News & Events

  Today (17th of January), UTS sincerely welcomed lots of parents and students from many different schools in Ho Chi Minh city and surrounding provinces to join Math Open Day 2021. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents and students to experience the interesting Mathematics – Science space. Via that, our little children were able to freely explore their passion for Math: contemplate the science mock-ups created by UTS students, interact with 3D technology, robot assembly, STEM products exhibition. The exhibition and interaction spaces were set up as an adventure to the magic world of numbers which stimulated curiosity of students. These students enjoyed the holiday of Math with interest and passion. Within the framework of Math Open Day, the talkshow “What do we learn Mathematics for?” attracted many parents and students. With the participation of Ass. Prof, Ph.D. Do Ba Khang – Visiting Faculty at Asian Institute of Technology and Dr. Hoang Le Minh – The first Vietnamese who won the gold medal at International Mathematics Olympic, Dean of Faculty of Information Technology at Van Lang University, the talkshow brought a wide range of perspectives on the application of Mathematics in school curriculum, as well as in life.

  On Monday morning (18th of January), the 1st semester of 2020 – 2021 school year closing ceremony of US Vietnam Talent International School has been taken place with full participation of Teachers and Students. In the opening of the ceremony, students performed joyful and lovely performances which made the ceremony more exciting. Thereon, rewards were given to excellent students as records of their efforts during the 1st semester. Besides academic rewards, there were also rewards in sport and art of UTS’ students. This means UTS-ers did not only maintain their learning efficiency but also develop themselves comprehensively. The 1st semester closing ceremony is an occasion for all members of UTS community to have a rewind of the “growing talent” journey over a long period. With all perfect things that UTS-ers had done, we are deserved to have these meaningful moments. Wish all talents of UTS will try their best in the next semester and complete all cherish targets!

  “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” – this team spirit is being raised by students of US Vietnam Talent International School at “UTS Sport Games 2021”. With two fascinating events: tug of war and basketball, UTS-ers have shown their strength as well as perfect cooperation among members in order to bring victory to their classes. While the competitions between classes were happening, outside the field of play was the appearance of lovely supporters. They used chalk, board, white paper and wrote cheery words to support their classes. In addition, the shouting and cheering of them added more “heat” to the sport yard of UTS on these competition afternoons. Besides tug of war and basketball, there are some events which are being organized within the framework of “UTS Sport Games 2021”. Let’s wait for the following photos to see how “warriors” of UTS try their best to compete in this sport games!

  Along with tug of war and basketball, swimming is the next event within the framework of “UTS Sport Games 2021”. The swimming pool of UTS welcomed the participation of little swimmers with high spirit. UTS-ers need complete the 25-meter swimming lane within just one chance which required students having good health and high concentration on their own turns. It was so surprised to witness the “fighting” spirit of UTS-ers. All of them tried their best to conquer the swimming lane, even though they were in the first place or left behind. There were some “little swimmers” who were tired but just took a moment to regain the strength and then continued to finish their turns. Supporters including students, teachers and staffs of UTS cheered the swimmers with all their hearts. Everybody created an exciting sport day after classes with books and knowledge. Hope that UTS-ers will always maintain their passion with sport to build a strong physical strength for themselves.

Raising awareness of students about animal protection, especially rare species of animals which are becoming endangered, is very essential. Because it must be these kids who will make lives of animals better and safer in the future. Students of Class 6.1 had chances to express their thoughts about this topic through English mini show “Raising an awareness of animal protection”. With colorful paintings, UTS-ers bravely raised their voices about protecting various animals such as bear, rhino, tiger, panda, lion, whale. Also, they were acknowledged about their responsibilities in protecting these animals with the final target is balancing the biosystem and ensuring the sustainable development of human beings. Through this class, loving spirit of animals and surrounding environment had been encouraged in each student. Moreover, they learnt that animal protection should be pushed not only in Vietnam but also all over the world – where there are numerous species of animals facing with danger everyday and requiring helps of everyone.

Students of UTS already knew about “Shark Tank” – a program which young entrepreneur can receive investment for their business ventures. And now they can challenge themselves with the “Dolphin Tank” version in their English classes. In Class 6.3, students established assumed fashion companies and created their exclusive costumes for 50 years later. They planned in detail to produce their costumes as well as use smart promotional programs to increase companies’ revenue. By using their diverse English vocabulary, they convinced potential customers choosing their costumes in the future. With Class 8.1, scale of fashion companies was extended. Not just limiting in establishing companies and choosing costumes, students have to choose the market, build suitable Marketing campaigns, allocate costs reasonably and calculate profits so as investors can invest in their companies. They confidently completed the Q&A section in English with investors which proved their bravery and strong critical thinking. UTS-ers approached the “start-up” stories in a fantastic way. These classes did not focus on teaching students about business knowledge but provided them with skills such as teamwork, giving presentation in English, convincing others and standing on their own opinions.

  Helping students love and remember History knowledge is not easy because this is a subject which contains numerous important events and milestones. However, students of Grade 10 and 11 of US Vietnam Talent International School approached this subject in a brand new and creative method through “The art of shadow puppetry in teaching History” project. This is a long-term project which had been deployed since October of 2020. During the preparation period, teachers and students of UTS recorded the voice-overs for performances, learnt how to complete the puppets and perform them proficiently. On the Closing day of this project, students performed the shadow puppetry show together to revive the battle between the Vietnamese commanded by Ngo Quyen and troops of the Southern Han on Bach Dang river, the resistance against the Tong invaders of Ly Dynasty and humane stories in the World War I. With this project, students approached a special way of learning which helped them remember the lessons longer as well as experience a kind of folk art. Moreover, they could understand value of life and family bond through performances. At UTS, students are not only equipped with knowledge and skills but also encouraged to develop talents and enhance the artistic sense.

  Do UTS-ers know that: the steepest peak is Mount Thor, Nunavut, Canada; the driest place is Atacama Desert, Chile; the tallest waterfall is Angel Falls, Venezuela; the most isolated place is Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom whereas the densest city is Manila, Philippines, etc. There are meaningful information that students of class 7.1 researched carefully and then presented them in front of the class. Before participating in online classes in the serious period of COVID-19 pandemic, students of class 7.1 had an “adventure” to the “extreme places on Earth” in their interesting English lessons. Through the class, UTS-ers not only acquired Geography and Science knowledge, but also many English vocabulary about this topic. Not just enquiring the knowledge, UTS-ers also made illustrated models of these landscapes themselves from environmentally-friendly materials, according to the 3R principle: Reuse – Reduce – Recycle. UTS-ers must be enjoying these active and creative classes since there are spaces where UTS-ers can freely learn and be creative in their own ways. Therefore, let’s try to fight the pandemic off together and return to school to learn and play enthusiastically like this!

The serious situation of pandemic didn’t allow UTS-ers to return to school after the Tet holiday as scheduled. However, it cannot prevent UTS community from learning enthusiastically. With the instruction of teachers, online classes have been successfully organized. Students actively raised their hands, completed exercises and assignments. After many efforts of an online learning week, as per Official Dispatch No. 546/UBND-VX released from Ho Chi Minh’s People’s Committee, we can officially return to school from March 1st, 2021. To ensure safety for yourself and the community, Parents and students shall remember and follow these advices: Complete the mandatory health declaration exactly and punctually; Please remember to wear the mask; wash your hands often with soap; do not share personal belongings; and put trash in the bins; Please promptly report to the school when there are abnormal health problems; Prepare all required school supplies and belongings. Besides, let’s continue raising the high learning and training spirit to have wonderful memories together. Get ready to meet each other, UTS-ers!