Though I’m not in a touring band anymore, I am always looking for opportunities to work on music projects. One of last year’s graduating students at SSIS is a talented and accomplished singer-musician. Leilanie told me that she would be taking a gap year after graduating from SSIS to work on her music performance portfolio. She wanted to focus on playing gigs around Saigon and the region, and work towards attending music school the next year.
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As part of SSIS’ application process to be designated an Apple Distinguished School, I designed and developed a multi-touch iBook® (SSIS – Leading the Way in Innovation) documenting the school’s commitment to the five best practices of an Apple Distinguished School: visionary leadership, innovative learning and teaching, ongoing professional learning, compelling evidence of success and a flexible learning environment. (more…)
For a brief period of about four months, SSIS was without a staff photographer. We loved Mr. Thiet, but he had moved onto different career paths (including more video) and we had not yet found a suitable replacement. So it fell to me to fill the void. I have worked on and off as a professional photographer over the years, and the chance to get out there with the lovely Canon 5D was actually quite exciting for me. These are just a few of the shots I got off, before we finally got me back to my regular gig and hired the wonderful Mr. Tung.
