Manchester City Football School at Dwight School Hanoi

Dwight School Hanoi has partnered with Manchester City to create Vietnam’s only Manchester City Football School, offering students a world-class football education inspired by Manchester City’s renowned playing style. This exclusive partnership combines elite football training with Dwight’s mission to ignite the spark of genius in every child through personalized pathways.

Led by a resident Manchester City coach, the program supports students of all ages and skill levels through PE lessons, After-School Activities (ASAs), weekend club football, and competitive teams. 

Students benefit from high-quality coaching, competitive opportunities, and international experiences, including trips to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium and international tournaments such as the Abu Dhabi Cup.

Learn more about Manchester City Football School at Dwight School Hanoi.

PE is embedded in the IB curriculum from ECD to Grade 10 to support students’ development. Through physical activity, students build movement skills and fitness while developing an understanding of healthy, active lifestyles. PE classes also strengthen other important life skills, like communication, collaboration, teamwork, and respect for others. 

As students progress through the school, our PE program gives them opportunities to experience a variety of sports and movement activities to support lifelong physical fitness and well-being. From this curricular foundation, students can extend their involvement in Dwight Lions Athletics through competitive or after-school sports.

Dwight offers competitive football, basketball, volleyball, and swimming across Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. Football, basketball, and volleyball are organized across three athletic seasons, with each School division focusing on one in-season sport at a time. Swimming is offered throughout all three athletic seasons, with training opportunities for different levels.

Our aim is to create a pathway from Lower School participation to Middle and Upper School competitive sport, while supporting students with different levels of experience and ambition.

Students selected for competitive teams train regularly and have opportunities to represent Dwight School Hanoi locally, nationally, and internationally.

Alongside competitive athletics, all students can participate in a wider range of sports through regular After-School Activities (ASAs). These activities give students opportunities to try new sports, stay active, and continue developing their skills throughout the year. ASAs also provide off-season training in sports they compete in during another athletic season.  

Sports available include fitness club, swimming, table tennis, lacrosse, yoga, ball hockey, dance, gymnastics, taekwondo, basketball, volleyball, football, badminton, track and field, golf, and tennis. 

Dwight School Hanoi’s purpose-built facilities support training and competition across the Athletics Program, including:

• Junior and Senior Sports Halls: Two indoor gymnasiums of more than 1,100 m² each, with retractable spectator seating
• Competition Swimming Pool: A 25-meter, six-lane pool with a movable floor for adjustable depth
• Fitness Center: A 150 m² indoor facility with commercial-grade cardio, strength, and functional training equipment
• Multi-Purpose Indoor Studio: A 90 m² space for movement training, martial arts, yoga, dance, and fencing
• Outdoor Pitch: A regulation high school-size artificial-turf field for football and other outdoor sports
• Outdoor Court: For basketball training, games, and recreational play

Being a Dwight Lion

Dwight Schools have a long-standing scholar-athlete tradition, grounded in the belief that students should be able to pursue athletic excellence alongside academic achievement. At all schools in our global network, students can participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of sports as part of their Dwight experience.

At Dwight School Hanoi, being a Lion means competing with ambition while showing respect, integrity, courage, and care. We want our teams to pursue excellence, but we will always measure success by more than the scoreboard. The way we prepare, support one another, respond to challenges, and represent our School matters.