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Co-Curricular Handbook - United Nations International School of Hanoi
Co-Curricular
Handbook
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Values & Beliefs
Because UNIS Hanoi values LEARNING, UNIS Hanoi believes
that we:
•   Learn, think and reflect critically in an inspiring environment, using
    a dynamic curriculum that exceeds international standards;
•   Use and apply knowledge in the classroom and beyond for life-
    long personal development, as we strive for happy, balanced
    lives;
•   Question and research collaboratively to seek innovative
    solutions for local and global issues.

Because UNIS Hanoi values COMMUNITY, UNIS Hanoi
believes that we:

•   Pro-actively connect with others to make supportive, long-
    lasting and diverse friendships;
•   Take action to create a safe, caring, and sustainable                    Mission & Guiding Principles
    environment;                                                             “Our mission is to encourage students to be independent,
•   Respect and appreciate diverse cultures, beliefs and                     lifelong learners who strive for excellence and become
    languages to deepen our understanding of local and global                responsible stewards of our global society and natural
    issues.                                                                  environment, achieved within a supportive community that
                                                                             values diversity and through a programme reflecting the
                                                                             ideals and principles of the United Nations.”
Because UNIS Hanoi values RESPONSIBILITY, UNIS Hanoi
believes that we:                                                            The United Nations principles as applied to the school are to:

•   Act with integrity to make and defend reasoned decisions based           •   Promote peaceful solutions to problems.
    on respect, compassion and fairness;                                     •   Develop friendly relations among children and adults of
•   Take ownership and are accountable for our thoughts,                         different nationalities.
    actions and their consequences;                                          •   Promote cooperation in problem solving in economic,
•   Face challenges with courage, resilience and an                              social, cultural, and humanitarian matters.
    independent spirit, whilst remaining responsive and adaptable            •   Encourage respect for fundamental freedoms and equality
    to change.                                                                   for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or
                                                                                 religion.

                                                                             Vision
                                                                             “Our learning community will be an inspirational role model for
                                                                             a better world”

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IB Learner Profile                         THINKERS                                     RISK-TAKERS

The aim of all IB programmes is to         We use critical and creative thinking        We approach uncertainty with
develop internationally minded people      skills to analyse and take responsible       forethought and determination; we
who, recognizing their common              action on complex problems. We               work independently and cooperatively
humanity and shared guardianship of        exercise initiative in making reasoned,      to explore new ideas and innovative
the planet, help to create a better and    ethical decisions.                           strategies. We are resourceful and
more peaceful world. The IB learner                                                     resilient in the face of challenges and
profile represents 10 attributes valued                                                 change.
                                           COMMUNICATORS
by the IB and UNIS Hanoi.
                                           We express ourselves confidently and         BALANCED
                                           creatively in more than one language
                                           and in many ways.                            We understand the importance of
                                                                                        balancing different aspects of our
                                           We collaborate effectively, listening        lives—intellectual, physical, and
                                           carefully to the perspectives of other       emotional— to achieve well-being or
                                           individuals and groups.                      ourselves and others. We recognize our
                                                                                        interdependence with other people and
                                           PRINCIPLED                                   with the world in which we live.

                                           We act with integrity and honesty, with a
                                                                                        REFLECTIVE
                                           strong sense of fairness and justice, and
                                           with respect for the dignity and rights of
As IB Learners We                          people everywhere.
                                                                                        We thoughtfully consider the world
                                                                                        and our own ideas and experience. We
Strive To Be:                              We take responsibility for our actions
                                                                                        work to understand our strengths and
                                                                                        weaknesses in order to support our
                                           and their consequences.
                                                                                        learning and personal development.
INQUIRERS
                                           OPEN-MINDED
We nurture our curiosity, developing
skills for inquiry and research. We know   We critically appreciate our own cultures
how to learn independently and with        and personal histories, as well as the
others. We learn with enthusiasm and       values and traditions of others. We seek
sustain our love of learning throughout    and evaluate a range of points of view,
life.                                      and we are willing to grow from the
                                           experience.
KNOWLEDGEABLE
                                           CARING
We develop and use conceptual
understanding, exploring knowledge         We show empathy, compassion and
across a range of disciplines. We          respect.
engage with issues and ideas that have
local and global significance.             We have a commitment to service, and
                                           we act to make a positive difference
                                           in the lives of others and in the world
                                           around us.

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Table of Contents
Department Purpose                         5

Activities Department Management Team      6

Co-Curricular Offerings                    8

League Affiliation                         9

Eligibility                               10

Academic and Behavioral Eligibility       10

Challenging Highly Able Students          10

Participation Commitment and Attendance   11

Off-season Policy - Sport Teams           12

Conflict & Crossover                      13

Reciprocal Housing Agreement              13

Co-Curricular Travel                      14

Discipline Procedures                     18

Stakeholder Responsibilities              20

Additional Programme Information          22

Co-Curricular Awards                      23

Appendices                                24

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Department Purpose

Our purpose is to offer a dynamic          4. the success of our co-curricular        7. measurable outcomes and results
and varied co-curricular programme             programme is supported by the              are secondary when considered in
for the children and young adults of           school’s philosophy, the dedication        the context of how we represent our
our school community. We aim to                of our activity sponsors, continuing       school and ourselves.
inspire our students to actively engage        support and cooperation between        8. every student should have an
in purposeful activities beyond the            departments, the commitment of             opportunity to become involved in
classroom to develop skills, to become         our teaching staff, and the support        the co-curricular programme.
life-long learners and responsible world       of our administration.
                                                                                      9. together co-curricular programmes
citizens.                                  5. in the active involvement of all            and academics help achieve our
                                               stakeholders.                              philosophical objectives.
In support of our purpose, we believe:
                                           6. participation in a co-curricular        10. co-curricular programmes are
1. academic and co-curricular                  group will promote social growth           voluntary and not required and
    programmes work in partnership             and maturation of all individuals          because those participating
    through a holistic approach to             involved, and support our mission          represent the entire school
    education.                                 to encourage students to be                community, academic eligibility
2. COMMITMENT, PERSEVERANCE,                   independent, lifelong learners who         requirements set by the school
    INTEGRITY, RESPECT, and                    strive for excellence and become           as well as adherence to the UNIS
    RESPONSIBILITY are to be                   responsible stewards of our global         Hanoi Activity Agreement are
    emphasized, and are representative         society and natural environment,           requirements for participation.
    of a quality co-curricular                 achieved within a supportive
    programme.                                 community that values diversity and
                                               through a programme reflecting the
3. in offering a wide range of
                                               ideals and principles of the United
    co-curricular opportunities to
                                               Nations.
    serve and strengthen our school
    community.

