“After today’s experience at Dewey, I think I’ve started to identify my direction for the future. I’m really happy to have participated in such engaging experiments and meaningful career workshops.”
That was the sharing of Pham Hoang Anh, an 8th-grade student, after attending the workshop “Define Your Goals – Shape Your Future” at Dewey Hai Phong.
Not only Hoang Anh, but many other students shared the same feeling when “stepping into the role” of a Dewey student through a series of diverse classes. From MDE (Making and Design Engineering) lessons withMr. Frank—where students develop creativity and problem-solving skills like young inventors—to English classes using flashcards combined with real-life communication practice, helping students confidently use the language in authentic situations with native teachers. Science also became more exciting through hands-on experiments such as generating electricity from lemons or exploring the principles of electromagnets.
Through Dewey’s experiential learning approach, students are not only inspired with curiosity but also encouraged to reflect on what they have learned. Knowledge becomes a two-way process, enabling them to deeply understand concepts and confidently apply them to solve real-world problems.
The highlight of the workshop was the Career Orientation session, where Grade 8 and 9 students learned to understand themselves and different career paths through models like the “career tree” and Holland’shexagon-based assessments. Through this self-exploration process, students gradually identify their strengths, choose suitable subject combinations, and begin shaping a structured academic pathway for high school.
A morning as a “standard American-style student” came to a close, but what lingers is more than just exciting experiences or initial career direction. It is a shift in how each student perceives learning: every moment ofself-discovery, hands-on exploration, and independent thinking becomes a “real asset” that builds their adaptability for the future. And that journey of a thousand miles begins with meaningful experiences today.
