A bilingual preschool system from the Commonwealth of Grenada (UK), operating six campuses across Ho Chi Minh City. Children learn through the Global Nexus method — a six-plus-one pillar curriculum — with both Vietnamese homeroom and foreign teachers, every day, all day.
Global Star School began on a small Caribbean island under the British Commonwealth — and grew into a network of six campuses across Vietnam's largest city.
Global Star School is a bilingual preschool system originating from the Commonwealth of Grenada, a small island nation in the Caribbean under the United Kingdom. It was founded by a dual-citizen Grenadian educator who carried a single conviction across the Atlantic and the Pacific: preschool is the most precious time of a person's life — and it deserves more than custody, more than feeding, more than mere care.
That conviction landed in Vietnam through Global Star Grenada Company Limited, the Vietnamese operating entity. Today, the school runs six campuses across Ho Chi Minh City, has welcomed over six thousand children, and counts 1,600+ families who returned to enrol a second child.
The academic backbone is Global Nexus — the curriculum brought from Grenada, delivered identically across all six campuses. Each class pairs a Vietnamese homeroom teacher with a foreign or fully bilingual co-teacher. Children hear English not in scheduled "language hours" but as a natural part of every activity, every day.
The school does not market itself as international or local. It is both: international curriculum, Vietnamese soil, expat and local children side by side — a bridge for families who want their child to grow up bilingual without leaving home.
A single curriculum delivered identically across all six campuses. Brought from Grenada. Continuously refined. The academic backbone of every classroom decision.
Children hear and use both Vietnamese and English fluidly throughout the day, never as separate "language hours." Vietnamese homeroom + foreign co-teacher in every class.
Pillar I · LanguageLogical thinking, critical reasoning, and problem-solving through integrated activities — STEAM, Montessori-inspired, thinking games. No rote memorisation, no imposed methods.
Pillar II · ThinkingSelf-care, communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, situation handling — practiced every day in a safe and friendly environment. Skills threaded through play and learning.
Pillar III · LifeAn environment that values gratitude, honesty, responsibility, and kindness. Global Nexus teaches not only knowledge but how to become the best version of oneself — beginning at age two.
Pillar IV · CharacterMusic, fine arts, drama, creative movement — woven into every week. Children are encouraged to express themselves, develop aesthetic sensibility, and grow comfortable performing for others.
Pillar V · ArtsField trips, outdoor activities, exploration projects, real-world encounters. Children learn with their hands, eyes, and feet — not only through books. Twenty-eight extracurricular programs across the year.
Pillar VI · ExperienceAll six pillars are delivered alongside the official preschool curriculum of the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training — so children meet local milestones while developing internationally.
Ten hours. Two languages. Vietnamese homeroom plus foreign co-teacher in every class. Coral dots mark the moments your child is in active English contact.
Teacher greets each child at the door. Some run in; some hide behind a parent. No pressure — children settle in their own time. Hot breakfast served from 7:15: rice porridge, noodles, phở, or bread.
The class sits in a circle on the mat. The Vietnamese homeroom and the foreign co-teacher lead together — one sentence in Vietnamese, one in English; one song in each language. Children absorb language naturally, not as scheduled "English time." Children who want to speak are heard. Children who don't are nodded at — that's fine too.
A small project lasting the full week — perhaps discovering how a bean sprouts, painting mum's portrait, or building a house from wooden blocks. The foreign co-teacher stays alongside the homeroom — children pick up English vocabulary through real activity, not flashcards. Children are not seated still. They make. The teacher walks around, asks, suggests — never commands.
Lunch cooked in the school kitchen, never reheated. Teachers and children share the same table. Children serve themselves, wipe their own mouths, clear their own bowls. No force-feeding — full means save for later, hungry means ask for more.
Dim room, gentle fan. Teacher sits beside the bed of any child who tends to cry before sleep. Two and a half hours is the standard — early risers get quiet play, never forced to sleep more.
Outdoor movement (playground, tricycles) alternates with quiet indoor activity (reading, puzzles, drawing). The foreign co-teacher rejoins for storytime and small-group English play. Snack at 15:00 — milk, fruit, or a small treat. In summer, mung-bean dessert.
Children play freely with friends — any corner of the room. Teacher uploads photos, videos, and the daily report through the school's dedicated parent app — parents see in real time what the child ate, how long they napped, what they learned. When a parent arrives, the teacher speaks briefly: today she was happy, finished her fish, slept two hours, one small thing happened but it's fine now. Child waves goodbye. The day closes.
A dedicated mobile app on iOS and Android. Photos, videos, daily reports, direct messaging with the homeroom teacher. Built for the school by the school — no Zalo group chaos.
Parents at Global Star don't wait until pickup to know how their child's day went. The app shows it as it happens — the lunch eaten, the nap length, the activity completed, the photo from morning circle. Built so working parents can stay connected without phoning the school.
From Phu My Hung's expat heart to the quieter neighbourhoods of former District 12. One curriculum, six neighbourhoods. Every campus follows the same six standards: green, clean, beautiful, airy, safe, fully-equipped.
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Premium campus serving Phu My Hung's international community. Highest English exposure, multilingual reception.
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For families in the Thao Dien expat neighbourhood and surrounding former District 2 areas. Quiet residential streets.
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Busy main-road location, easy drop-off, full facilities. Most affordable tier without curriculum compromise.
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Largest campus in the system. Rooftop swimming pool, dedicated STEM lab, indoor gym. Headquarters facility.
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Wide street access, generous play area, established neighbourhood community. Strong returning-family rate.
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Lush green surroundings, generous outdoor play, full facilities. Community-feel atmosphere with engaged parent network.
View campusSix thousand children have walked through these gates. Ninety-six percent of families say they would recommend the school. Sixteen hundred returned to enrol a second child. Here's how that sounds in plain words.
"Our daughter went from refusing English at home to leading bilingual songs in eight months. The foreign teachers are present every day — not for an isolated 'English period.' That made the difference."
"The parent app was the unexpected feature. I get the lunch photo at 12, the nap update at 2, the afternoon report at 4. I never feel I'm guessing. We sent both our children here."
"I was looking for international quality at a fair price. Phu My Hung was over our budget; Thao Dien was closer to home. Same teachers, same curriculum, same app. We are very happy."
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