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Activities
Department
Management
Team                                     Aquatics Manager - Manages all            Community Programmes Officer
Director of Activities - Overall         aquatics programmes, coordinates          - Coordinates community classes
leadership of the department. Line       swim meets and other aquatics             and workshops, manages Energize,
manages local and international          events.                                   facilitates community sports requests,
school conferences and affiliations                                                manages facility bookings from the
                                         Tennis Academy Manager -                  community, supports the UNIS Hanoi
(e.g. APAC, HAC, GIN), after school      Manages all after school tennis
performing arts programmes, MUN,                                                   Summer Programme.
                                         programmes, coordinates tennis
sport teams and community classes        tournaments and other tennis events.      UMA Coordinator - Manages and
and workshops                                                                      coordinates all aspects of the UNIS
                                         Activities Coordinator - Coordinates      Music Academy (UMA).
Co-Curricular Activities Manager         co-curricular travel and transportation
- Assists with overall leadership        bookings, coordinates visa and travel     Co-Curricular Office Assistant -
of the department. Line manages          documents, coordinates housing            General Suport for all programmes
UNIS Saturday Sports, Summer             for homestay events, UNIS MUN             in the department, assists with the
Programme, UNIS Music Academy,           Coordinator, assists with the running     running of all major events operated
After School Activities (ASA), and the   of major events.                          out of the UNIS Hanoi Activities
Youth Sport.                                                                       Department.
                                         Co-curricular Coordinator -
Athletic Trainer - Responsible for       Department logistics, coordinates
the coordination and implementation      ASA’s, manages event logistics,
of a comprehensive Athletic Training     coordinates officials, manages facility
Programme. The Athletic Trainer          bookings for UNIS Hanoi staff, assists
manages the preventative services,       with the running of major events,
emergency care, clinical diagnosis,      supports the UNIS Hanoi Summer
therapeutic intervention and             Programme.
rehabilitation of injuries and medical
conditions for UNIS student athletes.

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•   Other commitments at UNIS Hanoi
                                             •   Gender
                                             •   Demonstrated support of the
                                                 procedures and guidelines of the
                                                 programme
                                             •   Division at UNIS Hanoi which staff is
                                                 employed
                                             •   Recommendation of head coach
                                             •   If the applicant is a UNIS Hanoi
                                                 employee
                                           4. If there are no applicants that are a
                                                 good fit for the programme based
                                                 on above, the Director of Activities
                                                 may seek assistance of the
                                                 administration to identify individuals
                                                 who were hired with relevant
                                                 experience.
                                           5. Qualified personnel not employed
                                                 by UNIS Hanoi may be recruited to
                                                 fill vacant positions.
STAFF SELECTION PROCESS                    6. On occasion, vacancies come up
                                                 throughout the school year based
1. Returning sponsors/directors/                 on additional needs, or individuals
     coaches asked about intentions for          who no longer can commit to the
     the upcoming school year (April/            programme. The vacancy will be
     May).                                       communicated to staff as it comes up.
2. Vacant positions posted to new and      Final decisions will be communicated
     returning staff (April/May)           to applicants at the conclusion of the
3. Assignments made in collaboration       search.
     with respective building principals
     considering:
 •   Knowledge base in area of interest
 •   Experience with a specific age
     group
 •   Recent relevant professional
     development in area of interest
 •   Past experience with specific
     activity

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Co-Curricular                           wide-ranging and generally fall into one
                                        of five categories:
                                                                                     Participation Numbers
                                                                                     •
Offerings
                                                                                         In general, activities must maintain a
                                        •   Visual and Performing Arts -                 minimum number of participants in
                                            Ceramics, Contemporary Dance,                order to operate. If, after the start of
TEAM SPORTS:                                Glee Club, School of Rock                    the ASA session enrollment in an ASA
                                        •   Academic Pursuits - SAT Prep, The            drops below the numbers illustrated
Badminton                                   Spark (MS Newspaper), The Flame              below, the ASA sponsor must notify
                                            (HS Newspaper), Math Challenge,              the Co-Curricular Office so a decision
Basketball                                                                               can be made whether to continue or
                                            Gardening Club
Soccer                                                                                   cancel the ASA.
                                        •   Technology - Coding Club,
Swimming                                    Computer Club, 3D Art, Robotics          •   Participant/Sponsor ratios are as
                                                                                         follow:
Volleyball                              •   Sports and Movement - Running
                                            Club, Offseason Volleyball, Indoor       •GRADES          MINIMUM NUMBER
Tennis                                      Games, Tennis Club                       •                OF STUDENTS

                                        •   Social/Cultural - Korean Club,            K1 & K2         7
ARTS:                                       Board Games, Cooking Club
                                                                                      Grades 1        8
                                        *Club activities do not require a             &2
Musical
                                        participating student to have a UNIS
Drama                                   Hanoi Activity Agreement Form on              Grades 3        9
                                        file. Additionally, students involved in      and up
Choir
                                        these activities will not be bound by the
Band                                    UNIS Hanoi School reciprocal housing
                                        agreement.                                   Registration and Sign-Ups
AMIS (The Association for Music in
International Schools)                                                               All ASA registrations are carried out on
                                        Annual Sessions of Operation                 the CHQ online registration platform.
APAC Choir
                                        Throughout the academic year, ASA are
APAC Orchestra                          split into 3 Sessions of 10 school weeks.    Student Initiative Programme
APAC Theater
                                                                                     (SIP)
                                        Student Eligibility                          The Student Initiative Programme
APAC Band
                                        During each ASA Session, student             enables HS students to create their
                                        participation is limited to the following:   own student-led activities and clubs
LEADERSHIP:                                                                          separate from the faculty-led ASA
                                         GRADES        NUMBER OF      SUBMITTED      process. Created and organized by the
Middle School Student Council                          ASAS           REQUESTS
                                                                                     HS Senate, SIP fosters empowerment
High School Senate                       G4 to 12      No limit       No Limit       and increases agency by providing
                                                                                     students opportunities to pursue their
Model United Nations (MUN)               G2 to 3       3              5              passions and interests. Once student
Global Issues Network (GIN)              K2 & G1       2              5              organisers apply to create a SIP club,
                                                                                     the HS Senate coordinates the approval
MRISA Leadership Conference              K1            0 in           5
                                                                                     process based on key criteria. Once a
                                                       Session 1
                                                                                     SIP activity is approved, the HS Senate
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES                                1 in Sesson                   supports student leaders and helps
(ASA):                                                 2&3                           facilitate locations and logistics for the
                                                                                     ongoing success of the club. Student
                                         Discovery     0              0
Offerings vary from year to year, are                                                leaders are required to secure a faculty

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sponsor for their SIP club proposal.        Canadian Academy (CA)                    Saigon South International School
All SIP clubs run concurrently with the                                              (SSIS)
                                            Concordia International School
ASA co-curricular calendar sessions
                                            Shanghai (CISS)                          United Nations International School of
and student organisers are required to
                                                                                     Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi)
re-submit their SIP application for each    Hong Kong International School
new session. Please note that while         (HKIS)                                   Vientiane International School (VIS)
non-athletic SIP clubs only require a
                                            International School of Beijing (ISB)
faculty sponsor, student-proposed                                                    HAC Member Schools:
SIP activities which are athletic-          Seoul Foreign School (SFS)
                                                                                     British International School (BIS)
based require direct faculty sponsor        Shanghai American School Pudong
supervision at all times. The application   (SASPD)                                  British Vietnamese International School
to apply for a student-led SIP activity                                              (BVIS)
can be found here.                          Shanghai American School Puxi
                                            (SASPX)                                  Concordia International School
                                                                                     (CISH)
League Affiliation                          Taejon Christian International School
                                            (TCIS)                                   Hanoi International School (HIS)
UNIS Hanoi is a member of the Asia                                                   International School Vietnam (ISV)
                                            United Nations International School of
Pacific Activities Conference (APAC)
                                            Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi)                       Olympia School (OLY)
and Mekong River International
Schools Association (MRISA)                 Western Academy of Beijing (WAB)         St. Paul American School (SPAS)
internationally, and locally in the Hanoi
                                                                                     United Nations International School of
Activities Conference (HAC).                MRISA Member Schools:                    Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi)
                                            Hanoi International School (HIS)
APAC Member Schools:                                                                 Wellspring International School (WIS)
                                            International School Eastern Seaboard
American International School of
                                            (ISE)
Guangzhou (AISG)
                                            International School Phnom Penh
Brent International School Manila
                                            (ISPP)
(BRENT)

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Eligibility                                  tournaments and events that do not
                                             have the U16 age limit.
 All participants in the UNIS Hanoi
co-curricular programmes shall follow
                                             Varsity (V)
rules established by the school and/
or the rules of our conference/league        Limited to those students who are under
affiliations as outlined in the respective   the age of 19 as of September 1st of the
handbooks.                                   academic year and are enrolled in the
                                             high school.

