The leading 'bird' of the Education sector in Tuong Duong district
(Baonghean.vn) - After 10 years of construction and development, with great efforts of teachers and students, Tuong Duong Boarding Ethnic Secondary School deserves to be the leading bird in the training work of Tay Nam Nghe An district.
Construction and development process
Tuong Duong Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities was established by Decision No. 2796/QD-UBND dated June 17, 2009 by the People's Committee of Nghe An province and held the opening ceremony of the 2009 - 2010 school year on October 12, 2009. In the first school year, the school's teaching staff consisted of only 8 people. The number of students was only 75, belonging to the ethnic groups Thai, Kinh, Kho Mu, Mong, O Du, Tay Poong, residing in Tuong Duong district.
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After 10 years of construction, Tuong Duong Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities has become a school with relatively spacious and modern facilities. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
With the great determination of the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and the support and investment of Vietnam National Shipping Lines, on May 24, 2010, the groundbreaking ceremony and construction of the infrastructure system of Tuong Duong Ethnic Minority Secondary School was carried out. After more than 2 years of construction, on November 17, 2012, the Tuong Duong Ethnic Minority Secondary School was inaugurated and officially put into use.
After a period of construction and development, with great efforts of teachers and students of the school, in 2015, Tuong Duong Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities was recognized by the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee as a national standard secondary school; in 2016, it was recognized by Nghe An Department of Education and Training as having achieved level 3 educational quality standards.
Currently, the school has 36 staff, teachers and employees. Of which, there are 02 managers and 01 teacher with a master's degree, 29 staff, teachers and employees with university degrees, 2 staff with college degrees and 2 staff with intermediate degrees.
In all aspects of activities over the past years, the school's teachers and staff have achieved many achievements:
There is 01 manager who achieved the provincial-level CSTĐ, 15 teachers who achieved the grassroots-level CSTĐ, 11 teachers who achieved the provincial-level excellent teacher, 07 teachers who achieved the level 4/provincial-level Experience Initiative, 01 teacher who received the provincial-level Scientific and Technological Creative Labor Award, 01 teacher who was recognized as a typical Nghe An Young Teacher, 01 teacher who won the provincial-level teaching aid competition, 26 teachers who achieved the title of Excellent Teacher, Excellent Team Leader at the district level, 51 teachers who achieved the district-level SKKN, integrated products, Elening, teaching aids, etc.
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The school is a place to train talents for Tuong Duong district with all ethnic groups: Kinh, Thai, Mong, Kho Mu, O Du, Tay Poong. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
The majority of the students of the school are ethnic minorities living in all communes and villages in Tuong Duong district. A total of 796 students have studied at the school, 561 of whom have graduated from junior high school. The school's students have passed many exams and achieved proud results.
There were 129 students who won prizes in provincial competitions, of which 94 were excellent in culture (2 first prizes, 22 second prizes, 30 third prizes, 40 consolation prizes); 6 were excellent in science and technology (2 second prizes, 2 third prizes, 2 consolation prizes); 7 were excellent in IOE (3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 1 consolation prize); 1 was consolation prize in Physics Olympiad; 3 were excellent in non-professional Informatics (1 third prize, 2 consolation prizes); 18 were excellent in Physical Education (9 first prizes, 2 second prizes, 7 third prizes).
There are 385 excellent students at the district level, including 260 excellent students in culture; 6 in science and technology creativity; 15 in IOE; 2 in Physics Olympiad; 87 in Physical Education; 12 in applying interdisciplinary knowledge to solve a practical problem; the number of students who passed the entrance exams to quality high schools such as Vinh University High School for the Gifted, Huynh Thuc Khang, Ha Huy Tap, Le Viet Thuat, Viet Bac High School for the Ethnic Minorities, Nghe An, and were selected to study at Cultural School I - Ministry of Public Security is about 350 students.
Proud of tradition, steady steps towards the future
During the 10-year journey, the school has achieved many important and proud results. The school's Party cell has been ranked by the Tuong Duong District Party Committee as having excellently completed its tasks for many years; the school collective has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Tuong Duong District People's Committee; the school's Trade Union has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation.
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Every hour at school is truly an excitement for the students. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
All staff, teachers and employees always know how to work together, share all difficulties, constantly strive to maintain the stability and development of the school. In teaching and learning activities, the school affirms its own values in the way it organizes and implements tasks with a spirit of frankness, honesty, dedication, exemplary, always striving to explore, innovate and create.
In particular, the school has maintained and implemented well the slogan "school is homeTeachers are parents, friends are brothers.BelowroofDear boarding school, all cadres, teachers and staff are supported to develop their own capacity to the fullest, to study to improve their political theory and professional qualifications; all students are treated equally, are taken care of attentively, and are nurtured to continue to develop their qualities and capacities better at the next level of education... The cultural identity and traditions of the ethnic community of Tuong Duong are especially valued, promoted and cared for to preserve.
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With the motto "school is home, teachers are parents, friends are brothers", Tuong Duong Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities is a place where the government and people of the district place their trust. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
Proud of its development and growth, Tuong Duong Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities confidently moves towards the future, striving to be worthy of the trust and love of the Party Committee, government and ethnic communities of Tuong Duong district.