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RENAISSANCE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SAIGON www.renaissance.edu.vn Our mission is to inspire excellence in international education so that our students achieve lifelong success, happiness and respect for all. A Welcome from Our Head of School Greetings and welcome to Renaissance School, HCMC! As both parent and Head of Renaissance, I am happy and proud to introduce you to this unique institution and to showcase some of its key features. Founded in 2007, Renaissance provides a high quality international education across the range of Early Years to Key Stage 5, culminating in the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma in Years 12 and 13, recognized internationally as the gold standard of KS5 education. At Renaissance, we develop people. Not only academic excellence but excellence in general is what we focus on: excellent inter-personal relationships; excellence of expectations and aspirations; excellent facilities; and an excellent working atmosphere in which both students and faculty can feel safe, happy and free to give their all. 10 This focus on a broader definition of excellence has resulted in academic results which are consistently well-above the IB world average and all our students benefit from small class Reasons to sizes and the school’s rich co-curricular programmes which ensure that meaningful learning continues outside the classroom. Full accreditation by the internationally-prestigious Council of International Schools is a great testimony to the school’s quality across the board. It reflects the strong commitment to its mission, the value placed on student welfare and well-being Love Renaissance and to the international understanding which underpins our school culture and ethos. It also signifies the dedication of the school’s Board, faculty and staff to ongoing improvement and to ensuring that Renaissance is constantly striving to do better across all areas of its operations; at our school, despite how well something is going, we all have very clear that everything and everyone can be improved. Again, high expectations of others and of ourselves inform our daily lives here. Ours is a very special community and whether success is found in the classroom or beyond, Renaissance helps all students unlock their true potential in an environment where every child is unique, every child is encouraged and every student is fully supported. This is a 1. We are a family-oriented school. school in which no child is invisible; everyone here is seen, heard and known and the strong school-family relationships and supportive, familiar, open atmosphere make for a happy and 2. Our teacher to student ratio of 1:9 is excellent. welcoming place to be. 3. We have small class sizes and great academic results. I look forward to meeting you in person and to welcoming you to the wonderful community 4. Placement into highly regarded colleges and universities. “Our mission is to inspire that is Renaissance International School Saigon. 5. We are the only Round Square school in Vietnam. excellence in international 6. A medium-sized school, friendly & welcoming. education so that our students achieve lifelong success, Mr. James Coulson 7. We have a unique language programme. happiness and Head of School Renaissance International School Saigon 8. We are a fully CIS accredited school. respect for all”. 9. We care about each other and our community. 10. We offer scholarships and loyalty and sibling discounts. 2 3 To be the first choice medium-sized international school in Vietnam. Asia North America • Chinese University of Hong • Arizona State University, USA Kong • Boston University, USA • City University of Hong Kong • University of British Columbia, • Dongguk University, Korea Canada • Hanyang University, Korea • University of California, USA • University of Hong Kong • University of California, Irvine, USA • Hong Kong Polytechnic • University of Georgia, USA University • University of Illinois, USA WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT • Hong Kong University of • McGill University, Canada Science & Technology • New York University, USA RENAISSANCE • Korea University • Northeastern University, USA • University of Malaya, • Occidental College, USA Malaysia • Ohio State University, USA • Nanyang Technological • University of Pennsylvania, USA University, Singapore • Princeton University, USA • National University of • Purdue University, USA Singapore • University of San Francisco, USA • Osaka University, Japan • University of Southern California, • Ritsumeikan University, USA Japan • Savannah College of Art and Design, • University of Seoul, USA Korea • University of Texas at Austin, USA • Sogang University, Korea • University of Toronto, Canada • Sung Kyun Kwan University, • University of Virginia, USA Korea • University of Washington, Seattle, • YonSei University, Korea USA • Rhode Island School of Design, USA Australia Europe • Australian National • University of Amsterdam, University Netherlands • La Trobe University • University of Basel, Switzerland • Macquarie University • Durham University, UK • University