Years 7, 8 and 9

The aim is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.

Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils will be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They will be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Learning a foreign language provides an opening to other cultures, fostering pupils’ curiosity and deepening their understanding of the world. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries, to express their ideas and thoughts both in speech and in writing in other languages.
From Early Years, pupils begin their Vietnamese studies, with Mandarin introduced from Year 3. Upon entering the Senior School, their linguistic journey broadens to include French and Spanish.

Pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work and how to put this knowledge to use through programming. Pupils will be digitally literate – able to use and express themselves and develop their ideas through information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.

A combination of geography and history taught in an integrated way. This is a Brighton College UK developed course which we are pleased to be offering at Brighton College Vietnam.

A course for Year 9 pupils to learn how to prepare presentations, not only in a traditional format in front of an audience but exploring new ways of delivering digital content to a global audience.

Offered to pupils in Year 7 and 8. This course develops our pupils’ interests in business from a young age and is another special feature of our curriculum at Brighton College Vietnam.

All pupils in Year 9 will take business which leads on nicely from their enterprise lessons in Years 7 and 8.

Our Design Technology workshops and CAD suite support pupils to develop an understanding of manufacturing processes in the 21st century.

Pupils can use our world-class music facilities to learn how to play, compose and appreciate music from different genres and cultures.

Pupils use our outstanding art facilities to become exceptional artists, developing skills of independence and an appreciation for different artistic methods and materials.

Pupils develop an appreciation of performance and thereby the modern world around them. Many will perform on stage as part of the school productions.