UNIS HANOI SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT                                   ACTIVITY LIMITS

Students wishing to participate in the       There is no restriction on the number
co-curricular programme must be              of trips a student may take during
enrolled as a full time student, and must    the school year. However, travel on
meet the UNIS Hanoi School eligibility       consecutive weekends is discouraged.
requirements.                                Students, parents, and activity sponsors
                                             should consider amount of missed

AGE ELIGIBILITY
                                             school, costs, and academic standings
                                             of the student when planning multiple      Academic and
UNIS Hanoi activities are conducted
                                             school trips.
                                                                                        behavioral
at the Youth Sport (YS), Middle School
(M.S.), Junior Varsity (JV), and the         Auditions and                              Eligibility
Varsity levels.
                                             Tryouts
                                                                                        UNIS Hanoi is committed to providing a
                                                                                        wide range of co-curricular opportunities
Youth Sport (YS)                             All UNIS Hanoi students who wish to
                                                                                        for our students. We believe that
                                                                                        co-curricular activities and academics
Limited to those students who are            participate on a co-curricular group
                                                                                        form a partnership in educating the
enrolled in Grades 4-5.                      requiring a tryout or audition should be
                                                                                        whole child and reinforce the school’s
                                             given a fair chance. The student will be
                                                                                        mission statement. Students in
                                             given a minimum of three (3) sessions
Middle School (MS)                           before the final list of names will be
                                                                                        compliance with the academic and
                                                                                        behavioral requirements outlined in the
Limited to those students who are            posted. Coaches and directors should
                                                                                        Student & Parent Handbooks are eligible
enrolled in middle school.                   recognize that selection on the group is
                                                                                        to participate.
                                             important to the students. Care should
                                             be given when announcing the final
Junior Varsity (JV)
Limited to those students who are under
                                             team selections. Coaches and directors
                                             are encouraged to speak individually       Challenging Highly
16 years of age as of August 1st of the
academic year.
                                             to each student who did not make the
                                             representative group.
                                                                                        Able Students
                                                                                        Where appropriate UNIS Hanoi will
In cases where a JV team is low on                                                      review the athletic or musical ability
numbers and may not be able to field                                                    of highly able students and consider
a team to participate in the MRISA                                                      offering opportunities for that individual
tournament, Grade 11 students may                                                       to practice or rehearse, and in some
complete the team roster as long as                                                     cases compete/perform locally with a
they are not displacing an U16 athlete.                                                 higher level group.
This exception only applies to MRISA

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•   Work ethic and attitude                   Curricular Attendance
                                            •   Skill performance                         Students must be in school at least half
                                            •   Size of group impacted                    of the day to be eligible to participate in
                                            •   Review of the parents/students’ plan      their co-curricular activity. Any partial
                                                (e.g. leaving after two years to join a   day absence must be excused.
                                                sport/music academy/school)
                                                                                          Minimum Attendance/
                                            Participation                                 Participant Standards

                                            Commitment and                                ASAs meet a minimum of 10 times for
                                                                                          one hour each session.
                                            Attendance                                    Youth Sports Teams generally meet two
                                                                                          times a week for five to six weeks. Each
                                            Attendance                                    practice session is one hour.
                                            Students may miss a maximum of 15%            Middle School sport teams generally
                                            of scheduled practices/rehearsals/            meet two times a week for 8 or 9 weeks.
                                            games/performances/conferences due            Each practice session is 2 hours.
Process:                                    to sickness, injury, or personal family
                                            reasons and still be a member of the          Junior Varsity sport teams generally
1. Recommendation of coaches/               co-curricular group. Missing practices/       meet three times a week for 8 or 9
      directors in the programme.
                                            rehearsals/games /performances/               weeks. Each practice session is 2
2. Approval of Director of Activities.      conferences for involvement in approved       hours.
3. Communication from Director of           school-related activities will not be
      Activities to parents outlining the   counted toward the 15%. Students              Varsity sport teams generally meet four
      options and discussing the relevant   are expected to schedule non school-          times a week for 8 or 9 weeks. Each
      details. Involved coaches/directors   related activities (ex. employment,           practice session is 2 hours.
      and students should be in the         community sports, community
                                                                                          MUN, Band, Orchestra, Choir meet once
      communication loop.                   activities) so as not to conflict with any
                                                                                          or twice a week for a minimum of 40
4. Director of Activities to clearly        commitments involving the group.
                                                                                          hours of contact time.
      communicate to parents the
      boundaries in terms of what the       Quitting/Removal Co-                          Musical/Drama Productions meet two to
                                                                                          three times per week for a minimum of
      school can, and cannot provide.       curricular Group
                                                                                          40 hours of contact time.
5. Written confirmation of approval          A student who quits a co-curricular
      from parents.                                                                       It is recommended that each activity
                                            group without the support of the
                                            sponsor or is sanctioned from                 have at least 10 participants. However
Areas of consideration:                                                                   a minimum standard of 6 participants
                                            participation due to disciplinary reasons
•   Social and mental development           may not join another co-curricular group      is required in order for a co-curricular
•   Safety (e.g. is the student-athlete     in the same season.                           group to exist as a recognised activity at
    physically prepared for that sport?)                                                  UNIS Hanoi.
•   Attendance and commitment to
    current programme

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Off-season Policy
- Sport Teams
The UNIS Hanoi sports programme is
committed to maintaining a seasonal
approach based on three (3) seasons
each academic year (Fall, Winter,
Spring). Official start and end dates
will be determined by the Director
of Activities and posted on the
Co-Curricular Calendar. All off-season
programmes must reflect the overall
mission and philosophy of the school.
Coaches are asked to respect and
support in-season programmes, and
actively dispel any perceptions amongst
students that off-season work is
mandatory.

