VIS is a founding member of the Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA), an organization of small international schools in the region. Other member schools are located in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Chonburi, and Phnom Penh. The association provides social connections and opportunities for sports and cultural exchanges for Secondary students throughout the school year, and provides a forum for professional development among faculty and administrations of the member schools.
MRISA schools take turns hosting sports exchanges for Middle School and High School (3 each), one cultural exchange. Model United Nations and a leadership summit. Families from the hosting school typically house visiting students and their coaches during their three or four day stay. Participants in MRISA activities will be required to host visiting MRISA students when VIS hosts MRISA events.
MRISA CODE OF CONDUCT Students who participate in MRISA Exchanges must sign and adhere to the MRISA Code of Conduct, which is distributed as part of the registration process for each MRISA Exchange. Parents must also sign and accept the code. The code set outs MRISA rules regarding:
- Prohibition of smoking, drinking alcohol, using or possessing unauthorized drugs, and inappropriate behavior.
- Approved forms of local transportation.
- Prohibition of any events or activities outside of the Exchange schedule.
- Curfew.
- Other general standards of behavior.
The code also sets out the consequences of violating MRISA rules. In addition, any MRISA school may impose further consequences for its own students. Finally, all VIS school rules apply at MRISA Exchanges as well as any other school activities and events which are held away from the school campus.
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