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National Program at UTS:  The National Program is a standard program under the new curriculum framework of the Ministry of Education and Training for all levels of education. At UTS, this program is more optimized and focused on practice to help students master general knowledge, effectively apply learned knowledge and skills to life. Besides, UTS likewise equip students with essential knowledge and skills so that can choose appropriate future careers and lifelong learning as well as understand how to build and grow in harmony with social relationships, freely express oneself and enrich spiritual life. Teaching Methods UTS students have access to the optimized National High School program through many methods: project-based class, inquiry based class, reversed class, etc. These are modern methods which are studied to bring higher efficiency than traditional learning methods. As a result, students acquire knowledge more actively, arouse their passion for learning and discovery. Moreover, students will more effectively grasp the focus of each subject. In addition, several UTS learning projects connect multiple subjects, giving students not only the opportunity to study each subject individually, but also to link interdisciplinary knowledge and apply it in practice. UTS operates concurrently the National High School Program with the International Program and the Growing Talent Program; it provides students with lessons associated with traditional Vietnamese values, assists them in appreciating and promoting traditional features in the community, and encourages students to become global citizens who are always prepared for future changes. Let’s take a look at the outstanding classes in the last 2021-2022 school year! 1.  “Ao dai of Vietnamese” Project – Vietnamese Class – Grade 5 This is a project about Vietnamese traditional ao dai in Vietnamese class 5 by Ms. Bich Quy. By practical application to theory, they temporarily left  the familiar school uniform and instead  put

We thought the summer break would be long, but looking back, it’s already the first day of school. The first morning of the new school year 2022-2023 took place with a lot of emotions and gorgeous smiles of UTS–ers at the 2 campuses, UTS Van Lang Complex and UTS Botanique Campus. To welcome the old students back to school and especially welcome the new students to the close-knit UTS community, our enthusiastic teachers and school staff had planned and prepared a lot for this special day.  It was joyful to see the students and their families happily keeping memories at the school’s photo areas. Especially, right from the gate, students were warmly welcomed by their teachers and guided to their classrooms.   In the first lesson, the students were led by their homeroom teacher to explore the school’s campus and facilities. This is also a special activity to help them get to know their classmates and teachers. The students had a good time sharing their interests with their friends or telling their teachers about a fun summer they had.   Lunch time was well organized with the cooperation of the students and the help of the classroom support staff. New students quickly became familiar with the process of taking food vouchers and eating utensils, receiving food, and returning trays after meals correctly.  Afternoon classes with interesting lessons to help students get used to the learning environment and engagement in the classroom. This is also an opportunity for teachers to listen to the academic goals of students this school year.  The new school year 2022-2023 has officially started! After the back-to-school day, there will be a series of meaningful activities during the first week of school to bring joy and cohesion to UTS-ers and especially new students. We hope that all students will have a fun

Outstandingly surpassing 1200 topics in the preliminary examination, UTS is very pleased to have 2 award winners in the Ho Chi Minh Science and Engineering Fair for High school students in the school year 2022-2023. Congratulations: ️The topic “Extract of nanocellulose from durian rind by-products for the application in solid-phase extraction of as(v) in water analysis” developed by Nguyen Thien Bao Chi (Grade 9.1) and Dao Manh Duc (Grade 9.1) have won the Third Prize. ️The topic “Using AI Robot to diagnose students with food poisoning” by Truong Le Bao Uyen (Grade 11.1) and Nguyen Minh Quan (Grade 11.1) won the First Prize. Especially, “Using AI Robot to diagnose students with food poisoning ” is a highly appreciated topic for its practicality in the Biomedical and Health Sciences industry. Henceforth, Bao Uyen and Minh Quan will be one of the teams participating in the final round in Quang Ninh. Dear UTS community, let’s congratulate our UTS “scientists”!  

Parents might wonder, what experiences do our children have in a day at UTS? Are there any values imparted from the lessons or just simply the knowledge written by the black board? To make sure that concern is no longer stay constantly in every parent’s mind, today at the seminar “Raising Kids: Balancing Love and Expectations “, parents were able to listen to the sharings with an experiential activity “Ice Escape” under the guidance of Ms. Tu Anh Nguyen – Parent Counselor, founder of Happy Parenting, and the author of the books “Làm Mẹ Rất Vui” và “Hiểu Con Để Dạy Con Tích Cực” and Mr. William Aurthur Klepacki Jr. – Deputy Head, International Program at UTS, parents have better understand about the journey to arouse joy in learning and the meaningful values ​​present in every happy day at UTS. Under the perspectives shared by experts and the new experiences in the seminar, UTS believes that parents can form the appropriate expectations for their children’s growing journey as well as be able to accompany their in the pages of becoming “global citizens” in the future. Hopefully with the provided methods, the whole family will eager to grow together so that the child’s growing up journey will be full of knowledge and love by family. Let’s review the great moments with UTS in today’s seminar!  