The following are Off-season
Guidelines:                                   •   Once teams are announced for             improve their skill set in their chosen
                                                  in-season sports, athletes may NOT       activity. In some cases UNIS Hanoi
•   Attendance at all off-season                  pull out of that sport to attend off-    academies extend programme options
    programmes is optional and students           season workouts for another sport        out to the greater community. Currently
    are not penalized for not attending.          until their season is complete.          UNIS Hanoi operates the UNIS Aquatics
•   Contact should not conflict with          •   Off-season is not intended to practice   Academy (UAA), the UNIS Tennis
    in-season practices/games/                    set plays.                               Academy (UTA) and the UNIS Music
    tournaments.                                                                           Academy (UMA).
                                              •   The Activities Office is not obligated
•   Off-season programmes must be                 to arrange offseason games or
    coordinated through the Activities            competitions.                            Phoenix Swim Club
    Office.
                                              •   Teams shall be limited to a maximum      Phoenix Swim Club (PSC) is a
•   Off-season programmes may not                 of two (2) out-of-season practice        programme to provide opportunities for
    start until one week after the start of       games/matches.                           swimmers interested in training during
    the in-season sports.                                                                  their off-season and for swimmers with
                                              •   Off-season stipends are aligned with
•   All student-athletes not involved             ASA compensation at $200 based on        commitments which preclude them
    with an in-season sport have the              a minimum of ten (10) contact hours.     from participation on their school swim
    opportunity to participate in off-                                                     team. PSC aims to provide training
    season programmes regardless of           UNIS Academies                               opportunities for athletes to reach
    playing level. Offseason workouts are                                                  their potential as swimmers and as
                                              The purpose of United Nations                upstanding individuals. Phoenix Swim
    NOT tryouts and are open to all.
                                              International School of Hanoi academies      Club is open to UNIS Hanoi students in
•   Workouts are limited to a maximum of      is to provide additional specialised         Grades 2-12 as well as members of the
    two (2) contacts per week, depending      instruction to UNIS Hanoi students           wider community. PSC operates as a
    on facility availability.                 in support of our curricular and             division of the UNIS Aquatics Academy,
•   Priority for facility bookings are        co-curricular programmes. Additionally,      is supported by UNIS Hanoi and adheres
    given to in-season sports and other       UNIS Hanoi academies provide options         to school policies and procedures.
    co-curricular programmes.                 for our parents, faculty, and staff to

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Crossover/                                     3.    If a practice/rehearsal occurs at
                                                    the same time, the practice time is
                                                                                              support the programme by opening their
                                                                                              homes and accommodating our guests.
Conflict                                            divided equally between the two
                                                    activities. This does NOT allow a         The school recognises that there are
Coaches and activity sponsors should                student to compete in two sports          occasions when unusual circumstances
check their student rosters to anticipate           during the same season.                   or family situations exist that may
possible conflicts between co-curricular                                                      prevent someone from effecting this
                                               4.    If a performance in one activity
                                                                                              housing obligation. Please contact the
activities. Students may have to choose
                                                    conflicts with a performance in
between one activity and another rather                                                       Co-Curricular Activities Department
                                                    another activity, the student is
than partially committing to two or more                                                      in such a case so that continued
                                                    permitted a choice without penalty.
programmes. In all cases coaches and                                                          co-curricular participation will not be
                                                    If this causes a problem then the
sponsors should attempt to work out                                                           affected. If a UNIS Hanoi family is unable
                                                    building principal and Director of
conflicts so students are NOT caught in                                                       to fulfil their housing obligation at a
                                                    Activities will act as mediator to help
the middle.                                                                                   particular time, then the family is asked
                                                    resolve the issue.
                                                                                              to provide a name of a UNIS Hanoi
When a student has a conflict due to                                                          community member to house in their
two or more activities being unavoidably                                                      place. It is understood that each family
scheduled at the same time the following
will apply:
                                               Reciprocal                                     must fulfil their own housing obligation
                                                                                              before fulfilling another family’s
1.    A performance (i.e. game, meet,          Housing                                        obligation.
     contest, play) has priority over a
     practice or rehearsal. The student
                                               Agreement
     will be excused from the practice or      Any student accepting membership
     rehearsal without penalty.                on a co-curricular group with UNIS
2. The activity that is occurring on its       Hanoi must be aware of the hosting
     priority day will take priority. At the   responsibilities that we accept as
     MS level Tuesday, Thursdays are           members of MRISA and APAC, as
     sport priority days while Mondays,        well as our partnership with other
     Wednesdays, and Fridays are               international schools around the world.
     non-sport priority days. At the HS        When we host events that require
     level Monday, Wednesday, and              overnight stays, accommodation must
     Friday are sport priority days while      be provided for the visiting students. By
     Tuesdays and Thursdays are non-           accepting membership on a UNIS Hanoi
     sport priority days.                      co-curricular group, our families agree to

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Adult Supervision                                Travel Clothes
                                                 At least one UNIS Hanoi staff member must        All students are required to wear travel
                                                 be on each trip. The adult to student ratio      clothes for both outbound and inbound
                                                 must be no larger than 12 students to every      portions of the journey. Approved travel
                                                 adult (12:1). A female chaperone must            clothes consist of the UNIS Hanoi travel polo
                                                 accompany the group on all trips involving       shirt, kaki or black pants or skirt, and casual
                                                 female students in grade 8 or lower.             shoes. No denim, jeans, or shorts. Shoes
                                                                                                  must be in good condition.
                                                 Parents on Trips
                                                 Parents may be invited as necessary or as
                                                                                                  Transportation
                                                 required based on specific requirements          All students are required to travel with the
                                                 of the trip. UNIS Hanoi will not make travel     group in school-provided transportation.
                                                 arrangements for adults traveling who            Permission to return home with parents after

Hotel Events                                     have not been requested by the school
                                                 to accompany the group as an additional
                                                                                                  an away event may be granted.

Any invitational event not associated with       chaperone/coach/director.                        Parent Virtual Meeting
APAC or MRISA will be a hotel event. A list of
                                                 Accommodation for                                Parent and the student must view the UNIS
suitable hotel options will be communicated
to the visiting school well in advance of the
                                                 Traveling Students                               Virtual Travel Information Meeting as a
                                                                                                  requirement for the first trip of each school
event.
                                                 Students are expected to stay in the same        year.
                                                 type of accommodation as the rest of the
Co-Curricular                                    group (i.e. homestay trip or hotel stay trip)
                                                                                                  Academic Responsibilities
Travel                                           Booking Policy                                   Students who are absent from school for
                                                                                                  school related trips are responsible for
                                                 Students on UNIS Hanoi sponsored trips           meeting with teachers before the trip and
Goals of Student Travel                          must secure their booking with the rest of       establishing a timeline for completing missed
Through meaningful experiential travel we        the group. No individual bookings will be        schoolwork. As a general rule, students
aim to provide enriching and enlightening        permitted.                                       should be allowed one day to do make-up
learning opportunities to align with our                                                          work for each day missed.
school mission. Student travel is considered     Funding                                          Faculty will be encouraged to give students
a valuable experience and an extension
of the school’s on campus programmes.            Parents of the traveling students are            advance notice of any assignments that
It provides opportunities for cultural           responsible for the first USD $400 of the        will need to be made up. As a general
enrichment as well as personal growth.           airfare and entry fees for each trip. UNIS       rule, students will be excused from major
The representation of the school, through        Hanoi will subsidize the remaining costs.        assessments for the school day following
participation in activities, enhances school     Any exceptions to this guideline will be         a school trip or an “at home” major
spirit, provides incentives for achievement,     communicated to parents in advance. Costs        co-curricular event.
and develops self-respect and maturity.          are invoiced to parents via the UNIS Hanoi
                                                 Business Office. Although UNIS Hanoi may
                                                 assist in obtaining visas when required, the
                                                 cost of the visas is the responsibility of the
                                                 parents/student.

