Nghe An invests billions to build swimming pools in schools
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite many difficulties, some schools in Dien Chau district have invested in building swimming pools to teach swimming to students in the school. Thereby, gradually bringing swimming into schools and making it an elective subject supported by many parents and students, contributing to reducing drowning accidents in the summer.
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| In 2019, the People's Committee of Dien Phuc Commune invested a swimming pool worth more than 3 billion VND in Dien Phuc Primary School. This is one of the first modern swimming pools built at a public school in the province. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Since the swimming pool was put into operation, the swimming movement at schools has developed rapidly. Photo: Duc Anh |
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Each class lasts 14 sessions, taught by the school's physical education teacher. Usually after only 3 sessions, students can swim the basic steps on their own. After completing the 14-session course, students will learn advanced and proficient standard swimming lessons to help them swim faster and save energy. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| The swimming pool was built for the purpose of teaching swimming, so it was not designed to be deep, with the highest water level only being 0.8 meters to ensure the safety of students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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Swimming lessons are being implemented in the form of socialization. However, the class has received support from parents and students because the fee is lower than the average, safe and convenient for parents to pick up and drop off. The important thing is that the children have an interesting playground to learn, play and equip themselves with basic skills to prevent drowning. Photo: Duc Anh |
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In addition to modern swimming pools, many schools in the district have also equipped mobile swimming pools to organize swimming lessons for students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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At Phung Chi Kien Secondary School (Dien Yen commune), from funding from former students and the school's savings, this school year the swimming pool is 100m wide.2 The school has come into operation. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Currently, more than 95% of students in the school from grades 6 to 9 have participated in swimming lessons and consider it a skill subject in addition to the main subjects. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| To maintain the swimming pool, parents and students only have to pay a very small fee to support the pool filtration and water pumping. If replicated, this swimming learning model will contribute significantly to the "popularization" of swimming in all schools, providing a useful playground for children every summer, contributing to reducing drowning accidents. Photo: Duc Anh |
| Teachers and students share about the effectiveness of swimming classes at school. Clip: Duc Anh - My Ha |
