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November 2015 Newsletter

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SERVICE LEARNING IN SCHOOLSCONCORDIA HOSTS HANOI CONFERENCE

Concordia International School Hanoi, along with our

sister schools Concordia Shanghai and HKIS, has long

been a leader in service learning as part of the everyday

curriculum. Educators in Hanoi were treated to something

incredibly special as our campus hosted Hanoi’s first

ever Service Learning Workshop. HKIS Teachers, Marty

Schmidt and Mike Kersten joined us from Hong Kong

to be the keynote speakers and facilitators of the all day

workshop and left attendees with wonderful inspiration

and information.

Other schools present included BIS, UNIS, Thai Nguyen

International University and social organizations including

LCMS World Mission, Donkey Bakery, Blue Dragon

Children’s Foundation, Flavours of Vietnam and Allianz.

Concordia Middle School students, Gracie and Daniel also

presented on their own service learning experiences.

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CONCORDIA’S GOT TALENT!

We asked for your photos of showing off the

talent at Concordia and this is what we got-

loads of wonderful talent! Thank you to all

the parents who participated and looking

forward to getting the chance to see these

students perform one day!

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Bam Bam in Grade 4 plays piano, recorder, melodion and ukulele.

Bew in Reception plays the piana and

is here with her teacher, Mr. Shim

(who also a Concordia dad!)

Sunjae in Grade 2 plays piano

Huong Le from Mrs. Beard’s Grade 3 loves to ice skate

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EXPLORING BA VIGRADE 5 GETS FARMING!

Many famiies live in Hanoi find the proxikity of Ba Vi, located only 48 km (30 mi) west of the city, lends itself to being a wonderful respite for a weekend. The many farms, national parks, and other outdoor activities make staying there a hands on experience. Mr. Horvath’s Grade 5 students took an overnight trip to Ba Vi and had a chance to live the life of a farmer for a couple days. They learned about taking care of farm animals, how to catch fish, how to plant rice. The main product that students studied was tea- how to pick tea, how tea is processed into the final consumable product, and how to drink tea! By the end of it, students were acquainted with many of the ins and outs of what is around a Vietnamese farm. One of the favorite activities including trying to catch a chicken and eel relays.

Some of the adventure included hiking Ba Vi Mountain and exploring an old collapsed church from the French colonial period.

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Korean Parent Representative

Heo Rahn (Lena)

Japanese Parent Representative

Mayu Yonemura

PSO PresidentAimee Cima

Vietnamese Parent Representative

Huyen Dinh

PSO President Christina Reed

CONCORDIA PARENT LEADERS2015-2016

Preschool Mariko Muta

Preschool Mariko Higuchi

Grade 2 Jamie Edwards

Grade 3TWindy Klingensmith

Preschool Heo Rahn (Lena)

Grade 3B Hoang Ha

Grade 4Misun Yun

Grade 3BHuyen Tran

Grade 4 Eun Ju Hwang

Grade 3T & High SchoolLuc Ha

Middle SchoolLe Phuong

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR CLASSROOM PARENTS

LOI KRATHONG FESTIVAL

The Loi Krathong festival has been celebrated throughout

Thailand for centuries, usually to mark the end of the

rainy season. Each year, thousands of paper lanterns are

released into the night sky to symbolically ward off bad

luck, while rivers are covered by floating flower lanterns,

cast into waterways to wish for good luck.

Pic: Concordia students from Thailand celebrated Loi Krathon in Hanoi in

traditional costume at the Thai Embassy.

NATIONAL HONORS

Concordia Hanoi’s Charter Certificates

for being officially granted the privilege

to establish NATIONAL HONOR

SOCIETY & NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR

SOCIETY chapters finally arrived in

the mail. Students are nominated by

their teachers and then are chosen for

induction into the NHS & NJHS where

they participate in various leadership

and character-building activities.

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

Concordia Hanoi is in its fourth year of sending students to

the Model United Nations gatherings at our sister school

Concordia Shanghai’s campus. Model UN is an educational

simulation and/or academic competition in which students

can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the

United Nations.

This year, our very own High School student, Chris Byun,

has been selected in a leadership position for the upcoming

gathering. Her role will be Deputy Chair on the General

Assembly 1st Committee. This committee will deal with

issues relating to Disarmament and International Security.

NOVEMBERTHIS MONTH AT CONCORDIA!

To share an event in the next newsletter, please contact Miss Lia Garcia Halpin at communications@concordia.org

See concordiahanoi.org/community for more information on upcoming events

KOTO BIKE RIDEGO TEAM CONCORDIA!

This year marks the 6th year that Concordia has a

team in the KOTO bike ride. Parents (not students) are

welcome to join the Concordia team. Please email

communications@concordiahanoi.org if you are

interested.

HIWC BAZAARGET TICKETS AT CONCORDIAMake sure not to miss out on the biggest international event in Hanoi! The annual HIWC Bazaar is a wonderful celebration of community and culture and a fun event for all ages. WEAR YOUR CONCORDIA T-SHIRT and make sure to come by the Concordia table for a free surprise! Parents interested in volunteering for the Concordia table at the bazaar, please let notify Lia Garcia Halpin in the Concordia Communications office.