Nearly 100% of 5th grade students at a mountainous primary school are taught to swim.

(Baonghean.vn) - Anh Son Town Primary School has implemented swimming lessons in extracurricular hours. This sport is receiving a lot of support from students and parents.

Students warm up before going into the pool to practice swimming. Photo: Huyen Trang

This is an activity to improve protection and drowning prevention for students in the 2016-2017 school year.

Once a week, Nguyen Thi Hien Khanh and her classmates participate in extracurricular swimming classes. These are extremely useful lessons, because in addition to improving health and increasing height, they also help students develop skills to cope with drowning prevention.

As for Tran Thao Nguyen, after 6 lessons, she has now mastered swimming styles such as crawl and breaststroke. Thao Nguyen said: "I thought that learning to swim in school was only available in the city, but now, right at our mountain school, the teachers have taught us the techniques very carefully, so everyone who participates feels excited."

The mini swimming pool is simple to assemble but extremely convenient and effective to use. Photo: Huyen Trang

Mr. Bui Anh Dung - physical education teacher at Anh Son town primary school said: Teaching swimming is very useful, because every summer drowning cases happen, which is very worrying. Learning to swim not only helps children avoid risks but also helps them develop comprehensively physically and mentally.

At Anh Son Town Primary School, swimming lessons are taught after completing the daily classroom curriculum. Each session only has 15-20 students so that the instructions are specific and students can be controlled while learning to swim. Therefore, after only about 4-5 weeks, students can swim on their own.

Mr. Nguyen Tat Truong - Principal of Anh Son Town Primary School added: To implement the swimming teaching model in schools, in the 2016-2017 school year, Anh Son Town Primary School invested in installing a mini swimming pool system. The pool is about 1m deep, 6m long, 4m wide, and has an area of ​​24 m² The pool material is waterproof fabric, the four sides are firmly supported, but still soft enough for children to splash around comfortably, without fear of colliding with the pool wall. When participating in swimming lessons here, children are directly instructed by physical education teachers on swimming techniques and skills.

Nearly 100% of primary school students at Anh Son Town Primary School participate in swimming courses. Photo: Huyen Trang

Currently, the school has only implemented it for 5th grade students and it is voluntary for each student and their family, not compulsory. However, this subject has received a lot of support from students and parents, so nearly 100% of students in the grade have participated in the study.

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