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TET TRUNG THU(MID-AUTUMN

FESTIVAL)

3LEARNING ABOUT

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

5-6GETTING ARTSY

IN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL!

In This Issue...

Concordia High School Volleyball is going strong this season!

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MID-AUTUMN FESTIVALVIETNAMESE TET TRUNG THU

Tet Trung Thu is often considered the “children’s Tet” and a special celebration that

focuses on being grateful for a plentiful harvest. As a result, fruit often plays a central

part in decoration and any activities geared towards children are meant to capture

the imagination and interest of our youngest members of society and is often

celebrated in school.

The annual harvest festival in Vietnam is seen as a wonderful celebration of

Vietnamese culture, especially geared towards children. The mid-autumn festival

incorporated the Elementary school in the student classrooms and all over the

school. Children painted masks, interviewed a tohe maker, and received a visit from

musicians playing traditional instruments, played fun games.

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BUY NO RHINO & OPERATION GAME CHANGE (US EMBASSY)

Students pledged to “Buy No Rhino” with Vicky and Ness, two

South African sisters who are cycling through Southeast Asia to

promote wildlife conservation, specifically with the the sale of

rhino horns. Vietnam is destination to 80% of the illegal rhino

horn trade. Also leading activities were Operation Game Change

and their campaign to gather 1 million footprints to support the

end of illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam. Operation Game Change

is co-sponsored by the Vietnam government and the American

Center at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.

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MUSIC, DRAMA, AND THE ARTSMIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GET ARTSY!

At Concordia, Arts an important part of our

curriculum and it has been such a blessing to see

just how much our students shine when given the

chance to showcase their talent. On a regular basis,

the school hallways echo with the sounds of our

school choir practicing along the staircase (pictured

above). The Concordia choir has also been invited

to participate in a Choral Festival and the National

Opera House in Hanoi on November 28, so make sure

to come out and see them then.

Now when people talk about DRAMA at Concordia,

it is always said with a smile and for those who

attended the most recent Fall Production of Almost

History, they would understand the amazing hard

work and talent these students have put into the play.

Student physical artwork is also a huge component

of the Art program at Concordia so we thought we

would give you a taste here. On the left is a digital

artwork piece by High School student, Joy Shin.

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AUTHORS’ CORNERAROUND CONCORDIA

GRADE 8 VIGNETTES

As part of a cumulation of their writing unit, Mrs. Frerking’s Grade

8 class had a chance to present their work as authors. Parents and other guests were invited as they

shared their work with reflections, by showing memorabilia relevant to the work, and reading from the

work itself.

CONCORDIA STUDENTS TALK WITH LEMON TREE AUTHOR, SANDY TOLAN

Author, Sandy Tolan, of The Lemon Tree, Skyping in with Mr. Conroy’s Humanities 2 class at Concordia International School

Hanoi. “We are studying the conflict in the Middle East and how we can bring

peace and resolution, using Dr. Tolan’s book for dialog and understanding,”

says Mr. Conroy.

OCTOBER 2015THIS MONTH AT CONCORDIA!

SUNDAY MONDAYMONDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYTUESDAY

Please note: Events in this calendar are subject to change and new events may be added. Stay up to date via our “What’s On This Week at Concordia” page on our website.

See concordiahanoi.org/community for more information on upcoming events

112:30 Missouri

University Visit3:30 ASAs

4:00 College Fair4:00 HS Girls

Vball4:45 Cub Scouts

2

10:10 PSAT info session

1:30 & 6:00- Almost History

MS Drama

3

9:00 HS Girls Vball HAC

Tournament

4 510:30 Les Roches & Glion Institute

Visit4:00 MS Boys &

MS Girls Bball Game vs. BIS

5:30 Boy Scouts

69:00 G1 Trip to

WestCoast Dental9:30 Preschool

Trip to Play! Cafe3:30 ASAs

7

8:45 G5 Meeting for Ba Vi Trip

3:30 ES Soccer Camp with VPF

8

3:30 ASAs4:45 Cub Scouts

(Wolf Den Meeting)

5:30 Girl Scouts

98:30 Dallas

Baptist University10:30 Muhlen-

berg College 4:00 “Colleges

that Change Lives” Fair

10

11 12 13 14 15 16

12:30 Canadian and US College

Visits at Concordia

1712:30 Stanford,

Michigan State, & Vanderbilt

Universities @ HIS(students must

pre-register)

18 19

4:00 HS Girls Vball Game vs

UNIS

5:30 Boy Scouts

20

4:00 MS Boys & MS Girls Bball Game vs UNIS

21

9:30 PSO Brunch3:30 ES Soccer

Camp with VPF

22 23 24All Day:

Service Learning Conference @

Concordia

25 26 27

10:30 State University of New

York, Korea Visit

4:00 MS Girls Bball Game vs

UNIS

28

8:30 PSAT Exam

3:30 ES Soccer Camp With VPF

29

3:30 Western New England

University Visit

30 31

All Day: Hanoi Swim Meet

@ UNIS

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