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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
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Aurora Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) program offers a range of academically oriented activities. The program is curated in partnership with well-established local organizations. Examples include Junior Engineers (Snapology LEGO DUPLO models), GameBots and Coding with Lego Spike Prime, Video Game Design using Stencyl, and educational Chess. The Aurora Summer Project 2026, 'UTOPIA: Designing the Possible,' runs for six weeks (June 22, 2026 – July 31, 2026) for learners from 2 to 15 years of age and emphasizes inquiry, collaboration and design thinking.
Arts and creative activities include Movement and Dance (Hip Hop, Zumba, Ballet), with a closing show. Fashion Design and Sewing introduces learners to fabrics, pattern making, mood boards, upcycling, and a final collection. Video Game Design lets students design and share games using Stencyl, reflecting the school's emphasis on creative expression and technology.
Languages & Cultures program offers Spanish as a second or additional language, while Vietnamese and Japanese are taught as mother-tongue language lessons for appropriate learners. Learners study the four language skills through thematically integrated lessons designed to develop communication and cultural understanding. Storytelling around the world – Japan appears during Book Week to explore language, culture and tradition.
Social and hobby activities include Chess as an educational tool to foster cognitive development, problem solving and critical thinking. The school offers football (soccer) with coaches focusing on fitness, coordination and teamwork, and basketball with emphasis on motor skills and cooperation. Movement and Dance classes provide creative expression in styles such as Hip Hop, Zumba and Ballet, often culminating in a closing performance.
Community and service activities include Together Thursdays, monthly gatherings for Aurora families with children aged 1 to 3 to discuss child development and foster collaboration. The Bambini Project includes Aurora First Encounters, where parents learn alongside children about play-based learning and Reggio Emilia-inspired pedagogy, including Te Whariki and RIE principles. In Middle School, learners plan and participate in larger community learning events such as the Aurora Olympics and an end-of-year disco.
Aurora emphasizes health and wellbeing as a core principle, protecting and nurturing children's physical and emotional health in safe, stable environments with attention to nutrition and activity. The Language of Food presents a nutritional education project that links cooking, health, taste, and the family meal. Sports offerings include football and basketball, plus Movement and Dance activities, all of which support physical health, coordination, teamwork, and mental well-being.
Aurora International School of the Arts is a Reggio Emilia–inspired school for children aged 1 to 15, offering Nursery and Preschool, Primary, and Middle School. The school grounds its practice in an environment that treats the learner as an active contributor to investigations, with learning spaces described as a piazza, atelier areas, the garden and outdoor spaces that support hands‑on exploration. The program blends Reggio Emilia principles with elements of the New Zealand curriculum to support inquiry-based learning and languages across the curriculum. English is the language of instruction, with Vietnamese and Japanese taught as mother-tongue languages and Spanish offered as an additional language. Enrichment activities include engineering, robotics and coding programs (Snapology, Lego Spike Prime, video game design), plus movement, dance, sports (judo, football, basketball) and chess. The school facilitates parent partnerships through initiatives such as Together Thursdays and a structured enrichment program. The Aurora community emphasizes project work, environmental learning and collaboration between families and staff.