of Melbourne • Les Roches International DISCOUNTS & SCHOLARSHIPS • Monash University School of Hotel Management, Sibling discounts • University of New South Switzerland 10% 2nd child, 20% 3rd child + Wales • University of Leeds, UK • RMIT University • University of Loughborough, UK Loyalty discounts • The University of Sydney • Erasmus University (RSM), 3% off tuition fees after 3 years + • Victoria University Netherlands IB Diploma scholarships Up to 80% for qualifying students 4 5 What’s Unique About Renaissance? SECONDARY EARLY YEARS Our students finish Year 11 with a leading international qualification – the IGCSE. Our Early Years students love our Early Years swimming programme taught by specialists. We have a 100% IGCSE pass rate and a strong exam support network. We use the EYFS programme from the UK. We offer a number of scholarships and We have outstanding faculty and facilities. discounts. We have an outstanding Chinese Language programme and our students consistently achieve great results. PRIMARY IB DIPLOMA We have small class sizes and our learning is We have a great choice of IB subjects. student-centred Our students consistently achieve above We have a unique multi-sensory Primary world average. playground that fosters creativity and ignites imagination. We have a dedicated IB Diploma Common Room. Our students can learn Korean, Vietnamese, French, and Mandarin Chinese in addition to English. We offer IB Diploma scholarships up to 80%. We have more than 100 clubs which give children Our students are offered places into highly the opportunity to try out many different things and regarded colleges and universities. discover their talents. 6 7 Useful Facts School Hours Students should arrive at school before 7.50am. Lessons are from 8:00am until 3.30pm. Please note some students may voluntarily be involved in activities after 3.30pm such as school team events and twilight activities. Students should be picked up before 4:00pm as no supervision is available after this time. Students from Year 1 to Year 6 have a daily assembly every morning at 07:50am whilst Secondary students are involved in their respective home tutor classes at this time. If late: Students who are late need to see Ms. Anh for Primary and Early Years (P201) or Ms. Lien for Secondary (S202). Student Pick-Up Bus Service Only authorised people are allowed to collect your Renaissance offers a safe, reliable cost-effective bus child and a school issued ID card is required. The ID card service. There are several customised routes covering should be displayed when on school premises. Please the city, with a free service operating from Tao Dan Park inform the school when there are any changes to your and District 2. All buses have seatbelts, qualified and EXTRA CURRICULAR circumstances or if you are nominating someone else to experienced drivers and an assistant. Please ask our Bus collect your child. Some children will travel home by bus. Assistant or Receptionist for more information on the bus Students who need to leave before the end of the day, routes available, and on our bus service fees. need a permission slip from Head of Primary and Early ACTIVITIES Years or Head of Secondary. School Nurse At Renaissance, we offer a variety of Extra Curricular Activities (ECA). These activities take place three times a Renaissance has its own school clinic with a fully trained week. Each term students choose an activity that sparks their interest or curiosity. The ECA activities range from Homework sports, creative related activities, to music and much more. All children from Primary through Secondary have Home nurse on site. Our nurse plays an important role in looking Learning (homework). This is a part of school life and is after the children’s physical and emotional well-being aimed at revising concepts introduced in the classroom while contributing to Renaissance’s aim of improving Most ECA’s are provided free of charge to students, however to provide extra specialist choice we also collaborate and establishing a disciplined, self-study work ethic at the health of our children and young people. For minor with outside providers such as Kung Fu, Pottery and Robotics and these are offered at a small cost. home. All Primary students will be given diaries to assist accidents, the Nurse will take care of your child. In rare in the management of assignments and to aid efficient cases, if necessary, the Nurse will arrange for a child to As well as learning new key skills, students also have the opportunity to build friendships and learn from different communication between home and school. be taken to the nearby hospital. Of course, parents will be contacted and updated. age groups across the school from Early Years 3 through to Secondary Year 11. All our ECA’s link to the Round Square IDEALS promoting a wide range of skills all of our students can benefit from English Support (EAL) We accept children with lower level of English up until Lunch & Snacks Year 9, and provide professional EAL support in Primary The school provides healthy snacks and lunches at and Secondary (an additional fee applies). Renaissance reasonable prices for students.