Renaissance International School Saigon
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The Renaissance International School Saigon (RISS) is a private school
in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City
, Vietnam. Founded in 2007, the school opened in May 2008, with an official opening by Prince Andrew, Duke of York
on 10 September 2008. It has constructed its study programme based on British style international English medium curriculum. The school teaches both academic subjects and the creative and performing arts to its 600 students. Its 55 teaching staff are mostly from the UK.
Located between the central business district and the new Phu My Hung Urban Area
, the four buildings on the school's one-hectare
site include facilities such as a 350-seat auditorium, a computer resource centre, gymnasium and 25 m swimming pool.
The Pre-school curriculum (Future Kids Nursery) assists students develop the learning potential with the concept of a "playing" & "activities" learning style. The programme offers opportunities for hands-on experiences. The primary curriculum incorporates the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) which offers content in English, together with the international arrangement of the student body.
The secondary curriculum includes three Key Stage
s:
At Key Stage 3
(age 11–14: years 7–9), students study and adapt the British national curriculum learning style through a wide range of subjects. Students are also taught to grow a sense of citizenship and community and learn to organize their time. The schedule also gives Vietnamese students the opportunity to study their mother-tongue language and improve their overall literacy skills.
During Key Stage 4
(age 14–16: years 10–11), students study for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education, an internationally recognised qualification.
Since April 2009, for Key Stage 5
(age 17–18: years 12–13), the school has been delivering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
, an educational programme that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, recognised by universities worldwide.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, Vietnam. Founded in 2007, the school opened in May 2008, with an official opening by Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
on 10 September 2008. It has constructed its study programme based on British style international English medium curriculum. The school teaches both academic subjects and the creative and performing arts to its 600 students. Its 55 teaching staff are mostly from the UK.
Located between the central business district and the new Phu My Hung Urban Area
Phu My Hung Urban Area
Phu My Hung New City Center is a new urban area in District 7, Saigon, Vietnam. The new urban area covers an area of 750 hectares.Phu My Hung has set a high standard for urban planning and development in Vietnam. Unlike most disordered urban areas in the country, Phu My Hung features improved urban...
, the four buildings on the school's one-hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
site include facilities such as a 350-seat auditorium, a computer resource centre, gymnasium and 25 m swimming pool.
Curriculum
RISS offers programmes from pre-school to secondary curriculum, founded on the International British System. RISS also includes the Vietnamese curriculum in the programme for Vietnamese students, as required by the Ministry of Education. Integrating practices and values from both western and eastern educational systems, the curriculum covers English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Music, Drama, Information and Communication Technology, Health & Physical Education, Art and Design and selected Modern Foreign Languages.The Pre-school curriculum (Future Kids Nursery) assists students develop the learning potential with the concept of a "playing" & "activities" learning style. The programme offers opportunities for hands-on experiences. The primary curriculum incorporates the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) which offers content in English, together with the international arrangement of the student body.
The secondary curriculum includes three Key Stage
Key Stage
A Key Stage is a stage of the state education system in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the British Territory of Gibraltar setting the educational knowledge expected of students at various ages...
s:
At Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...
(age 11–14: years 7–9), students study and adapt the British national curriculum learning style through a wide range of subjects. Students are also taught to grow a sense of citizenship and community and learn to organize their time. The schedule also gives Vietnamese students the opportunity to study their mother-tongue language and improve their overall literacy skills.
During Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other exams, in maintained schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland—normally known as Year 10 and Year 11 in England and Wales, and Year 11 and Year 12 in Northern Ireland, when pupils are...
(age 14–16: years 10–11), students study for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education, an internationally recognised qualification.
Since April 2009, for Key Stage 5
Key Stage 5
Key Stage 5 is an unofficial label used to describe the two years of post-compulsory education for students aged 16-18, or at sixth form, in the United Kingdom, to align with previous Key Stages as labelled for the National Curriculum....
(age 17–18: years 12–13), the school has been delivering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
, an educational programme that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, recognised by universities worldwide.