Vietnam, Hanoi
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The school offers the International Baccalaureate framework with IB PYP, MYP, and DP for Preschool through Grade 12. Learning emphasizes inquiry-based, cross-disciplinary thinking and global citizenship. The main campus features Spark Labs, a Tech and Design Center, libraries, and performing arts spaces to support research, creativity, and collaboration. Dwight School Hanoi participates in cross-campus collaborations and global learning opportunities within the Dwight network, including international exchanges and competitions such as the Camerer Essay Competition and the Global Music Festival.
The campus provides world-class performing and visual arts facilities, including a professional-grade music conservatory and an 800-seat performing arts center, along with dedicated arts studios and a ceramics space. Facilities support music, theater, and visual arts as core elements of student life across all grade levels.
Language learning is multi-faceted at Dwight Hanoi. The school prioritizes maintaining students' home languages and provides English Language Learning (ELL) support to help students develop proficiency. The global Dwight network offers cross-campus exchanges and travel programs that broaden cultural perspectives and language opportunities across campuses worldwide.
Athletic facilities include indoor multi-sport halls and wellness spaces, with outdoor fields and courts to support physical activity. A calendar of cultural events and intellectual challenges enriches student life, alongside project-based clubs such as Spark Tank that foster creativity and collaboration.
Service Learning is embedded in the IB program to develop social responsibility and empathy. Students participate in community projects that aim to create positive impact locally and globally.
Pathways to Dwight provides early admissions experiences for prospective families, with opportunities to explore academics, arts, languages, athletics, innovation, and leadership. The Dwight network offers travel and exchange programs, cross-campus collaborations, online learning, international athletics, and global leadership conferences to develop student leadership and global perspectives.
The campus design centers on wellness and physical health, with extensive athletics facilities and an aquatics center. A dining hall serves a global community, and the school calendar features cultural events and opportunities for social connection and personal growth. The school library supports inquiry with age-appropriate spaces across the Early Childhood Division, Lower School, and Middle/Upper School, and a multilingual collection.
Dwight School Hanoi opened in August 2024 and is located inside The Manor Central Park on Nguyễn Xiển Road in southwest Hanoi. The school serves children ages 3 – 18 (Preschool through Grade 12) and uses the English-language International Baccalaureate curriculum (PYP, MYP, DP). The campus — designed by an international studio — includes spacious learning studios, Makerspaces (Spark Labs), arts studios, a music conservatory, outdoor sports field, and indoor athletics/wellness facilities. Students can also study Vietnamese or Korean in addition to English. As part of the global network of Dwight Schools, families may access cross-campus activities, cultural exchange opportunities, and a cosmopolitan community. The school day is supported with transport services, and class sizes are typically around 20. For parents relocating from abroad, Dwight School Hanoi combines an internationally recognised curriculum with a modern campus and structured support for a smooth transition.