Students in remote areas and especially disadvantaged communes of Tuong Duong district go to school early

Dinh Tuan• DNUM_AEZAJZCACC 16:24

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 4, students in remote, isolated, and extremely disadvantaged villages of Luong Minh commune, remote Tuong Duong district were taken to school by their parents.

Pursuant to Decision No. 425/QD-UBND dated June 29, 2022 of the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district on approving the education development plan for the 2022-2023 school year. Accordingly, in the 2022-2023 school year, Luong Minh Primary School will change its name to Luong Minh Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities with a scale of 28 classrooms and 552 students. Of which, the number of boarding students is 140 (including all 3rd grade students in the whole school (105 students), students from Ban Dua, Minh Thanh (35 students) and 14 students with especially difficult circumstances at Cham Puong school to study at Minh Tien school with a total of 154 students. Of which, 140 students are eligible to enjoy the boarding regime according to Decree No. 116/2016/ND-CP dated July 18, 2016 of the Government. Photo: Dinh Tuan

The school is located in a complex terrain area, some villages have to be reached by road and waterway, for example Ca Moong village, Xop Chao village... To stabilize accommodation before the opening day, the school decided to welcome students from far away on September 4. In the photo, parents carry their children to school. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Today, instead of going to the fields to work, Mr. Oc Van May (Khmu ethnic group), in Ca Moong village, and his wife took their child to school to enroll. From Mr. May's house to school, they have to walk more than 40 minutes from the village to the wharf, then travel by motorboat for about 1 hour, and continue traveling by motorbike for about 30-40 minutes to get to school. Mr. May shared: "This is the first time my child has been away from home, so the family is very worried. Therefore, today both my husband and I took our child to school to enroll. When I got there, I saw the teachers welcoming and instructing me kindly, so I was a bit less worried." Photo: Dinh Tuan

It is known that due to the lack of boarding houses for students, the school has requisitioned 2 classrooms to serve as sleeping quarters for the students. These 2 rooms are temporarily arranged for 78 students of grade 3 from the following schools: Minh Phuong, La village, Coi village, Cham Puong, Xop Chao and Ca Moong. Boarding students in Minh Thanh and Dua villages only eat and rest at school, and go home to sleep in the evening while waiting for the boarding house to be built. Photo: Dinh Tuan

After welcoming the students, the teachers quickly prepared lunch for the students. Meanwhile, the teachers decorated the backdrop in preparation for the Opening Ceremony to be held tomorrow morning (September 5). Photo: Dinh Tuan

To reassure parents, the school held a meeting with boarding parents right after picking up the students. This meeting reported on the meals, rest, living and studying regime so that parents would not worry. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Principal of the school said: "Currently, the school does not have a dining room, lacks accommodation and does not have toilets for students; In the coming time, the school will mobilize parents to contribute to moving 05 classrooms from Cham Puong village to Minh Tien to build accommodation for students". According to Principal Nguyen Van Thanh, the People's Council of Tuong Duong district has also approved a budget of 300 million VND to build toilets at Minh Tien school. Construction is expected to begin in September 2022. In the photo is a temporary bathroom built by teachers and parents for students to bathe. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Although life and living and studying conditions are still difficult, the faces of the children here still radiate joy on the first day of school. Photo: Dinh Tuan