Even though a week has passed since the play “Snow White and the Seven Entrepreneurs” was performed – the actors, crew, and audiences may still be experiencing surprise and excitement. The UTS students’ clever acting and fluent English abilities in their first play, which emits an entirely different personality for characters who look familiar at first, are what made audiences surprised. The play’s compelling story has successfully conveyed to viewers the importance of staying determined to follow your passion despite obstacles. What is even more astounding is that, in addition to the superb players, the UTS students themselves serve as the “core personnel” who assist teachers at every stage of running the play and setting up the stage. Students have the chance to confidently express their love of art, grow as stage thinkers, improve their language abilities, and gain performance experience in front of crowd. Most importantly, 50% of the revenue from the concert night and associated activities will be donated to the Performing Arts Club Activities Fund, and the other half will support the School’s charitable activities. Once more, congrats to the UTS “talented seeds” for a job well done on their first English musical. Hopefully, UTS students will perform a lot more plays and important projects in the coming future.

“Language learning is not only about acquiring knowledge or skills, but also about developing the identity of each learner.” – These are the sharing of Mr. Fernando Paet Oringo – UTS International Program Teacher at the recent TESOLution 2023 Conference on May 16th 2023. The workshop TESOLution: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF VOICE – TRANSFORMING LEARNER IDENTITY, is organized by UTS and Van Lang University in collaboration with IEG Foundation and National Geographic Learning Vietnam. Through the theme ” Contextualizing the dimensions of identity in the perspective of Vietnamese learners”, Mr. Fernando shared his insights and experiences on respecting and developing learners’ personal identities in the process of learning foreign languages, as well as methods to create inclusive learning experiences and environments, diversity for students. According to Mr. Fernando, Personal Identity can be recognized and developed through four aspects: – Cultural – Linguistic – Socioeconomic – Identity and Motivation – Identity and Belonging Every individual will be different, and that’s what creates diversity that our community. Understanding this, each “nurturer” at UTS always strives in the journey of “Growing Talent With Care” to bring innovative teaching methods, enriching students’ identities through respecting and unleashing the power of each individual’s voice. Let’s review the wonderful moments at the TESOLution 2023!  

Children are like little seeds that have just emerged from the mud, they still have a lot to learn and discover about this world. One of the key lessons that children need to learn is having control over innocent emotions. “Consistency is the key to managing your child’s rage. Children will go through stages of adulthood on their own, so parents must be consistent in their educational strategies, language and actions to guide their kids down the right paths.” – Ms. Phuong Vi – UTS Psychological Counselor. The Parenting Workshop: HOW TO BE FRIEND WITH YOUR CHILD’S RAGE, which recently took place at the UTS Botanique Campus, was an opportunity for parents to sharing their kids’ real emotions and figuring out how to support them as they go through a crisis at the age of three. A hands-on activity called “calming bottle” will also be recommended for parents who want to make friends with their kids’ emotions. Let’s take a look back at the moments of that day!

The train to explore the joy of study in the 2022-2023 academic year officially docked at UTS Van Lang Complex on May 30th, 2023, with the participation of the whole UTS Community from two campuses. “The journey of the 2022-2023 academic year is filled with mixed emotions that are difficult to describe. This wonderful journey came to a great conclusion thanks to the caring guidance and support of teachers and parents.” – Gia Han, a class 5.3 student shared. After a school year filled with many new challenges, the UTS “seeds” have become mature and understood themselves better. UTS hopes that students will bring “new things” that they had learnt from teachers, parents and friends in order to improve and become the best version of themselves. The warm but bustling sound of the Closing Ceremony must still linger in the minds of all UTS students. Let’s go through those memories with UTS!  

There is always a natural bond that is made up of the family love between parents and children. Parents tolerate and sympathize with their kids and their children are grateful for growing up in their parents’ warm embrace every single day. Authentic bonds can be affected by several factors and have a significant impact on children’s maturity, especially in the mental health aspect. According to parents’ perspective, what is the root cause of making such a generation gap? UTS had comprised the common reasons through accompanying and talking with families about their daily lives. 1. Factors affecting the relationship between parents and children An affectionate and sentimental attachment between parents and children is formed from 3 leading elements: Communication Communication between parents and children plays a key role in developing parent-child intimacy. Besides, it is beneficial that the root principle is to listen to their children’s confidence. In fact, effective communication is straightforward, stemming from the way parents interact with their children. Children will find it sympathetic when parents are eager to listen to their thoughts and give advice with a compassionate listening attitude. Just take a closer look at a scenario when being asked by parents after going home from school: “Have you done your homework?” rather than “Did you enjoy your school today?”. Children’s innermost feelings will immediately start wondering: “My parents just care about my homework but my emotion!”. They are not able to express their inner true thoughts confidently which gradually weakens the parent-child communication bond because of 2 different standpoints. Caring in child rearing This factor will form the incentives and encouragement of what children do in order to help parents express sincere feelings and respect their children’s decisions. Meanwhile, it also signifies a companion by giving children proper advice and solutions when they encounter