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Co-Curricular Programmes                               include; divisional counsellor and           be greater than 1 coach per 12 swimmers.
and Trips Protocol to Support                          administrator. Activities office will send   The PSC coach’s responsibility is limited
Student Wellbeing                                      out calendar invite and include agenda       to “at meet” coaching for meets with hotel
                                                       and roster lists.                            stays.
1. At the start of the season, queries
       are sent with preliminary rosters to HS
                                                  5.   Divisional principals will make final
       Principal/MS Principal.
                                                       decisions about travel eligibility for       AMIS Student Travel
                                                       students and communicate with
       NOTE: this includes all co-curricular                                                        UNIS Hanoi will support students who
                                                       Activities Office as needed.
       activities (eg. production, MUN)                                                             audition, are selected, and choose to attend
•    Principals to put these queries on           Phoenix Swim Club (PSC)                           the AMIS festivals according to the following:
     the Counselling meeting agenda for           Student Travel                                    1-4 UNIS Hanoi students selected: The
     review of students of concern                                                                  student’s family will bear all costs and must
                                                  Participating families will be responsible for
•    Follow-ups to be done via alerts &           all expenses related to travel for PSC meets      arrange for an adult chaperone to attend.
     face-to-face with coaches                    requiring travel outside of Hanoi. Families
                                                                                                    5-10 UNIS Hanoi students selected: UNIS
•    All students to follow similar protocol      must make their own travel plans including
                                                                                                    chaperone will be assigned to the trip and
     prior to Trips Week. This is handled by      air, hotel and ground transport. Individual
                                                                                                    given days off. Cost of the chaperone,
     the respective division office.              entry fees will initially be paid by UNIS
                                                                                                    including airfare, accommodation and per
2.     Travel team query sent to HS Principal /   Hanoi and billed to each family through the
                                                                                                    diem, will be spread out evenly and billed to
       MS Principal (Trip Consent Form go out     Business Office.
                                                                                                    each family.
       from DA office)
                                                   Additionally the families traveling
3.     Teachers get list of absentees &                                                             11+ UNIS Hanoi students selected: UNIS
                                                  will be responsible for the coaches’
       students are entered into VC to ensure                                                       chaperone will be assigned to the trip,
                                                  expenses including airfare, hotel, ground
       attendance is accurate                                                                       given days off, and the school will pay all
                                                  transportation and per diem (as per UNIS
                                                                                                    costs for the chaperone including airfare,
4.     Trips: there is a pre-departure meeting    Hanoi policy). This will be divided equally
                                                                                                    accommodation and per diem.
       scheduled with coaches/advisors            among all travelers based on a per swimmer
       before they travel - This meeting to       ratio. The coach to swimmer ratio should not

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Coaches/Sponsors Travel
                                                                    Guidelines
                                                                    1. Student Behavior - all UNIS Hanoi
                                                                        rules of behavior are in effect for
                                                                        the duration of any trip. Students
                                                                        are expected to adhere to the UNIS
                                                                        Hanoi Student Code of Conduct as
                                                                        well as to the code of conduct of the
                                                                        host organisation (APAC, MRISA,
                                                                        HAC, THIMUN, etc.) . Students and
                                                                        parents will have submitted a Code
                                                                        of Conduct Form as well as the
                                                                        Activities Agreement Form.
                                                                    2. Adults travelling as a coach/
                                                                        director/chaperone for UNIS Hanoi
                                                                        are not permitted to consume
                                                                        alcohol, as you are responsible
                                                                        for the safety and security of the
                                                                        students at all times until they have
Returning from School Trip                                              returned to their homes.
 The following chart indicates the                                  3. Coaches, directors, and
guidelines for returning to school after a                              chaperones will strive to ensure
trip requiring air travel:                                              that all events are insightful and
                                                                        challenging for all students, and
                                                                        encourage the respectful treatment
                                                                        of all individuals involved regardless
 FLIGHT ARRIVAL                EXCUSED        REPORT TO                 of race, sex, creed, or ability.
 TIME                          PERIODS        SCHOOL BY
                                                                    4. Travelling adults will remain
 Before 10:00 pm               NONE           First class/meeting       onsite during the event at all times
                                                                        except in the case of extenuating
 Between 10-11:00 pm           1 & 2 period
                                st   nd
                                              3rd period
                                                                        circumstances (e.g.medical
                                                                        emergency), and monitor the
                                                                        behavior of students. The student’s
Students are encouraged to return to
                                                                        emotional, psychological, and
class earlier, if possible.
                                                                        physical well-being are always to
Students are expected to be in school                                   be placed at the forefront of any
on the travel day, the day prior, and on                                decision.
the day after a school trip.                                        5. Coaches, directors, and
                                                                        chaperones will refrain from any
                                                                        obscene language or gestures
                                                                        while participating in, chaperoning,
                                                                        or watching the event(s).
                                                                    6. UNIS Hanoi Co-Curricular Travel
                                                                        Dress Code – on both days of
                                                                        travel between UNIS Hanoi and the
                                                                        destination.

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7. 10:00pm Curfew is in effect for              information, individual flight tickets,   Important Contact
    most trips each night of the event.         passport and visa copies, parent          Information:
    Trips that involve hotel stay may           contact information, student
                                                                                          Vietnam Country Code (+84)
    vary. Curfew checks are to be               medical information & insurance,
    made EACH night. Always speak               emergency contacts.                       Tarique AL-Iesa (Director of Activities) –
    directly with EACH student on           12. Medical Emergencies – if needed,          085 882-8672
    the very first night. Any curfew            escort students to local medical
    violations should be reported to            facilities. Notify parents as soon as     Adrian Hubbard (Co-curricular Activities
    the Group Leader and/or the Event           possible and contact the Director         Mananger) – 081 842-2067
    Host who then contacts UNIS                 of Activities or respective division
    Hanoi Director of Activities.                                                         Scott Schaffner (HS Principal) – 0913
                                                principal.
                                                                                          254 280
8. Homestays – if anything concerns         13. Photography – this is completely
    you about the homestays where our           optional, but any photos that can be      Marc Vermeire (MS Principal) – 083 644
    students are being housed, please           taken would be greatly appreciated.       7796
    communicate with the Event Host             This could include team/group
    or contact UNIS Hanoi Director              photos, action/participation              Ms. Hoa (Activities Office) –
    of Activities. On the first night of        photos, awards ceremony photos            096 648-7786
    curfew calls make sure to inquire           and miscellaneous photos. Upon            Ms. Giang (Activities Office) –
    about their homestay situation. Is          returning to UNIS Hanoi, please           091 654-2624
    there an adult in the home? Do you          share the photos with the Activities
    feel safe? Are you comfortable? On          Office.                                   Mr. Lai (Transportation) –
    the morning after the first night do                                                  091 876-7755
                                            14. Student Passports/Travel
    a follow-up check-in, and ask them
                                                Documents – should be collected
    if they know of any problems that                                                     School Nurse (Jo Connolly) – 038
                                                for safekeeping once no longer
    others have experienced.                                                              642-5628
                                                needed by the students. These can
9. A UNIS Hanoi mobile phone will be            then be stored in the hotel safe or       When a chaperone does accompany
    provided for each trip. The phone           with the host school. Additionally, it    a trip, all coaching/directing matters
    will have roaming access. It is to          is advised to collect passports while     should be left in the hands of the
    be used as needed for trip-related          in transit upon clearing immigration.     coaches and directors, unless they
    calls. The phone and charger can
                                            15. Study Time - Time permitting on           request assistance from the chaperone.
    be collected from the Activities
                                                travel days, please try to find a         During competition/rehearsals/
    Office. Key UNIS Hanoi contact
                                                place for kids to do some of their        performances, the chaperone should be
    numbers are listed on the phone.
                                                school work as a group. Once the          available on site, but can sit back and be
    In addition, host schools will often
                                                event gets going, often times not a       supportive of all students and enjoy the
    provide either local SIM cards or
                                                lot is accomplished.                      event.
    actual phones to assist with curfew
    calls.                                  16. Please make sure that all above           If either a chaperone or Group Leader
                                                points are addressed from
10. Emergency Money (usually                                                              has questions about the above
                                                departure time until return and
    $500USD). The Activities Office                                                       information, please let the Director
                                                responsibility of students is handed
    will make arrangements with the                                                       of Activities know well in-advance
                                                over to their families.
    Business Office for this cash to                                                      of your departure. In most cases,
    be picked up. The money is to be                                                      communication between Group Leader
    returned to the Business Office                                                       and chaperone is all that is required
    upon return to UNIS Hanoi, with                                                       in order for the responsibilities of the
    receipts for whatever was used.                                                       chaperone to be confirmed.
11. Trip Information Binder – to be
    collected from the Activities Office.
    This folder will include: flight

