Counselling and Support

UNIS Hanoi Learning Support Guiding Statement

We believe:

• In supporting access to inclusive, authentic, and challenging learning experiences;
• Neuro diversity enriches our wider school community 
• Students have and can learn through their strengths 
• Equitable learning opportunities generate success. 

Inclusion at UNIS Hanoi

UNIS Hanoi celebrates the talents and diversity of its students and acknowledges the right of every learner to be empowered and successful in his/her learning. At UNIS Hanoi inclusion is facilitated through:

• Collaboration for the success of all students
• Mutual respect of all stakeholders
• Support within our defined capacities
• Solution oriented action for learner variability.

Student success is an ongoing process and the responsibility of all to provide personalised pathways and remove barriers to success.

As a programme committed to personal and academic excellence, UNIS Hanoi provides English as an Additional Language (EAL) education for all multilingual students in the process of learning English.

Language learning at UNIS Hanoi is integrated into all classes
We believe that learning language, learning through language, and learning about language promotes cognitive growth and helps students develop into confident, reflective communicators and lifelong learners. We believe that language learners...

• acquire language more quickly through immersion;
• learn more through meaningful and relevant interaction;
• and are best supported through multi-modal instructional approaches

so we prioritise content-based instruction and inclusive classes which balance all aspects of language: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

All of our teachers are language teachers
All Teachers at UNIS Hanoi share responsibility for students who are English Language Learners. EAL Teachers support students directly and also work alongside Classroom Teachers as co-planners, co-teachers, and instructional coaches.

All home languages are encouraged at UNIS Hanoi
We respect and support the growth of students’ cultural and academic identities through the use of home languages. Our hope is for students to grow into fully functional multilingual learners. We see parents as essential partners in this endeavor.

UNIS Hanoi Counsellors provide a comprehensive, developmental programme for all students. Counsellors structure activities to meet the needs of students in academic, personal, social-emotional, university and career domains. Counsellors consult with students, teachers, staff, administration and parents to enhance the school experience for the entire UNIS Hanoi community.  

The goals of the counselling programme are:

• To advocate for all students
• Create an advisory programme promoting life skills and international mindedness
• Assist with university placement and career exploration
• Assist and counsel students regarding personal issues
• Promote and support academic excellence and success

UNIS Hanoi also has a School Psychologist and Speech Therapist on staff to assist students in need of extra support or diagnostic assessments.

UNIS Hanoi Enrichment and Extension is committed to supporting the individual needs of students. This can be achieved through a collaborative partnership between the student, parents, classroom teachers, and the enrichment coach to develop and implement an enrichment support so they may access effective differentiated instruction and enrichment opportunities which fit their learning needs.  In some cases, these strategies may not provide a student with suitably challenging learning opportunities and their educational development will be reviewed by the Student Intervention Team (SIT) to determine an Individual Learning Plan which is commensurate with their ability and engagement.  

In grades 6-8 each Connections group has two Mentors. In grades 9-12 each Connection Group has one Mentor.  In addition to being a conduit of information between students and parents, they play a strong pastoral role. Students can bring social and/or academic concerns to Mentors.