Beautiful drawings by teachers in remote areas of Tuong Duong district

Luong Minh Kindergarten, Tuong Duong district has dozens of beautiful paintings. After researching, it was found out that these paintings were drawn by the school's teachers.

Kindergarten teachers are completing their drawing of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Photo: Khac An

And painting has become their familiar and annual work. All the paintings, from fences to walls, from main points to individual pieces, not only this year but also many years ago, no professional painter had the opportunity to practice because everything was "self-directed and self-performed" by the hands of the girls.

Honestly, I don’t have much knowledge about painting, but with my innate sense of art, I can say it’s “so beautiful”. So beautiful that it’s unbelievable that it’s the work of “reluctant painters”.

In addition to creating a lively space, murals also contain interesting stories and messages about life. Photo: Khac An

The world of children is a world of fairy tales, colors and sounds. In addition to creating a lively space, murals also contain stories and messages that will sometimes follow children throughout their lives. The liveliness and eye-catching of murals will stimulate vision, creating excitement for children every day at school, helping them to get closer to and love the world around them.

It is important, but not all schools can afford to hire professional artists, especially in mountainous schools like Luong Minh. "Necessity is the mother of invention", paintings are indispensable but there is also not enough money, so the teachers roll up their sleeves and get involved. Studying and drawing, drawing and studying, one by one, pure, beautiful and meaningful murals appear through the hands of "artists" like Hoa My, Luong Nham, Van Anh...

Vivid drawings at the farthest school in Luong Minh commune. Photo: Khac An

Teacher Vi Thao, Vice Principal and “main artist”, confided: “Everyone in our school knows how to draw, even Principal Bui Be Le rolled up her sleeves to join everyone. Activities like this are emotional and fun. We found the models online, some of which we created ourselves. The “main artist” sketched, the “assistant artist” colored. Each square meter like this, if hired from outside, would cost several million dong, if we didn’t draw it ourselves, where would we get the money? When we have free time, we draw, when we’re tired, we rest, when we’re sad, we tell jokes, when we’re hungry, we make instant noodles… just like that, we’ve painted hundreds of meters of murals.”

I asked: “You are not professionals, how can you draw so beautifully?” The “main artist” happily replied: “Maybe it is because we draw out of love.”

A corner of the vivid paintings. Photo: Khac An

Luong Minh is one of the poorest communes in the district. The school has 250 students, mostly children of Thai, Kho Mu, Ka Tu, and O Du ethnic groups, with 21 teachers and staff, but they are distributed among 8 school locations. The nearest location is 17 kilometers from town, and the farthest location, Cham Puong, is nearly 50 kilometers away. To get to the farthest location, the teachers have to use all three means of transport: motorbike, boat, and... walking. Although life is full of difficulties, outside of teaching hours, the teachers also participate in other activities, which are truly touching and worthy of respect.