Westlink International School Hanoi

Westlink International School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Candidate School for the Primary Years Program (PYP) and the Middle Years Program (MYP). Our school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School.<br /> Westlink empowers its students by awakening their curiosity and passion to transform themselves and the world. Our teaching philosophy encourages inquiry-based teaching that emphasizes the student’s role in the learning process where they are actively encouraged to explore, ask and research, and develop responsibility and resilience.<br /> Built on a 2.5-hectare property in the Tay Ho Tay Hanoi, Vietnam with the slogan “Dream - Strive – Succeed", our world-class campus and state-of-the-art facilities set the stage for all Westlink students and allow them to Dream of a bright future, Strive hard to achieve their goals, and Succeed in any future pathway of their choice.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Candidate

English

books: Library; chemistry: Laboratory; soccer: Sports courts; ballet: Theatre, performing arts room; music: Music room; palette: Arts room; coffee: Cafeteria and dining hall; screen: Visual literacy room; swimmingpool: Swimming pool; schoolbus: Private transporters; computer: Maker Space; cooking: Food tech lab; playground: Outdoor playground; movies: Studio

Educational excellence: Westlink offers the rigorous International Program that combines US Common Core Standards with the world-renowned International Baccalaureate (IB) framework. The curriculum, which focuses on developing both essential knowledge as well as professional skills such as critical thinking and an international outlook, includes a combination of core subjects: English, Mathematics and Science, with specialist areas such as Art, Music, ICT, PE and Drama. This ensures that students are fully equipped and prepared to successfully enter university anywhere across the world. <br>To create amazing learning experiences, we use an inquiry-based approach, which allows students to be actively involved in and responsible for their own learning. Inquiry allows each student’s understanding of the world to develop in a manner and at a rate that is unique to that learner and supports them to move from their current level of understanding to a new and deeper one.; Qualified School Leaders and Teachers: Westlink staff are carefully selected and fully committed to serving the needs of students and parents in our community. All teaching staff are qualified and expatriate staff are western trained. Westlink invests significantly in the professional development of staff so that your child can experience Amazing Learning through great teaching.; World-class facilities: State-of-the-art facilities in a new campus provide the background to great teaching and learning, and create a positive learning environment to inspire creativity, independence, and a love of learning.

Hillary Hinchliff

Ms. Hillary is a highly experienced international school educator with 30 years in education, including 17 years as a principal. She is a personable, creative, resilient school leader with experience in mainstream, special and international schools. <br /> She has a Bachelor of Education Honors Degree and Postgraduate qualifications in Special Educational Needs. Hinchliff has achieved the National Professional Qualification for Headship and has recently been honoured to accept a Fellowship with the Chartered College for Teaching in the UK in recognition of her 30 years of service to education.<br /> Her previous leadership roles have included establishing a new and now award winning IB World School in the South of India, leading in an Outstanding and multi–Award Winning School in Oman, and 10 years + of school leadership experience in the UK. In her long career in education, she has turned a failing school around through reinventing the curriculum, building a highly skilled workforce and designing a new school building. Ms. Hillary has a passion for curriculum design and has implemented a systematic and pedagogical change in the schools she has led.