As the world opens wider, a child’s competence becomes the most valuable “passport” to confidently step into the future. Carrying that spirit, the theme “Passport to the World” at the “End-of-Year Showcase” event of The Dewey Schools Cau Giay transformed an entire school year’s interdisciplinary knowledge into a vivid experiential journey, where each TDSer actively led their parents to explore the world through their own thinking, abilities, and unique identity.
The special highlight of this year’s festival lay in the “flipped classroom” model, where parents became students to conquer challenges together with their children. Under the guidance of these “junior teachers,” parents experienced logical thinking through Mathematics games, assembled robotic arm models in Science, or tried their hand at Do-Re-Mi hand signs on the musical staff. This interesting role reversal showed that knowledge at Dewey does not stop at theoretical memorization, but has become actual competence and a natural joy of learning for the students.
The art and theatrical spaces continued to open up emotional slices of the children’s growth journey. Literature, Vietnamese, and English lessons were reenacted through the play “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” musical performances, traditional chants, rap songs, and highly creative art showcases. From the way the children confidently mastered the stage and cooperated with teammates to their ability to express thoughts and emotions, parents could clearly feel the maturity, resilience, and inner strength of each student after a school year.
Ms. Nguyen Hang Giang—Parent of class 1Manila, emotionally shared about her journey accompanying the school: “A year ago, I was also very concerned when choosing a school environment for my child. Now, seeing my child excited and loving going to school every day, I understand that I made the right choice. What I appreciate most is the companionship and care full of love from everyone, from the homeroom teachers and subject teachers to the security guards, the bus monitors, and the medical staff. It is that uniform care that has created an ideal learning environment for my child to develop in the happiest and most natural way.”
The proud eyes and radiant smiles of parents as they watched their children’s every moment were the most wonderful gifts after a school year. The growth of a child is not measured by the amount of memorized knowledge or rigid sample essays, but is clearly visible in how they know to confidently raise their voice, cooperate, create, and open their hearts to connect with the surrounding world. And that is also the most meaningful “passport” that the children carry with them on their journey of growing up.