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Discipline
Procedures
Student Conduct and
Behavior
Students are expected to conduct
themselves at all times in such a manner
as to reflect credit on themselves and
the school community. Behaviour not
in compliance with UNIS Hanoi conduct
expectations (see Parent & Student
Handbooks) or any behaviour not in the
best interest of the co-curricular group
may constitute grounds for suspension
or dismissal from the group, depending
on the gravity of the offense. Depending
on the specifics, additional disciplinary
sanctions may also be imposed by the
school over and above the suspension
or dismissal of the student from his/her
co-curricular group.

Student Code of Conduct -
Traveling Groups
UNIS Hanoi has established a Code           1. The use of tobacco, drinking and/or
of Conduct in partnership with our              possession of alcohol, or use and/
local and international school activities       or possession of illegal drugs are
organisations for all students travelling       strictly forbidden during the period
to or participating in co-curricular            of time covered by this UNIS Hanoi
activities. The purpose of this code of         activity.
conduct is to encourage students to         2. Students are expected to follow all
refrain from committing acts that would         the event/school rules and must
threaten the integrity of the school and/       attend all the scheduled activities as
or organisation, or their own well-being.       listed in the event programme.
Activities that are hazardous to the
                                            3. There will be a 22:00 (10pm)
health and safety of a student and those
                                                for high school, 21:00 (9pm) for
around him or her cannot be condoned.
                                                middle school curfew each night
Policies have been developed to
                                                of the event for all participants,
help students make responsible and
                                                unless otherwise approved by the
appropriate choices. The following
                                                host school and the UNIS Hanoi
are some of the general policies and
                                                chaperone. Curfew calls/room
behavioral expectations:
                                                checks will be made each night of
                                                the event to enforce the curfew.
                                                Students are not to leave their

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homestay/hotel room after curfew.       When a student commits a serious
    When an event is being held in          infraction while at an activity, related
    Hanoi, UNIS Hanoi participants          to alcohol, tobacco, recreational
    have the option of calling their        drug usage, cheating, deceit, flagrant
    coach/chaperone from their home         curfew violations, and violations of the
    phone to verify that they are home.     “off limits” areas (as well as aiding and
    If no home phone exists, the curfew     abetting any of the above), the following
    call will need to come via a parent     consequences will take effect:
    mobile phone, with the parent
    speaking to the coach/chaperone.        1. The student may no longer
                                                 participate in that activity.
4. Any sightseeing or travel in the
    host city will be done only with        2. The student will be sent home at the
    the permission of the student’s              parent’s’ expense if it is feasible to
    chaperone. Students may not                  do so.
    participate in unscheduled activities   3. The student’s school will apply
    on their own or in groups without            appropriate school-based
    the express permission of their              disciplinary action, separate and
    respective chaperone and the                 apart from sanctions set by the host
    Event Organiser, and then only with          organisation (e.g. MUN, APAC,
    a confirmed destination and return           MRISA, HAC).
    time.                                   4.    Should a student commit two
5. Students may not use any                      infractions during a school year,
    medications unless prescribed                then the student will be excluded
    and/or administered by a licensed            from all events for one calendar
    medical physician, host school               year, including the same event the
    medical personnel or cleared and             following year.
    recorded by the Event Organiser.
6. All UNIS Hanoi school rules related      Additional Discipline Note
    to behavior and conduct are in
    effect for the duration of this event   Please note the UNIS Hanoi code of
    and students are expected to            conduct and discipline guidelines are in
    adhere to the UNIS Hanoi Student        accordance with the APAC and MRISA
    Code of Conduct at all times.           guidelines. Additional disciplinary
                                            procedures for the co-curricular
                                            programme at UNIS Hanoi are outlined
                                            in the Parent & Student Handbooks
                                            which are accessible online.

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What is the role of the
                                                                                     sponsor (e.g. coach,
                                                                                     director)?
                                                                                     1. Communicate philosophy.
                                                                                     2. Contribute to compliance of the
                                                                                         school’s mission statement through
                                                                                         co-curricular endeavors.
                                                                                     3. Positively promote emotional,
                                                                                         physical, and psychological
                                                                                         development.
                                                                                     4. Teach the technical applications of
                                                                                         the specific activity to the best of
                                                                                         their abilities.
                                                                                     5. Take care of relevant management
                                                                                         tasks.
                                                                                     6. Promote development of
                                                                                         self-discipline.
                                                                                     7. Teach good citizenship.
                                                                                     8. Be a positive influence on the
Stakeholder                                5. If attending practice or rehearsal,
                                               attend as an observer and respect a
                                                                                         participants with regard to ethics,

Responsibilities
                                                                                         work habits, and interpersonal
                                               sponsor’s decision to hold a closed
                                                                                         relationships.
                                               session.
                                                                                     9. Make safety a top priority, and
STAKEHOLDER ROLES                          6. Contact the sponsor directly with          report any significant injuries to the
                                               participant or parent concerns
                                                                                         parent or legal guardian.
                                               (communication is the key).
What is the role of a parent?              7. Enjoy the wonderful opportunities
1. Get involved and be supportive.             your child has available through a
                                               rich co-curricular programme.
2. Support the participants (include all
     members of the group).
3. Support the sponsor by respecting
     the sponsor’s authority to
     make decisions regarding the
     development and management of
     the co-curricular group.
4. Set a good example for our
     students regarding positive support
     for our students as well as the
     students from other schools who
     are participating in the event.

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What is the role of the
participant?
1. Participate to the best of their
    abilities.
2. Respect and cooperate with all
    sponsors.
3. Attend all practices/rehearsals and
    be on time.
4. Be a good citizen.
5. Maintain the academic standards
    and course load required by UNIS
    Hanoi.
6. Create, maintain, and promote
    good relationships toward other
    participants.
7. Set a good example at all times
    and live by UNIS Co-curricular
    programme guiding words:
    COMMITMENT, PERSEVERANCE,
    INTEGRITY, RESPECT, and                                                             Procedure to follow when you discuss a
    RESPONSIBILITY.                                                                     concern with an activity sponsor:
8. Recognize that you often represent    PARENT COMMUNICATION                           1. Call to set an appointment. Call the
    the school and UNIS Hanoi
                                         GUIDE                                               sponsor at school, or just set up a
    Community, thus are automatically
                                                                                             time when you see the sponsor.
    in a position of leadership.         Appropriate concerns to discuss with
    Represent your programme,                                                           2.    If the sponsor cannot be reached
                                         activity sponsors:                                  call the Co-curricular & Activities
    school, and community with pride.
                                                                                             Office, and a meeting will be set up
9. Enjoy your co-curricular pursuits.    •   The treatment of your child – mentally
                                                                                             for you.
                                             and physically.
                                                                                        3. Please DO NOT confront a sponsor
                                         •   Ways to help your child improve.
                                                                                             of an activity before/after contest/
                                         •   Concerns about your child’s behavior            performance, or a practice/
                                         Issues not appropriate to discuss with              rehearsal without setting up an
                                         activity sponsors:                                  appointment. These times can
                                         •   Participation levels (e.g. playing time,        be trying and emotional, meetings
                                             roles in a play or musical).                    of this nature do not promote
                                                                                             resolution.
                                         •   Management decisions (e.g. game
                                             plans, who is filling what role, music     4. If the meeting with the sponsor
                                             selection).                                     did not provide a satisfactory
                                                                                             resolution, the next step would be
                                         •   Other participants.
                                                                                             to call and set up an appointment
                                                                                             with the Director of Activities to
                                                                                             discuss the situation. At this
                                                                                             meeting the appropriate next steps
                                                                                             can be determined.

