The International School of Vietnam (ISV) began its educational journey with only a handful of students in the year 2013. During 8-years of development with various successful milestones, the school is led by Founder Mai Bich Thuy: a determined and visionary woman with the dream of building a top international school in Vietnam. As an educator, a decade ago, she had a heartfelt desire to build up an institution where an education ‘blended in all colours of human values’ could be developed. Being a mother of four children, she understood well how education could shape and develop a person's personality and future; and also how international qualifications could benefit youngsters to become global citizens. In 2011, Ms Thuy and her team started the not-for-profit project of building The International School of Vietnam. After the proposal was approved by the city authorities, the team spent two-years completing the construction of ISV, to open the first academic year in 2013-2014. On 03 June 2014, ISV was authorised by Cambridge Assessment International Education CAIE (formerly known as Cambridge International Examinations CIE) to be a Cambridge school teaching Cambridge Secondary 1, Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Cambridge AS/A Level. It was always the Founder’s ambition for ISV to become an IB World School, as the IB programmes aim to do more than other curricula by developing inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to succeed. After completing the authorisation process, ISV officially became an IB school as authorised by International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) teaching Primary Years Programme (PYP) in 2016 and Diploma Programme (DP) in 2018. Since 2020, ISV has been a candidate school for the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to become a full IB World school. This year, ISV celebrates its 8th year and we are proud of what we have achieved so far. The founder’s lofty dream of a quality institution is well and truly taking shape. With the untiring efforts of our staff, constant support of parents, and the passionate performance of our students, the small beginning continues to grow and has had the opportunity to touch the pinnacles of success. Today ISV is a noted academic powerhouse of our city, Hanoi, with over 400 students from 30 nationalities. Its high standards are providing our community with a solid education, as we continue to strive to be a quality IB World school, living up to our school motto "to NURTURE, to EMPOWER and to CONNECT".
