Fine Arts

Luna (G10), recently achieved a significant milestone by earning a gold medal in a prestigious international arts competition that spanned several rounds and countries.

This past summer, Concordia’s talented 7th grade student, Avy, distinguished herself at the Young Artist Friendship Festival in Da Nang, earning an impressive total of five awards amidst fierce international competition. 

From the earliest memories, Kara was always drawing or sketching. It wasn’t until eighth grade, during the isolation of COVID, that art became a more intentional pursuit. Anime served as a gateway, motivating the learning of fundamentals such as perspective, form, and character copying. 

For San Luu, the moment art shifted from a hobby to a calling began during a parent-teacher conference her sophomore year. During her first year at Concordia, a parent-teacher conference with Mr. Green marked the first time anyone—teacher or parent—suggested art could be more than a class or pastime. 

For Gomeyongjin Lee, art began as an extracurricular addition to a student résumé, something she treated more as a creative pursuit that rounded out her academic profile. Yet as sophomore year faded into junior year, a subtle but profound transformation occurred. 

For Linh Nguyen, art began as an escape from reality. A vivid, imaginative world she lived in as a child. From the beginning, drawing felt natural to her, it was never something she had to think about. This was the case until her father’s advice propelled her into action: “You cannot just imagine art; you have to do something.” 

Concordia Middle School students have carried on our school’s dramatic traditions this year with a performance of the play entitled 15 Reasons Not To Be In A Play.

Hai Yen Tran, a member of Concordia Hanoi's class of 2022, is currently pursuing her studies at Yale University on a full academic scholarship, where she is expected to graduate in 2026. She is double majoring in Statistics and Data Science, as well as Ethics, Politics, and Economics. Since her freshman year, she has been an active member of the Glee Club at Yale, which has provided her with numerous opportunities to travel, including trips to Kenya, Washington, Alaska, and Montreal. Next year, she looks forward to embarking on a journey to the Philippines. Discover how Hai Yen's involvement in the Glee Club has profoundly shaped her college experience.

Miles Roberts graduated from Concordia Hanoi in 2021 and is currently studying at the University of Notre Dame, where he will graduate in May 2025. He is pursuing a double major in Chinese and Applied Computational Math and Statistics (ACMS). At Notre Dame, Miles is an active member of the Glee Club and another highly selective group known as the Undertones. Since his freshman year, he has had the incredible opportunity to travel to 20 different states across the U.S. and four countries in Europe. Discover how music has enriched his college experience and fostered a profound sense of connection to Notre Dame.

The Thunder Bolt recently had the privilege of interviewing three distinguished Concordia International School Hanoi alumni from the classes of 2021 and 2022: Victoria You, Miles Roberts, and Hai Yen Tran. Each of these talented individuals discovered a deep passion for music during their time at Concordia, which continues to shape their college experiences. Join us as we explore their stories in a three-part series, and be sure to read to the end of each article to find out what they are doing now!

Concordia senior Hyo Lynn personally organized a student art exhibition at Concordia which showcased student artworks from five schools around Hanoi - HIS, RGS, UNIS, SPASH and Concordia. 

Concordia art students took advantage of summer to pursue new projects and courses, discover new styles and mediums and even organize exhibitions.

Two Concordia 2023 graduates Karin and Yu Hyeon have co-authored a paper along with music teacher Mr. Crowden, exploring the roots of the Cheo art form.

Advanced art school students are learning to do large-scale self portraits on cardboard. The exercise presents a challenge both in terms of the larger than life size of the pieces, as well as exploring the nuances of cardboard as a medium.

Concordia International School Hanoi boasts an excellent music program. Many of our middle and high school students participate in Choir and Chamber Ensemble. This spring the school prioritized in-person concerts to give these students a chance to showcase their hard work in practice and share their talents with the community.

Mr. Ed Sul introduces and tries to get his Grade 8 students to fall in love with the richness of Shakespeare. 

Concordia’s first Advanced Placement (AP) art class has displayed their work in advance of formal submission to the AP review board. Each student focused on a particular theme - ranging from loneliness and materialism and gender to body shaming - and explored styles and mediums through which to express their ideas. 

Concordia continues to provide an impressive listing of AP courses available to qualifying students in grades 10 through 12. 

Concordia Grade 8A Language Arts students acted out and filmed scenes from Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet, as part of their unit on the playwrite. 
The Bolt spoke to students about what they learned. 

Over 30 high school students took part in what was one of our school’s most ambitious performances to date.

Our HS Ensemble put together this performance of Vivaldi's 'Spring' remotely.

The high school art class is hosting its first art exhibition in Building B until December 1st.