Victoria School starts first school year in HCMC
Khai Hoan Lower and Upper Secondary School - Saigon South (Victoria School) made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday morning.
A school inauguration ceremony welcomed more than 1,000 participants, including students, parents and many prestigious educational institutions at home and abroad.
The event marked an important milestone of Victoria School in the pursuit of UNESCO's Happy School model, opening the first school year with many promises.
As a school with a global reach, Victoria School combines all the essence of Vietnamese and British education with a positive learning environment and modern student-centred educational methods.
"Victoria School, an inter-level school from primary to upper secondary, is proud to be an ideal and comprehensive learning environment according to the model of Happy School powered by UNESCO," the school said in a release.
Victoria School features an architectural space in harmony with nature, adhering to green environment criteria and integrating modern facilities; heavy investment in technology; a leadership team and teachers with solid experience in the education field; an advanced curriculum in line with the school's educational philosophy as well as the global educational trend; active teaching methods towards competence development to help students enjoy learning, confidently explore their interests and passions; and practical experience programs at enterprises that enable students’ future career orientation.
The school is built completely in a unique modern style, in harmony with nature on the idea of "Happy Design". Accordingly, the entire campus and function rooms are built with environment-friendly materials, enriched with green space and natural light, which aims to get students joyfully involved in learning to build knowledge, skills, personality and confidence in their own future orientation.
Le Thuy My Chau, deputy director of the HCMC Department of Education & Training, said: "The school was established to help the education and training sector in Ho Chi Minh City have a new learning environment for children. I think no matter how adequate the facilities are, it is only a requirement, sufficient conditions to improve the quality of teaching and learning are important factors.
"To strengthen the brand of the school in the following years, it still depends on the efforts of the school board, teachers and students. I have a confidence in the school’s education quality in the coming time."
M.Ed. Le Nguyen Trung Nguyen, principal of Victoria School, said: "We believe that Vietnamese children can access a world-class educational environment where they will comprehensively develop knowledge, personality and life skills, while involving joyfully in learning.
"We always strive to provide our children with a green learning environment, the Vietnamese education program combined with the Cambridge International School Curriculum and operate a school in accordance with UNESCO's Happy Schools model."
The school is operated and managed by experienced local and international leaders, committed to providing children and parents with a quality education program at reasonable tuition fees, the release noted.
Melvyn Lim, a representative of Cambridge University Examinations and Publications, said: "I believe that the integration of the National Curriculum and the Cambridge International Programme at Victoria School will not only help students develop their academic abilities but also form in them the values of resilience, perseverance, responsibility, confidence and most importantly happiness."
In addition, with its team of leading local and international experts in the field of education, Victoria School said it believes that the school's approach to education is always renewed to match the post-graduation orientation of students.
"With the internationally-standardized educational environment, modern facilities and affordable tuition fee, Victoria School is the perfect choice for students and parents. Moreover, Victoria students also have the opportunity to have practical experience at leading enterprises in Vietnam, allowing them to apply what they have learned in a professional environment while getting the necessary preparations for the future," the release added.
In the exciting atmosphere of the ceremony, Yoon Anh Thu, Year 10 students representing all students expressed: "As the first students of Khai Hoan-Sai Gon South (Victoria school), we are eagerly looking forward to our new journey at this beautiful school to achieve our personal goals, become excellent students of the happy school and global citizens of the future".
Victoria School has officially come into operation, taking the first step in the journey to perform its commitment in providing the best learning environment and contributing to the development of Vietnamese education.
Based on a campus of 15,000 m2, Victoria School is fully equipped with a wide range of classrooms and functional classrooms, science rooms, STEAM, theatre, stadium, swimming pool and multi-purpose gymnasium, ensuring the education quality for students of all levels.
For further information:
Website: vsss.edu.vn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0852 600 800
Address: 803A Nguyen Huu Tho, Phuoc Kien, Nha Be, HCMC
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