(Baonghean.vn) – Despite the many difficulties in daily life, the quality of teaching and learning in the mountainous areas of Nghe An province has been steadily improving in recent years. On the eve of the new school year, people from remote villages eagerly cross mountains and valleys to reach school, hoping to ignite their dreams through literacy.
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| As the new school year is about to begin, students across the villages of western Nghe An province are once again trekking through forests and crossing streams to get to school, preparing for the opening day. |
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| Students living on the Bản Vẽ hydroelectric reservoir in Hữu Khuông commune (Tương Dương district) are brought to school by their parents on boats navigating rapids and waterfalls. |
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| In the makeshift houses where they live while studying, many students from the highlands have learned to be independent and take care of themselves. |
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| The hurried morning meals of students living in makeshift shelters by the Con Phen wharf (Huu Khuong commune). |
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| A bowl of noodles for breakfast so I can get to school on time. |
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| During their free time, the children would gather at the rivers and streams to catch small fish to bring back to their huts to improve their meals while pursuing their education. |
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| Walking across the stream to school. |
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| Many female students wore their most beautiful traditional dresses in preparation for the first day of school. |
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| In many schools, classes are still held in makeshift buildings, but students are still eager to go to school. |
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| The dedicated care of the teachers is the greatest source of motivation for the students. |
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| They cut each other's hair in preparation for the opening ceremony of the school year. |
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| The dream of literacy in the highlands. |
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| Parents carry supplies to prepare for the new school year for their children. |
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| Everything is ready for the new school year, filled with new hopes. |
Dao Tho
