Vientiane International School

The mission of the Vientiane International School is to educate, motivate and inspire students and to prepare them to be confident, successful and responsible citizens of the world. VIS will offer a high quality, internationally accredited English language curriculum to a diverse community.

Purposes

The School aims to achieve the following principles, purposes and goals, in accordance with recognized international accreditation criteria:

• to ensure high academic standards through the use of the International Baccalaureate Programme
• to promote its students’ international understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the many cultures of the world.
• to challenge and motivate each student to reach his/her potential
• to promote its students’ social, emotional, and physical development
• to stimulate creativity and critical independent thought
• to foster self-discipline and responsibility, both personal and social
• to encourage individual accomplishment and reward individual achievement
• to develop in the students a sense of identity and a feeling of belonging
• to provide the students with an appreciation of the people, history, and culture of Lao PDR.
• to foster respect and appreciation for cultural diversity
• to encourage interaction with the Lao community through school activities and service learning opportunities
• to instil enthusiasm for life-long learning
• to maintain a safe, caring and supportive learning environment
• to provide a healthy and safe school environment
• to nurture the values of honesty, mutual trust and respect, appreciation of individual
• differences and rights, and a sense of responsibility; and.
• to promote cooperation among students, parents and staff in sharing responsibility for education and learning