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International School Ho Chi Minh City - American Academy | |
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16 Vo Truong Toan Street, An Phu Ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City | |
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Other name | AAVN |
School type | Private school |
Motto | Positive - Caring - Engaging |
Principal | Nate Swanson |
Age | 11to 18 |
Mascot | Sunbear |
Website | https://www.aavn.edu.vn/ |
The International School Ho Chi Minh City - American Academy (ISHCMC - American Academy) is an international school for middle and high school children aged 11 to 18 years old in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [1] ISHCMC - American Academy is one of three schools in Vietnam under the school's group Cognita, along with the International School Ho Chi Minh City and International School Saigon Pearl. [2]
ISHCMC - American Academy delivers a full American curriculum under the American Education Reaches Out (AERO) framework, which is aligned closely with U.S. national standards across math, science, English, and social studies. All students from Grades 6 to 12 take the U.S. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) standardized assessments in English, Reading, and Math twice a year.
ISHCMC - American Academy teaches in the English curriculum and has an English as an Additional Language (EAL) Program for students whose English is not their first language. The EAL program is based on the WIDA framework and assessments, which progresses students through 6 stages of the language acquisition process until they reach a proficiency level equivalent to that of a native speaker.
ISHCMC - American Academy is the only school in Vietnam to offer early university credit through the Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA). [3] Through this partnership, ISHCMC - American Academy students can take university-level courses that use the same syllabi, materials, textbooks, assignments and assessments as those offered at Syracuse University. Successful completion of SUPA courses and examinations earns ISHCMC - American Academy students early university credit while still in high school, saving both time and money in their tertiary education. SUPA students at ISHCMC - American Academy also graduate with two transcripts: an American high school diploma and a SUPA transcript.
ISHCMC - American Academy offers a University Counseling Program where a professional counselor regularly meets with students to assist in achieving their university goals. The counselor coordinates university tours, helps with university selection and applications, and provides information on financial aid. In their final year, 12th grade students participate in a week-long University Boot Camp focused on university applications. The program is supported by an on-site University Counseling Suite, equipped with resources and tools for the admissions process.
ISHCMC – American Academy students can take university-level courses through the Advanced Placement (AP) Program. More than 90% of the four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. have an AP policy that grants credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam scores to incoming students. [4]
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