Letter to students on the occasion of the new school year 2022 - 2023

Dear VAS students,

It gives me great pleasure to warmly greet you, the students of VAS, for the first time at the start of this new school year. For all students returning to VAS, welcome back! For those who are new to VAS, I extend a warm welcome into a warm, close-knit family, as you advance your education with us.

Earlier this year, we have proudly welcomed VAS as part of XCL Education - a family of schools that serve a diverse community of global students across Southeast Asia. Our purpose at XCL is to equip students in the region, including you, with the academic and lifelong learning skills to be agents of their own success. We strive to help you find your path and shape your own future, and to gracefully navigate the opportunities and challenges you will encounter in your lives.

I had the chance to visit all campuses at VAS, and I am deeply encouraged by the high academic results that you have achieved so far, and the many success stories of VAS students. I am immensely impressed and personally proud of how far you have come. In joining the XCL family of schools, VAS students will soon have access to rewarding and fulfilling group-wide programmes, activities, and experiences that enrich school life.

While VAS teachers will provide you with the tools you need to advance both academically and socially, do remember that you are the one who must ultimately take charge of your learning and your life. Your success this school year and beyond will depend on your commitment to your studies and personal development. You have a long journey ahead, and it will be full of challenges and surprises that you must overcome with resilience, tenacity, and inner strength.

This school year, I encourage you to rally around the theme of “The Journey to Well-being – Balance comes from within”, with a focus on physical, psychological, and social aspects of well-being. These are essential ingredients towards health, happiness, and prosperity. Over the course of the year, you will learn different methods and habits to enhance each of these aspects of well-being, and experience different opportunities to put it in practice.

I challenge each of you to take charge of your own well-being, so that you can go on to make a positive difference in our world. Never stop empowering yourself with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead your life with pride, purpose, joy, and confidence. Be the best that you can be. 

I wish you and your families good health and happiness!

Sincerely,

Brian Rogove

Group CEO - XCL Education

Executive Chairman - VAS