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Additional                                  Concert Attire                                 •   Students must be in school at
                                                                                               least half of the day to be eligible
Programme
                                            Students involved in APAC Arts events
                                                                                               to participate in their co-curricular
                                            will be expected to purchase their
                                                                                               activity.
Information                                 own concert attire. Concert attire may
                                            vary from year to year, and is subject         •   Students suspended from school
                                            to the decision of the group under the             are not eligible to participate in their
Guidelines for Ordering                     leadership of the director.                        co-curricular activity on the days of
Sports Wear Uniforms for                                                                       their suspension.
Team/Group                                  Sports Team Uniforms                           •   Valuables should never be left
                                                                                               unattended.
UNIS Hanoi will provide travelling teams    The cost of VND 2,000,000 will be
with appropriate playing uniforms. If       invoiced to the family of a student-
                                                                                           •   Equipment issued is the responsibility
a team or traveling group wishes to                                                            of the student, and is only to be
                                            athlete for each uniform set (shirt and
purchase additional apparel/uniforms                                                           used for school activities/contests.
                                            shorts) not returned within one week
the following guidelines apply:                                                                Students will be liable for any lost or
                                            after the end of the season. There will be
                                                                                               damaged equipment.
                                            no partial charges when only one piece
1. Everyone in the group must be            of the uniform set is lost.                    •   Sport uniforms are only to be worn for
     willing and able to commit to the                                                         games/matches.
     purchase.
2. The integrity of the UNIS Hanoi
                                            Important General
     logo, mascot, and school colours       Information
     must be honored.                       •   Each sports coach will be given a
3. Only official given names or                 first aid kit for use during the season.
     surnames on uniforms to be                 The School Health Centre is staffed
     worn during games/matches,                 until 6.00 pm during the week and on
     no nicknames or other sayings              Saturdays 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
     permitted.                             •   UNIS Hanoi has an Air Quality, Heat
4.   Director of Activities gives final         Index and Lightening policies in place.
     design approval.                           Coaches and students should be
5. Students taking the initiative               made aware of policies for health and
     to order team apparel take                 safety reasons.
     responsibility for ordering and        •   Students participating in the
     payment.                                   co-curricular programme must have a
6. UNIS Hanoi reserves the right to             UNIS Hanoi Activity Agreement on file
     disallow use if the final product          in the Activities Office.
     does not meet the school’s             •   Priority days are Monday,
     branding expectations.                     Wednesday, and Friday for sports
                                                teams; and Tuesday and Thursday for
Travel Shirts                                   non-sport activities at the high school
Student travelling outside of Hanoi and         level. Priority days are Tuesday
representing UNIS will be expected to           and Thursday for sports teams; and
purchase a UNIS Hanoi travel shirt at the       Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
school Shop.                                    for non-sport activities at the middle
                                                school level.

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Co-Curricular                                Ambassador Sport Award
                                             (MS and HS)
                                                                                        student will have demonstrated superior
                                                                                        skills in their chosen art forms.
Awards                                       Student-athlete who has consistently
                                             exhibited good sportsmanship, a            Commitment to the Arts (HS)
Most Valuable Player (HS                     positive attitude, good skills, and        Student who has shown a commitment
Only)                                        the ability to get along with peers        to the Arts in at least 2 areas of the
                                             and coaches. This individual is an         Arts--Music, Drama, Dance, Visual
Good attitude, never gives up, exhibits
                                             ambassador for the school and the          Art. The student will have undertaken
high energy both in practice and during
                                             athletic programme at UNIS Hanoi.          work in these chosen art forms, proving
competition, shows leadership, high skill
level. The individual the team would miss                                               their commitment, if not talent, to those
most if removed from the team.               Thespian of the Year (HS)                  areas.
                                             The student who has shown an
Players’ Choice (HS Only)                    extensive commitment to Drama in           Phoenix of the Year (Grades
Good attitude, strong work ethic,
                                             the co-curricular programme. This          10-12)
                                             could include, but not be limited to: HS
promotes positive team chemistry,                                                       Student who has demonstrated an
                                             Musical, HS Play and APAC Theatre.
shows respect for coaches and fellow                                                    exemplary work ethic, commitment to
players, an ambassador for the UNIS                                                     the program along with the qualities
Hanoi athletic programme, never gives        Musical Artist of the Year                 of dedication, enthusiasm and pride.
up.                                          (HS)                                       To be eligible, the student must have
                                                                                        participated in a minimum of three major
                                             The student who has shown an
                                                                                        co-curricular programmes during the
Coach’s Choice (MS Only)                     extensive commitment to Music in
                                                                                        academic year. The individual must
Examples of what the Coaches Choice          the co-curricular programme. This
                                                                                        have participated in a balance between
Award could be for presented for: Most       could include, but not be limited to: HS
                                                                                        athletic and non-athletic programmes
Valuable Player (MVP), Most Improved         Musical, HS Choir, Concert Band, APAC
                                                                                        (e.g. Varsity Volleyball, MUN, and Choir,
Player (MIP), Most Dedicated, Hardest        Band, Choir and/or Orchestra.
                                                                                        or JV Basketball, Varsity Soccer, and
Worker, Leadership, Most Team Spirit,                                                   band). This award honors the all-
Most Inspirational. The criteria for         Excellence in the Arts (HS)                around contributor to our co-curricular
selecting the recipient is completely up                                                programme.
                                             Student who excels in at least 2 areas
to the coach.
                                             of the Arts--Music, Drama, Dance. The

Athlete of the Year (MS and
HS)
Student-athlete who has made
significant contributions to the UNIS
Hanoi athletic programme with an
emphasis on ability. Other areas
considered include sportsmanship,
attitude, ability to get along with peers,
coaches, and opponents. The athlete
must have participated in a minimum
of two sports, preferably three during
the school year. The individual being
considered must not have been
removed from the team for discipline or
conduct infractions.

