The opening ceremony must be held briefly and solemnly.

According to the Department's instructions, this year, all schools in the area will organize a unifiedopening ceremonyat 7:30 a.m. on September 5, 2023.

Before that, schools need to carry out activities to welcome students at the beginning of the school year to create a good impression on students right from the first days of school; organize for students at the beginning of the school year to learn about the traditions and activities of the school; disseminate the school's rules and regulations; introduce educational activities, learning methods and training at school and in class.

The opening ceremony will be held with the "Ceremony" and "Festival" parts, suitable to the actual situation of the school and the psychology of students at each level, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere of the opening day - the festival day for the whole nation to bring children to school.

The program of the opening ceremony is brief and solemn, with 7 main contents such as: Welcoming students at the beginning of the school year; Salute the national flag, sing the national anthem; Read the letter from the President to teachers and students on the occasion of the opening of the new school year; Opening speech; Beating the opening drum; Speech by superior leaders (if any); Closing. The speech requires short, concise content, emphasizing the key tasks of the school year.

The "festival" program is organized economically, ensuring it is suitable for the psychology and physiology of students of each grade level, and is highly educational.

Particularly for preschools, organizing the opening ceremony in the form of "Children's School Day" is suitable for children's psychological characteristics.

On the eve of the new school year, the Department also requested schools to base on the 2023-2024 school year schedule for preschool education, general education and continuing education in Nghe An province, to develop school education plans for the entire school year to ensure the content of the educational program according to regulations, in accordance with the actual situation of the locality and the conditions of the school.

Review all school facilities, promptly fix degraded and unsafe items. Perform well the school sanitation work, ensure the campus and pedagogical environment is "green - clean - beautiful"; review and arrange existing equipment; complete repairs and liquidation of damaged or expired equipment. Ensure textbooks for students, do not let students lack textbooks at the beginning of the school year.

The Departments of Education and Training, People's Committees of districts, cities and towns arrange the team of managers and teachers at educational institutions in accordance with the structure, ensuring the quantity, avoiding the situation of local surplus or shortage in a locality, prioritizing the arrangement of enough teachers to teach the 2018 General Education Program in all grades.