Vientiane - School Report Question and Answers

What are the technology requirements for students? Do they need their own laptops/ipads? How is technology integrated into the classroom and homework?

The school provides laptops for 6th grade and above. iPads for 4th and 5th graders. Technology is used regularly, much to the delight of the kids. Perhaps not so much for the parents. - Jun 2021


Primary students are issued ipads, or can use their own. Secondary students need laptops; if they don't have one, the school will issue them one. Technology is very wired into the learning environment; that was particularly evident during the COVID-19 shutdown, which required many kids (including ours) to study remotely for many months. VIS adapted quickly and did an admirable job facilitating learning on digital platforms. - Sep 2020


They get a laptop but for an Apple, you need to pay extra. - Oct 2017


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