ISHCMC Welcomes Manchester City’s Shay Given

International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) had the honor to welcome the former Manchester City Football Star, Shay Given, to the new state-of-the-art ISHCMC Secondary Campus. Sixty four students from Ho Chi Minh City participated in a 4-day training session with Manchester City coaches at ISHCMC’s rooftop sports field. Adrian Watts, Head of School … Read more

A Photographic Presentation of Saigon 1969-1970

A collection of black & white photos by Vietnam Veteran Michael Burr. Burr, of Long Beach, California, at the age of 22 served as an English language instructor to the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1969. He returned to the United States with hundreds of images of Vietnam but remained undeveloped until several years ago when … Read more

Paw Pixels

Time to get Fido and Whiskers ready for their close-ups Fluffy cats with pouty expressions and pugs posed with their paws in the air are pretty much the stuff that makes any human being smile. If your Instagram feed is mostly celebrity pets, Lil Bub and your own cuddly, fourlegged friend, then you’re going to want to read about Thomas Ritchie’s (www. thomasritchiephotography.co.uk) … Read more

ISHCMC Secondary Campus Celebrates New Facility with Grand Opening Ceremony

ISHCMC Secondary Students from the school’s talented music department entertained guests with musical performances during the Opening Ceremony. The ISHCMC Senior Jazz Band performed Walking on Sunshine, ISHCMC Grade 10 pianist, Dinh Anh Truong played Moment Musicaux No. 6 and the ISHCMC Grade 9 and 12 traditional Vietnamese Drumming Troupe opened the celebration. Guests also … Read more

Free ISHCMC Parent Workshop

ISHCMC will be hosting a free parent workshop led by Dr Sarah Whyte, the leading expert on Third Culture Kids (TCKs) in Asia. Attendees will discover new insights and practical strategies to support children with the challenges of growing up overseas. This will take place on April 16th from 6 to 8pm at the ISHCMC Secondary Campus. … Read more

Education is Special for Everyone

Oi speaks with Mariecris Buenviaje, founder of STEPS Special School – Support Teach Encourage Person with Special Needs, Saigon’s first international standard school dedicated to children with special needs Why did you choose a career in special education? While working in the corporate world I became a Christian. As a Christian, I was exposed to different kinds of mission/charity works and … Read more

Maternity Insurance Seminar

If you are even remotely thinking about having a child in the near future,  the time to start thinking about maternity insurance is now. Join Tenzing Pacific Insurance Services at Brix Wine Bar (42 Pasteur, District 1) on Thursday, January 25th for Tenzing’s Maternity Insurance Seminar.  Learn all the information you need to know to make sure your pregnancy is … Read more

ISHCMC Welcomes The New Academic Year With Renovated Learning Areas

International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) opens the new academic year with renovated learning areas in their current campus located at Vo Truong Toan Street, District 2. ISHCMC’s brand new state-of-the-art Secondary Campus is due to open in the 2017/18 academic year. In addition to this, the school has also committed to a refurbishment … Read more

Fueled by Tradition

George Duke, owner of Zippo and the grandson of the lighter company’s founder George G. Blaisdell, talks about brass, flint and its new clothing line For our readers who don’t know, tell us the origin of the Zippo and how it got its name. The name “Zippo” was originally created by George G. Blaisdell, the … Read more