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Academic ProgramsConcordia International School Hanoi is an international school program for students livingin Hanoi, Vietnam. Concordia offers an American-style curriculum to foreign students livingin Hanoi that stresses challenging academics, student enrichment, and the value of service toothers.ELEmentary schoolHere at Concordia International School Hanoi we believe in educating the whole child:academically, emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually, and aesthetically. In our elementaryschool, we practice our belief in the whole child through a developmentally appropriate andresearch-based academic program with social and emotional support through our classroomcommunities.A warm, rich learning experience awaits your child in Concordia’s Elementary School.• Students will love to learn in the context of the American-based program, as they gain boththe knowledge and the skills essential for success in life.• Experienced, committed and caring teachers of high character invest daily in the minds andhearts of the students.• Learning has an international flavor in all areas of study, with a special emphasis on Asiaand Vietnam.• Modern languages and Vietnamese culture is studied weekly.• Learning is well rounded, with a regular rotation of classes in art, music, physicaleducation, and a variety of after-school offerings.• Small classes allow teachers to address students’ individual needs, and learning is moreactive and cooperative.• Everyday, integrated use of classroom computers and/or tablets gives students the strong technology skillsthey need for the 21st century.PreschooLPreschool at Concordia is:• Child-centered,• Connected to life,• Developmentally appropriate, and• Intellectually challenging.Here at Concordia, the Preschool Program for 3 and 4 year olds reflects the belief that childhoodshould be a journey, not a race. In our child-centered program, children are part of a communitywhere they are accepted, respected, understood, and protected. Every day the children are involved inactivities that are absorbing, challenging, meaningful and satisfying.Within the Preschool’s nurturing environment, children have continual opportunities to grow creativityas they play, create, and explore in the classroom learning centers. Learning centers are built aroundthemes such as literacy, mathematics, science, dramatic play, construction, art, music, water, sand,large motor skills and technology.The Preschool program is designed for three and four year old children, where a strong emphasisis placed on meeting the individual needs of each child. A two year rotational curriculum enablesthe three year old child to be in this program for two years without repeating major topics of study.Children who celebrate their fifth birthday before September 1st, will move into the Reception Programthe following year.5 www.concordiahanoi.org6