are getting longer, Lent has begun and with it the preparations for Easter. In the kindergartens and after-school care centres in Germany, Easter is prepared for in many ways: by looking at and discussing picture books on the subject of Easter and with lots of creative handicraft ideas. The hunt for the Easter Bunny has also begun...Read More

This week the oral examinations of the German Language Diploma I (DSD I) of the Conference of Ministers of Education took place. As part of the DSD I, it is determined to what extent the students have already developed language skills at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). As part of the oral...Read More

Last week, we had the preschool visit us in our science class. The preschoolers got to see what 1st grade classes are like. We just had the topic of teeth in science and wanted to finish this topic by making our own baby dentures. The pupils were allowed to work together to knead a model of human gums out...Read More