EDUCATIONAL GOALS
PILLARS OF
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Emotion
A heart that knows how to love
1. Emotional Intelligence & Compassion
- Recognizing one's own emotions and those of others
- Nurturing love, care, and sharing in everyday relationships.
2. Connection & Harmony
- Confidence in communicating and cooperating with others.
- Listening and respecting differences in a multicultural environment.
Intellect
Exploratory & Creative Thinking
3. Active & Exploratory Learning Ability
- Nurturing curiosity, a love of learning, and proactive exploration of the world.
- Children confidently experiment, ask questions, and learn through real experience.
4. Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving
- Nurturing a rich imagination and the ability to express ideas in one's own way.
- Building observation skills, curiosity, confident questioning, and problem-solving through daily play and experience.
Identity
Roots to grow from
5. Cultural Identity & Love of Homeland
- Building pride in Vietnamese culture through events, festivals, and experiences rich in national identity.
6. Courage & Responsibility
- Confidently expressing themselves, proactively taking part in experiences, and persevering through age-appropriate challenges.
- Building self-care awareness, caring for others, and protecting the surrounding environment.
PORTRAIT OF AN LHBS KINDERGARTEN GRADUATE
“Global citizens with a Vietnamese heart”
1
Vietnamese Cultural Identity
Children grow up cherishing their family, school, and Vietnamese homeland, and learn to protect the environment starting with the smallest everyday actions.
Result:
Polite and respectful toward adults. A genuine appreciation for Vietnamese culture and traditional values. Forming habits of environmental protection and living positively within the community.
2
Cross-Cultural Communication & Collaboration
Children are introduced to English through songs, games, hands-on activities, and everyday conversation, while also beginning to build cross-cultural communication, connection, and collaboration skills through exchange activities and interaction with international friends in a natural, approachable environment.
Result:
A genuine enjoyment of communicating in both English and Vietnamese. Confident, friendly children who proactively share and cooperate with friends, and who are beginning to feel ready to integrate and learn in an international environment.
3
Confidence & Independence
Children practice age-appropriate skills such as self-care, personal hygiene, and organizing their belongings, forming positive daily habits; they are encouraged to communicate confidently, express their opinions, and join activities with friends to build self-confidence and independence.
Result:
Children develop confidence, independence, and initiative in daily life and learning through self-care, completing age-appropriate tasks, and actively taking part in hands-on activities.
4
Exploratory & Creative Thinking
Children are encouraged to ask questions, observe, experience, and explore the world around them through learning-through-play methods and a variety of age-appropriate hands-on activities.
Result:
Children develop an exploratory mindset and a love of learning; they confidently express ideas, actively try new experiences, and build their creativity and imagination.
5
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Children's ability to recognize, understand, express, and regulate their own emotions; to notice and empathize with the emotions of others; and, from there, to build interaction skills, respond appropriately, and form positive relationships in everyday life.
Result:
Children recognize and express emotions appropriately; they begin to build the ability to regulate their own emotions, show empathy, share, and respond positively in different situations, forming harmonious relationships with those around them.
6
Global Citizenship
LHBS students are children who love others, respect differences, take responsibility for their community and environment, and are ready to cooperate and spread positive values.
Result:
The ability to adapt to new environments and situations; beginning to develop flexible thinking, observation, experimentation, and choosing suitable solutions to simple problems in learning and daily life.