{"id":9005,"date":"2022-02-11T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/a-propos\/mot-de-la-directrice-decole\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T02:08:22","slug":"a-word-from-the-head-of-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/en\/about-us\/a-word-from-the-head-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"A word from the Head of School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- avec ou sans CTA : m\u00eame code, \u00e7a centre verticalement le texte --><\/p>\n<div class=\"smallheader\" id=\"bloc_small_header_8\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#bloc_small_header_8 {background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00951-1-610x270.jpg);}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 480px) {\t#bloc_small_header_8 {background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00951-1-610x270.jpg);}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 768px) {\t#bloc_small_header_8 {background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00951-1-1024x683.jpg);}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 992px) { #bloc_small_header_8 {background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00951-1-1024x683.jpg);}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 1200px) { #bloc_small_header_8 {background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00951-1-1536x1024.jpg);}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"container d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-start\">\n<h1><span>A word from the Head of School<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mediumheader mediumheader--nocolor\" id=\"bloc_medium_header9\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leila-420x420.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" alt=\"Leila Bello\"><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Leila Bello<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Head of School La Petite Ecole Hanoi<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloctext bloctext--nocolor bloctext--haspattern\" id=\"bloc_6_10\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 mb-1\">\n<h2><span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-9\">\n<div class=\"text pl-lg-4\">\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Passionate about teaching and pedagogy, I have been working in the field of education for 20 years. While starting my career in higher education, I gradually discovered my passion for early childhood. It is indeed from birth that we start to plant little seeds for a child to thrive in his or her environment.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Passionate about teaching and pedagogy, I have been working in the field of education for 20 years. While starting my career in higher education, I gradually discovered my passion for early childhood. It is indeed from birth that we start to plant little seeds for a child to thrive in his or her environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;My career started in France, followed by a move to the United States and later to the Middle East. Finally, I settled in Hanoi, Vietnam, where I have been living for the past 10 years with my family.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">My career started in France, followed by a move to the United States and later to the Middle East. Finally, I settled in Hanoi, Vietnam, where I have been living for the past 10 years with my family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A polyglot by origin, I grew up in an environment where languages have always held an important place. After having worked as a teacher, principal and self-employed, I am delighted to join the Odyssey team and take part in the adventure of La Petite Ecole Hanoi.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">A polyglot by origin, I grew up in an environment where languages have always held an important place. After having worked as a teacher, principal and self-employed, I am delighted to join the Odyssey Education team and take part in the adventure of La Petite Ecole Hanoi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I am certain that a plurilingual education focused on the needs of young children is one of the keys to their development. This cannot be done without the active involvement of parents, the partners in their child's success in this adventure. Dynamic and committed, I have the ambition to unite the La Petite Ecole Hanoi community around the Odyssey values that I fully share, in order to guarantee a quality education.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">I am certain that a plurilingual education focused on the needs of young children is one of the keys to their development. This cannot be done without the active involvement of parents, the partners in their child&rsquo;s success in this adventure. Dynamic and committed, I have the ambition to unite the La Petite Ecole Hanoi community around the Odyssey Education values that I fully share, in order to guarantee a quality education.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"citation citation--color1\" id=\"bloc_12_11\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10\">\n<blockquote><p>I will be delighted to welcome your children, to see them grow and develop in a caring, playful and secure environment with a team of dedicated professionals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00349-284x284.jpg\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Leila Bello<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Head of School La Petite Ecole Hanoi<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mediumheader mediumheader--nocolor\" id=\"bloc_medium_header12\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thu_YB-420x420.jpeg\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" alt=\"Nguyen Minh Thu\"><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Nguyen Minh Thu<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Managing Partner La Petite Ecole Hanoi<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloctext bloctext--nocolor bloctext--haspattern\" id=\"bloc_6_13\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 mb-1\">\n<h2><span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-9\">\n<div class=\"text pl-lg-4\">\n<p>I am Native Vietnamese, born and raised in Hanoi, educated in Europe.\u00a0 I have fifteen years of experience working in finance and economics in the UK and other countries.<\/p>\n<p>I returned to Vietnam with an ambition to combine my international experience and local knowledge to invest in quality education projects with an international dimension.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud to have helped set up La Petite Ecole Hanoi and delighted to be part of the team behind this exciting project.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blocinfo blocinfo--color4\" id=\"bloc_10_14\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<h2><span>Do you need any further information?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The La Petite Ecole Hanoi team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Changer la classe de couleur du bouton en fonction de la couleur g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du bloc --><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloc_cta\" >\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpehanoi.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" title=\"Contact us\" target=\"\" class=\"mr-3 btn btn--color4\">Contact us<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A word from the Head of School Leila Bello Head of School La Petite Ecole Hanoi Passionate about teaching and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":8985,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"kdcopypost-origin-url":"","kdcopypost-origin-id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9005","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A word from the Head of School - LPE Hano\u00ef<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the vision and values of La Petite Ecole Hanoi through a message from our Head of School. 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