Canadian International School Vietnam (CIS) Ho Chi Minh City
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About Canadian International School Vietnam (CIS)


Canadian International School (CIS) Ho Chi Minh City is the first and only school in Vietnam to offer the Ontario Curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Established and developed since 2009, CIS started its educational journey in cooperation with the well-known and respected District of Niagara School Board, DSBN from 2009 until 2014, and with the Toronto District School Board.

All the programs offered through the Canadian International School System - Vietnam are built on the promise that the educational goal is to nurture the whole child - to feed the body and the soul, the head and the heart respecting the values of both intellect and heritage. Our students are growing up in a developing country where the only constant is change itself. The challenges and opportunities of a global economy and its multi-lingual platform require different kinds of literacies, a myriad of communication skills, a capacity to critically evaluate the onslaught of information, a recognition of the universal human condition, a willingness to continually build empathy and the tenacity to persevere.

We provide students a solid grounding, roots to withstand the challenges to come, roots that inform their identity, roots that like the relationships students form with staff and with each other, are intertwined. This is the grounding that affords the confidence and independence for flight - wings for flight to post-secondary horizons.

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Curriculum

Canadian, IB

Primary Language

English

Ages

4 to 18

Max Class Size

Unknown

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9 Reviews of Canadian International School Vietnam (CIS)

Average Ratings

Overall 3.33
Facilities 3.25
Academics 3.00
Teachers 3.75
Sports 3.50
Music & Arts 4.00
Science & Tech 3.50

Reviewer Nationalities

American (2) Indian (1) Vietnamese (1)

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Mimi Jiang, 13/06/2023 @ 20:05:15
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This school is really good for international students

Damon Anderson, 07/06/2022 @ 10:24:34
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With most of the teachers being student teachers just graduated from school, and CIS providing insufficient impetus for them to stay longer, it is very hit or miss as to whether your child will actually have a teacher that is any good at all. The Ontario curriculum seems to be way way behind what I'm used to, and the repetitive nature of the curriculum year after year seems to only repeat the most useless and banal areas of the curriculum. The supporting technology of Google Classrooms is less than stellar, but relatively simple, yet many of the teachers simply can't learn to use the tools available at all. Their is no proper track and field, or any of the standard "Olympic" sports that I would usually expect to be available, and the play areas are almost completely barren and lack any facilities to support creative playing, climbing, etc. There are no natural spaces at all the school "garden" has been completely neglected. The highlight of the school has definitely been the music curriculum, and the new choir, and I certainly hope that they continue to fund these creative and interesting endeavors.

Ganesh, 04/07/2021 @ 12:16:21
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Terrible school. Incompetent management with young teachers throughout the system. Don't do the IB program here. Very badly run. Incompetent coordinator.

Oanh Nguyen, 17/09/2020 @ 15:35:14
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Good facilities, good academic programs, qualified teaching staff

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Blackpink gfriend twice bts wannaone I love you, 3 months ago


I love spending time here because everyone at cis is very friendly and the school is very beautiful with high tech stuff for students have fun and learn. The MLC have cinemas with a huge gym where Saigon heat plays! I LOVE THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL!

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Sahana Thiyagarajan, a month ago


I made a best friend in that school(her name is Philomena Nadine Euginia)

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shruti pattar, 5 months ago


I don't know about school but heard a lot about this school through my friend and I find my national flag here so i feel proud and while going everyday I just stop myself there and watch my national flag floating in air.... It makes me happy so i go there.. Iû know this may sounds you crazy but What to do I am an Indian. I know how we have developed and waged wars for this post I know that bloodshed story how we got+ freedom... So respect of colontry.

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김예성, 2 months ago


Doesnt take care of bullying with a proper attitude

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Silver Wolf, 7 months ago


This school used to be a good place but now it's just a horrible school.

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