Welcome from Leadership

Dear St Paul Elementary Community, 

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the life of Elementary students at St Paul American School Hanoi! We believe in educating the whole child with a focus on Social Emotional wellbeing of our students, staff, and families. By providing a safe environment where students feel confident to express themselves creatively, effectively communicate with others, and feel they are appreciated as unique individuals, they will naturally take risks with their academic endeavors. 

We meet our students’ needs by differentiating instruction, and carefully create a learning environment where students thrive. Using the Common Core US standards, we educate our students using a range of teaching strategies that engage, educate and empower our global citizens. Our excellent teaching staff craft units of study for students in all academic areas. We start each day with a Morning Meeting to ground our learning in the Social Emotional aspect of working together with friends and communicating our feelings in effective and kind ways. 

Our young learners learn to work together in the homeroom classrooms as well as in our Specials classes: Art, PE, STEAM, Music, and Vietnamese Culture Studies. Our SPELL teachers support learning in a collaborative approach to help improve English Language skills each day. Each homeroom class is supported by a Vietnamese Assistant Teacher who works with teachers and students throughout the day. We are a village here at St Paul! The foundation we create here at our school will pave the way for future learning. We embed our Core Values – Respect, Integrity, Honesty, Responsibility, and Creativity – in all we do each day as we care for our youngest learners. 

We strive to work together with parents to support our students and I hope you feel free to reach out if you have any questions about your child’s education here at St Paul American School Hanoi!

Warm regards,

Ms. Kimberly Marantos

Elementary School Principal

Greetings St. Paul American School Middle School Community,

In the 2021-2022 school year, the SPASH board of management, upon hearing strong feedback from our parent community, made the decision to separate the middle and high schools.  I was given the great honor and responsibility of serving as principal of our middle school, a role that I am both proud and excited to return to this school year.

By providing a distinct middle school experience for our students, SPASH acknowledges the immense importance of the 6-8th grade years.  These years mark the beginning of adolescence, a period of tremendous physical, psychological, and socio-emotional growth and change in children.  During these years, children begin to truly develop their own identity.  It is a time of testing and exploring, as they seek to find themselves and how they connect to the world around them.  They need a safe, consistent, and familiar environment in which to successfully engage in this process.  And that is exactly what we seek to provide in the SPASH Middle School.  From 6th to 8th grade SPASH middle school students will be held to progressively increasing levels of academic challenge and rigor.  The supports of the elementary years are gradually removed, requiring them to learn greater personal responsibility, intrinsic motivation, and an array of necessary skills, such as organization & time management,  as they prepare for high school.  

These are some of the most important years in your child’s development, and we are honored that you are entrusting them to us for their education and development.  We are partners in your child’s growth, and are committed to working with you to help your child navigate these years.  Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.  It is my pleasure to assist you in any way I can.

Best Regards,

Mr. John North

Middle School Principal