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Appendix A

UNIS Hanoi Activity
Agreements Form
Student Full Name:                                practices/rehearsals/games /
                                                  performances/conferences for
                                                                                           II. Medical Release
                                                  involvement in approved school-          I, the undersigned, do hereby authorize
                                                  related activities will not be counted   and empower adult chaperones of
                                                  toward the 15%. Students are             United Nations International School of

I. Activity Code                                  expected to schedule non school-         Hanoi to make any and all decisions
                                                  related activities (ex. employment,      concerning the medical and/or surgical

and Participation                                 community sports, community
                                                  activities) so as not to conflict with
                                                                                           care of my child. I understand that the
                                                                                           UNIS Hanoi supervisor/trip leader will
Consent                                           any scheduled meetings.                  make every attempt to contact me by
                                                                                           telephone should medical treatment
                                               5. Removal/Quitting: A student
1. AA Form: Each student and a                    who quits a co-curricular group
                                                                                           be deemed necessary. All hospitals,
     parent/guardian must review and                                                       clinics or similar facilities, as well as all
                                                  without the support of the sponsor
     submit the UNIS Hanoi Activity                                                        doctors, nurses, medics, paramedics or
                                                  or is sanctioned from participation
     Agreement Form no later then one                                                      other medical personnel may rely on the
                                                  due to disciplinary reasons may not
     week after the start of their first                                                   decisions and authorizations of the UNIS
                                                  join another co-curricular group
     co-curricular activity. Each student                                                  Hanoi supervisor/trip leader concerning
                                                  that season.
     is required to have a new UNIS                                                        whatever medical care or treatment,
     Hanoi Activity Agreements Form on         6. Student Conduct and                      including surgical procedures, they
     file for each school year.                   Behaviour: Students are                  deem necessary for my child - again,
                                                  expected to conduct themselves           following attempts to contact me by
2. Consent: The student and parents               at all times in such a manner as to      telephone. Additionally, I agree to pay
     agree to take part in all scheduled          reflect credit on themselves and         all costs, charges, expenses incurred
     events related to their activity,            the school community. Behaviour          in providing medical care for my
     including off-campus events as well          not in compliance with UNIS              child and release UNIS Hanoi and its
     as potential international travel, and       Hanoi conduct expectations (see          representatives from responsibility for all
     will outline any potential conflicts to      Parent & Student Handbook)               costs incurred on my behalf.
     the sponsor of the activity as soon          or any behaviour not in the best
     as they know.                                interest of the co-curricular
3. Eligibility: In order to participate           group may constitute grounds for
     in co-curricular activities at UNIS          suspension or dismissal from the
     Hanoi, each student must be in               group, depending on the gravity
     good standing. Students who do               of the offense. Depending on the
     not meet academic or disciplinary            specifics, additional disciplinary
     expectations will be subject to              sanctions may also be imposed
     eligibility policies, guidelines and         by the school over and above the
     expectations as outlined in the              suspension or dismissal of the
     Parent & Student Handbook.                   student from his/her co-curricular
4. Attendance: Students may miss                  group.
     a maximum of 15% of scheduled
     practices/rehearsals/games/
     performances/ conferences due to
     sickness, injury, or personal family
     reasons and still be a member of
     the co-curricular group. Missing

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III. Reciprocal                             The school recognizes that there are
                                            occasions when unusual circumstances
Housing                                     or family situations exist that may
                                            prevent someone from effecting this
Any student accepting membership            housing obligation. Please contact
on a co-curricular group with UNIS          the Activities Department in such a
Hanoi must be aware of the hosting          case so that continued co-curricular
responsibilities that we accept as          participation will not be affected. If a
members of MRISA and APAC, as               UNIS Hanoi family is unable to fulfil
well as our partnership with other          their housing obligation at a particular
international schools around the world.     time, then the family is asked to provide
When we host events that require            a name of a UNIS Hanoi community
overnight stays, accommodation must         member to house in their place. It is
be provided for the visiting students. By   understood that each family must fulfil
accepting membership on a UNIS Hanoi        their own housing obligation before
co-curricular group, our families agree     fulfilling another family’s obligation.
to support the program by opening their
homes and accommodating our guests.

                                            Appendix A (Activity Agreement)

                                                                                        Co-Curricular Handbook   25
Appendix B

Travelling Arts Director
- Quick Reference
Pior to The Start                                 Pior Lead-up to                                  •   Directors will advise participants of
                                                                                                       all requirements for festival including
The director and the Director of Activities
should meet to discuss the following:
                                                  Festival                                             things like a packing list, host family
                                                                                                       thank-you gifts, travel dress code,
                                                  •   With student input, determine a set of           curfew, etc.
•   Plans and expectations for the activity           goals and expectations for the group
                                                                                                   •   Directors will collect Emergency
•   The starting date for the activity                and identify consequences for when
                                                                                                       Cash from the Business Office and be
                                                      they are not met (e.g. lateness or
•   The audition process                                                                               responsible for it’s safekeeping, use
                                                      unexcused absence).
•   Rehearsal schedule and times                                                                       and return (with receipts if necessary).
                                                  •   If there are any changes to the
                                                                                                   •
•   Any concerns the director might have
                                                      list of participants, the Activities
                                                                                                       Directors will collect from the
    regarding the activity                                                                             Activities Office one school mobile
                                                      Office should be notified as soon as
                                                                                                       phone & charger and a Trip
•   Guidelines for the relevant festival/             possible.
    event.                                                                                             Information Binder.
                                                  •   Establish contact with parents as a

Auditions
                                                      means of introducing yourself and
                                                      providing them with information as           Festival Guidelines
•   Advertise the activity through student
                                                      needed (probably by email).                  •   Directors are responsible for ensuring
    email and morning notices.                    •   Complete and submit to the Activities            that their students are supervised and
                                                      Office the relevant roster form (this will       that their whereabouts are accounted
•   Call a meeting for interested students
                                                      be provided by the Activities Office             for.
    and audition them if needed.
                                                      once it has been received from the           •   Directors must enforce curfews and
•   The director will plan for and conduct            host school).                                    make necessary curfew calls. Under
    a fair and systematic series of
    auditions/tryouts .
                                                  •   Coordinate with the Activities Office            no circumstances are curfews to be
                                                      to have an official group photo                  violated or calls not made.
•   Student attendance at these                       completed.                                   •   Directors should be available 24
    auditions/tryouts must be accurately
    recorded.
                                                  •   Distribute and collect the Code of               hours a day to deal with any situation
                                                      Conduct Form; submit completed                   that may arise during the festival or on
•   Prior to the start of auditions, explain          forms to Activities Office. Work                 travel days.
    the audition/tryout process and
    timeline to the students and be
                                                      closely with the Director of Activities      •   Directors will dress in the UNIS Hanoi
                                                      to ensure that all participants                  Activities Polo shirt on travel days
    prepared to do likewise for parents.              understand the expectations.                     and ensure that they and all students
•   Explain the UNIS Hanoi “Activity              •   Directors are responsible for                    follow the UNIS Hanoi Activities Travel
    Agreements From” to all students                  communicating with their respective              Dress Code.
    attending auditions; the completed
    forms are to be submitted within the
                                                      divisional principal of their absence        •   If possible, the director shall take
                                                      due to travel and for completing the             photos at the festival and submit them
    first week of the activity starting.              necessary forms for their absence.               to the Activities Office.
•   Directors will ensure that when               •   Directors are educators first and
    dealing with those students who have
    not been selected, that they do so in a
                                                      directors second. They are expected
                                                      to model professional behavior at all
                                                                                                   After The Festival
    sensitive and compassionate way.                  times, and should require the same           Write article about the season/festival
•   Provide the Activities Office with a              behavior from every UNIS Hanoi               and submit to Tin Tuc.
    full list of participants (to include first       student.                                     •   Return all unused emergency money,
    & last name, gender, grade level and          •   Directors will distribute uniforms,              phone, keys, equipment.
    whether they are a bus student)                   keep record of recipients, collect           •   Schedule a reflection meeting with
                                                      uniforms and inform the Activities               the Director of Activities.
                                                      Office of any uniforms that are lost,
                                                      unreturned, or returned damaged.

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