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Events

Our students run the show

Festivals, theme weeks and trips. At each one, students perform, host, run stalls or lead activities for younger classes. This year's events are added as they happen, with last year's below.

Students with the prize stickers they won at March Mathness

2026-27 This year

  1. Sep 2026

    Mid-Autumn Festival

    Friday 25 September

    An afternoon festival for families, with stalls and games run by students, a mooncake making table, and a lion dance to finish. Profits went back to the students, with 15% donated to Da Nang Go.

    What students did

    • Year 1 performed a song
    • Primary sold ice cream and ran carnival games
    • Lower Secondary ran a DIY craft booth and a baked goods stall
    • Upper Secondary did face painting and henna tattoos, and hosted a limbo competition for students and parents

    The full story

    A child laughing and reaching for the yellow lion at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Ms. Thắm V pressing a mooncake mould with a child at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Two lions rearing face to face with sparklers at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    A child grinning while ducking under the limbo pole at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    A student pressing a pink mooncake mould with Ms. Thắm V at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Two students running their snack stall at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    A student in a cream áo dài leaning back under the limbo pole
    Two children walking hand in hand with lanterns at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Children tugging at a masked performer as families watch at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Mr. Seth speaking to families after the lion dance

2025-26 Last year

  1. Aug 2025

    Welcome Back Nights

    28 August and 11 September

    Two evenings at the start of the year when parents meet their child's teachers and hear how the year will run: lessons, homework and how teachers keep families updated.

  2. Oct 2025

    Mid-Autumn Festival

    Friday 3 October

    An afternoon festival for families, with a show and a fair run by students.

    What students did

    • Every class performed a song, dance or play, and the youngest children walked in a costume parade
    • Two students hosted the show, one in English and one in Vietnamese
    • Older students planned their own booths: they made the posters, set the prices and ran henna, bracelet, portrait drawing and game stalls
    Families watching the Mid-Autumn Festival show under paper lanterns
    A student hosting the Mid-Autumn Festival show
    Students dancing in áo dài at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Students running the henna booth they planned for the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Students painting henna designs at the Mid-Autumn Festival fair
    Early Years children in the costume parade at the Mid-Autumn Festival
    Families and students fill the courtyard for the Mid-Autumn Festival show
    A child shapes a mooncake at a Mid-Autumn Festival stall
    A student paints a henna design on Ms. Xuan's hand at the Mid-Autumn Festival

  3. Oct 2025

    Halloween

    20 to 31 October

    Two weeks of Halloween activities, ending with a costume day on 31 October.

    What students did

    • Each class built a giant spider from an old umbrella and recycled materials
    • Students paraded in costume for their families
    • Older students ran activity rooms for the younger classes: a shadow puppet show, a marshmallow challenge and autumn games

  4. Nov 2025

    Thanksgiving

    Thursday 27 November

    An American Thanksgiving celebration, shared with families.

    What students did

    • Upper Secondary students cooked the food with their teacher, including trays of homemade cookies
    Upper Secondary students and their teacher with the Thanksgiving meal they cooked
    A student and their teacher cooking the Thanksgiving meal

  5. Dec 2025

    Christmas Talent Show and Market

    Wednesday 17 December, at Zen Library

    An evening talent show and Christmas market for families. The money raised went to flood relief kits for families in Đà Nẵng.

    What students did

    • Classes sang and danced, and students signed up for their own acts: piano, gymnastics, a Rubik's Cube act and a comedy skit
    • Two students hosted the show in English and Vietnamese
    • Students made and sold cookies, hot chocolate and fruit skewers, plus kimonos and stockings from their textiles class
    Two students performing a gymnastics routine at the Christmas Talent Show
    Kindergarten children dancing at the Christmas Talent Show
    Students hosting the Christmas Talent Show

  6. Feb 2026

    Tết

    Thursday 12 February

    A day of Tết traditions to welcome the Year of the Horse.

    What students did

    • Students wrote New Year words in calligraphy on red paper
    • Classes played traditional Vietnamese games together
    • Many children came in áo dài
    Students painting Vietnamese calligraphy for Tết
    Students in the tug of war at the Tết celebration

  7. Mar 2026

    March Mathness

    March, with a family afternoon on 2 April

    A month of maths games, puzzles and challenges across the whole campus.

    What students did

    • Every class played maths games and worked through puzzles together
    • Students took on maths challenges, and the winners took home prizes
    • Families came in for a Stay and Play afternoon and joined the games
    Children and parents solving the giant lawn maze at March Mathness
    Students working out a strategy for a pick-up-sticks game at March Mathness
    Early Years children matching cubes to number cards at March Mathness
    Two students with the cube tower they built at March Mathness
    Mr. Bowen presenting the prize to the winner of the guess-how-many maths challenge at March Mathness
    Students solving a magic square puzzle at March Mathness
    Students building towers from connecting cubes at March Mathness
    Students playing a maths card game at March Mathness
    Students folding paper boats at a March Mathness game table

  8. Apr 2026

    Reading Safari Week

    April

    A week of reading and storytelling.

    What students did

    • Students wrote stories from dice rolls and mystery objects pulled from a bag
    • They designed new book covers in art class and voted for the best one
    • Everyone stopped to read at lunch, and the week ended with a costume parade and a campus festival of word games
    Students in costume for Book Character Day during Reading Safari Week
    A teacher in costume for Book Character Day during Reading Safari Week
    Mr. Caleb in costume for Book Character Day during Reading Safari Week
    Mr. David playing a board game with students during Reading Safari Week

  9. Jun 2026

    Learning Without Walls

    The last two weeks of the year

    For the last two weeks of the year, learning moved off campus.

    What students did

    • Trips to the Kim Bồng carpentry village, a peanut butter workshop and a 3D art museum in Đà Nẵng
    • Volunteering at an elderly home in Đà Nẵng
    • A beach day, a sports day with a pool party, and an overnight camping trip for Year 6
    Students and teachers on the steps during Learning Without Walls
    Students at a 3D art museum on Learning Without Walls
    Students visiting a craft workshop on Learning Without Walls
    Students playing a water game on Learning Without Walls
    Early Years children doing yoga on the turf
    Students and teachers at the Kim Bồng carpentry village on Learning Without Walls

  10. Jun 2026

    Graduation

    Friday 12 June

    Two ceremonies for families: one for Early Years and the younger Primary classes, one for the older students.

    What students did

    • Every class performed: songs, a dance, speeches and a periodic table song
    • Older students wrote and gave their own speeches to the room
    • Each student walked up to receive a certificate
    Graduating students celebrating with their certificates
    A student giving a speech at graduation
    Students giving their graduation speeches

This year

Dates for 2026-27

Term dates and holidays are on the calendar. We send event dates to families during the year.

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