Summer Camp – a perfect solution for children to learn and have fun

Get away from computer devices

Helping children get away from technological devices and enjoy exciting outdoor activities are always most parents’ desire when the academic year ends. The annual Summer Camp at Vietnam Australia International School (VAS) offers children a dynamic and fruitful playground with outdoor activities, camps, sports, arts, and skills development in 6 weeks. Especially, nearly 70% of the entire programme is delivered in English and by foreign teachers and experts in many different subject matters. The programme is also open to students from outside of the VAS system.

Physical and talent development

At this year’s Summer Camp, for the first time, students in grades 5-10 are given a free choice to select their preferred talent workshops and sports. The programme offers 4 sessions per week in sports including soccer, basketball, badminton, chess, dodge and performing arts such as singing, keyboard, traditional and modern dance. Meanwhile, students in grades 1-4 can participate in 5 hours of drama per week to improve English language, storytelling skills, and public confidence.

Besides, all campers are eligible to take part in cooking courses, homemakers, STEAM, swimming, and 4 hours of project lessons per week.

Reinforce and enhance communication and academic English

In order to help children gain more confidence in communicating and using English after the summer, VAS focuses on developing all 4 English skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing through lessons with native speakers (3 hours/week) and various hands-on field trips during the Summer Camp. Moreover, children will also enrich their English vocabulary to get ready for the Cambridge programme and the national education programme in the coming new school year.

Especially, the programme also furnishes Kindergarten students with the foundational knowledge to prepare them for grade 1, with 4 periods/week of the national education programme and 3 hours/week studying Maths, English, and Science in the Cambridge programme.

Explore new lands

Although international flights have not yet been resumed, fortunately, our country is still a safe place for domestic trips to explore nature, culture, and people. At this year’s Summer camp, VAS will bring students a completely different experience with 2 unique camp trips on the theme of nature and sustainable development practice in Hoi An-Da Nang (grades 5-7) and Quang Binh (grades 8-9). The camp trip lasts 4 days and 3 nights with diverse activities to help students practice their independence, develop survival skills, broaden their vision and raise the awareness of preserving the cultural and natural heritage of the nation.