Many useful summer activities for children in mountainous areas

Starting the summer, one of the activities that attracts the attention of children and parents is the dance class organized by the Anh Son town Youth Union. Ms. Thai Thi Thuy Van - Secretary of the town Youth Union said: Currently, the Anh Son town Youth Union is managing more than 600 children and teenagers in summer activities in 10 youth unions. Organizing activities for children and teenagers in the summer is a very important and necessary task that the town Youth Union is interested in.

One of the activities that attracted the attention of children and parents was the dance class organized by the Anh Son town Youth Union. Photo: Thai Hien

Currently, the Youth Union has opened a dance class attracting 30 students to participate and coordinated with the town's primary school to open 2 swimming classes with over 50 students participating. Soon, the opening ceremony of the boys' soccer tournament organized by the town's Youth Union will take place. Each activity and playground is a premise to help children develop their talents, interests, and have the opportunity to express themselves.

To improve the health of students, the Youth Union of Tao Son and Long Son communes coordinated to open a martial arts class attracting many teenagers and children to participate.

Located next to Lam River, in previous years during summer vacation, children in Tao Son commune often went to the river bank to swim, the risk of drowning was always latent. To create a healthy playground for children, right from the beginning of summer, Tao Son commune organized many activities, first of all activities towards the origin through visiting and burning incense at the historical site of Huu Le communal house, coordinating to open martial arts classes in village 3 and the central stadium of the commune with nearly 100 children participating; organizing weekly folk games during summer activities in the villages; opening free English classes taught by students returning home for summer vacation, attracting a large number of students to participate.

This summer, Anh Son district has over 13,000 team members, teenagers and children participating in summer activities in 21 communes and towns. To diversify activities for young people, the Anh Son district Youth Union has directed the grassroots youth unions to organize many rich, diverse and appropriate activities for each target group and each locality to attract and gather a large number of young people to participate in useful activities during the summer.

Organizing folk games during summer activities. Photo: Thai Hien

Many new models attract a large number of young people to participate such as: Swimming classes in Tho Son, Duc Son, Dinh Son, Phuc Son, and Town groups... with more than 400 children participating; martial arts classes in Tao Son and Long Son groups; dance classes in town groups; soccer classes in Hoa Son and Town groups; free English classes in Cao Son and Tao Son communes.... Along with that, every Saturday and Sunday, 21 groups organize volunteer activities for the community, organize gratitude and social security activities: visit, care for, and help families with revolutionary contributions, lonely elderly people, students, and children in difficult circumstances in the area.

Through the rich and exciting summer activities in the localities, we have contributed to attracting a large number of students to participate, aiming for a safe, healthy and useful summer. Creating a healthy educational environment, guiding children towards goodness, knowing how to love and share with the community, staying away from accidents and social evils.