Wellspring International Bilingual School officially began operating in the 2011-2012 academic year as a member of the school system built by S.S.G Education Investment and Development Joint Stock Company, part of S.S.G Group, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Proud to be the first international bilingual school in Vietnam, Wellspring Hanoi has been directly accredited as a Cambridge school by the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) for all three levels: Primary, Secondary, and High School. Since 2014, Wellspring has also been the first school in Vietnam licensed to implement the Missouri High School Program (MUHigh), a member of the University of Missouri – one of the top 100 universities in the United States.
In 2014, UNESCO initiated the "Happy Schools" project, first piloted in the Asia-Pacific region and expanding globally by 2022. The goal is to prioritize the well-being of students and teachers through physical and mental health development, as well as social skills enhancement. UNESCO emphasizes that schools should nurture empathy, encourage communication, and build community, focusing not just on academic performance but also on holistic development.
"Today, in times of social turmoil such as political instability and family disruptions, schools should nurture EMPATHY, encourage COMMUNICATION, and build COMMUNITY... Happy Schools are no exception. They are meant to cultivate a lifelong love of learning through joyful and active participation, rather than solely focusing on academic achievements, which can harm personal health and weaken student engagement in learning" - (UNESCO, 2022).
Key milestones for Wellspring:
2024-2025: In line with UNESCO's 2030 Global Education Goals for sustainable development, Wellspring is focusing its educational direction for 2024-2025 on "Well-being and Schools for the Community." The school is guided by UNESCO's Happy Schools framework, focusing on five aspects: WISers Connect, WISers Learn, WISers Grow, WISers Share, and WISers Care.
Wellspring was the only school to be awarded the title "Innovative School" in the 2019-2020 academic year at the Education Exchange Forum Vietnam - E2, which was organized by the Ministry of Education and Training in association with Microsoft Vietnam.
Our curriculum is always renewed and creatively updated by a team of passionate and innovative educators and teachers. Our teachers are continuously trained in domestic and foreign courses in order to build programs that open many opportunities for students to participate creatively, such as: Vietnamese program with various changes in teaching and learning methods, International and Information Technology programs based on US standards, STEM & Robotics programs, etc.
Faced with the requirements of the 4.0 era and the trend of globalization, Wellspring is proud to be a school that integrates all the educational programs and comprehensive development environments necessary for students (from knowledge, ability to think independently to building personality and emotions).
- Study programs with modern facilities, innovative teaching and learning methods
- Plentiful and diverse extracurricular activities
- A dynamic and advanced sports program in association with international professional coaches.
- The homeroom work always closely follows the development journey of each student, connecting the School and Parents in the effective teaching of students.
- The learning environment provides care in terms of nutrition, health care, high-quality shuttle, semi-boarding, and boarding services.
Wellspring is the first inter-level bilingual school in Vietnam to be officially and directly recognized as a Cambridge school (school Code: VN229) for all three school levels by Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) in February 2012. We are also the first school in Vietnam to be licensed to implement the high school program of the University of Missouri High School (MUHigh), which is administered by the University of Missouri - one of the top 100 US universities.
Wellspring is an authorized testing center of the Cambridge English Language Assessment- CELA (center code: VN550) and one of the IELTS testing locations in the framework of cooperation with IDP Education Vietnam.
Wellspring is a member of the Educational Record Bureau- ERB (member code 570377) and College Board (member code 698099) with U.S. standardized tests such as PSAT, SAT, AP, CTP held on campus.
One of the most enthusiastic areas of S.S.G business is to invest in developing international-standard education for Vietnamese students right in Vietnam with the system of Wellspring International Bilingual Schools in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This contributes to training future generations of students who are fully capable of global integration but still understand and preserve the values of Vietnamese society and will return to work in Vietnam to actively contribute to building a modern, prosperous, beautiful, and sustainable country.
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