Several major school events are held every school year at Singapore International School. These events provide SIS students with an opportunity to compete, celebrate, present and develop.
They provide the school community with an opportunity for involvement and support. Singapore International School sees these major events as an opportunity to showcase our students and school.
Graduation and Awards
Graduation and Awards
Several annual graduation events are held for SIS students successfully completing key phases of education in the study pathway:
- Completion of Kindergarten Education for International and Integrated Prep students
- Completion of Vietnamese Primary Education for Integrated students
- Completion of International Primary Education for International students
- Completion of Vietnamese Secondary Education for Integrated Year 9 students
- Completion of High School Education for A Level students
Awards Ceremonies are held annually to recognize high achieving students and students with strong potential. Citizenship, sportsmanship and artistic talent are also recognized through special awards.
School Concerts
School Concerts
The School Concert is one of the major highlights of the year providing an opportunity to showcase the talents of our students and to celebrate the end of the school year with all the fun and excitement associated with the preparation and presentation of class concert items.
Students dance, sing and perform a variety of items with great enthusiasm for the pleasure of parents, staff and fellow students. School concerts are usually held within the final two weeks of school.
APMOPS
APMOPS
The Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS) is conducted in Vietnam by KinderWorld in collaboration with Hwa Chong Institution.
This APMOPS event allows top mathematics students from countries in the Asia-Pacific region including Australia, India, Singapore, China, New Zealand and Vietnam to interact and compete.
Round 1 of the APMOPS competition is held in Singapore International Schools across Vietnam with KinderWorld sponsoring the top qualifying students to travel to Singapore for the final round of the competition.
Teacher’s Day Celebration
Teacher’s Day Celebration
Teacher’s Day is a special celebration in our school and in Vietnam. Teacher’s Day provides an opportunity to recognize the important role of the teacher and for students to show their appreciation and respect for their teachers.
Each year, Teacher’s Day is celebrated on 20 November. Singapore International School celebrates with a day of team games and fun class activites.
Children’s Day Celebration
Children’s Day Celebration
Children’s Day is a day set aside to respect children’s personalities and to celebrate their happiness. The event is celebrated on various days in many places around the world. In Vietnam, we celebrate Children’s Day on the 1st of June every year.
Singapore International School organises fun activities on this day, such as a performance from a professional Dragon Dance Group or a Circus Company visiting the school, to entertain the children and provide a joy filled day of celebration.
KinderWorld also provides a special gift for each child, given on this day, to signify our appreciation for the children at our school. We believe the children are our future.
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, during a full moon, which is in September or early October. Among the Vietnamese, it is considered the second most important holiday tradition after Tet.
The festival celebrates the harvesting of crops and traditionally was a time to gather as a family and to give parents time to catch up with their children after the summer harvest was completed.
Singapore International celebrates this day with school based festivities and fun-filled events organized by teachers and students.
Christmas Charity Fairs
Christmas Charity Fairs
KinderWorld believes in and understands the importance of investing in the human and social capital of Vietnam through its schools and business operations.
The annual Christmas Charity Fair provides the KinderWorld community, through its students, parents and staff, an opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause within Vietnam. This annual event also serves to build compassion and empathy in our students fostering a commitment to improve the society in which they live.
For this event, stalls are set up to raise money for a designated charity. Every year is different, with the creativity of students and staff contributing to the setup of games, activities, home-made crafts and food for sale. The atmosphere is alive with music, laughter and shared enjoyment.
The Christmas charity fair is held in the first two weeks of December before Christmas break.
International Friendship Day
International Friendship Day
International Friendship Day is a United Nations day that promotes the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in many cultures.
It is observed on July 30 each year. Singapore International School celebrates International Friendship Day on the second last day of Term 4 in July each year with various school and classroom activities to make this a special day for students.
SIS celebrates the international make-up of our student population by encouraging students to wear their national costume.