Nurturing knowledge in Uncle Ho's homeland
(Baonghean.vn) - With a tradition of 40 years of construction and development, Kim Lien High School (Nam Dan) affirms its position as a national standard school in the beloved homeland of Uncle Ho; becoming a bright spot in the education sector. From this school, many talents have been discovered, cultivated and achieved success in many fields.
Growing up from hardship
In the memories of teachers and students who worked and studied at Kim Lien High School back then, they will never forget the difficult years when the school first "founded mountains and broke rocks".
In the summer of 1977, to facilitate travel for students who wanted to study at high school in 7 communes in the East of Nam Dan district, 18 classes with nearly 900 students, a team of 40 teachers were separated from Nam Dan 1 High School to establish a branch, located on the land that was the former base of Kim Lien Commune Secondary School. At that time, to have a place to study, teachers and students voluntarily spent the entire summer vacation that year cutting eucalyptus trees in Ru Doi, Hung Tien commune to make pillars, using sugarcane leaves to roof, straw mixed with mud to make fences... In no time, dozens of classrooms were built.
From those simple thatched houses with earthen walls, every day we hear the warm lectures of teachers and the burning dreams of students.
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Students of Kim Lien High School before the school's 40th anniversary celebration. Photo: Minh Tuan |
The turning point marking the school's birth, in February 1979, according to the decision of the Ministry of Education and Training, Kim Lien High School was officially established in Ngoc Dinh hamlet, right at the foot of Chung mountain, in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district. At the beginning of its establishment, in the 1979 - 1980 school year, the school had 21 classes (including grades 8, 9 and 10 equivalent to grades 10, 11, 12 today) with more than 1,000 students, and 60 teachers. Despite facing countless difficulties and challenges, that first school year ended successfully with a graduation rate of over 80% of grade 10 students, many of whom passed the university and college entrance exams.
In early 1981, with the contribution of overseas Vietnamese in Thailand, the construction of a new school with a 4-storey building began, and was completed 3 years later. Having a spacious place to teach and learn, teachers and students were excited and determined to compete in teaching and learning well. The quality of the school's key and general education was constantly improved.
During this period, the school had many students who achieved high prizes in provincial and national competitions for excellent students. A typical example was student Bui Thi Xuan, under the guidance and training of teacher Nguyen Trong Duan, the village school student made a miracle when she became the first national excellent student in Russian in Nam Dan district, and was admitted directly to university.
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| The school's Pedagogical Council for the 2019-2020 school year. Photo: Minh Tuan |
Give wings to dreams to fly high
Continuing the tradition of good teaching and good learning, entering the period of innovation, the quality of education at Kim Lien High School has been increasingly improved. From 2010 to now, the quality of key and general education of the school has been constantly increasing. Every year, there are 17 - 22 students achieving provincial excellent students; 5 - 9% of students are ranked as excellent students; 40 - 60% of students are ranked as good students; the rate of weak students is under 1%; the rate of students passing the high school graduation exam is from 97 - 99%, many students are admitted to top universities in the country with exam scores of 24 points or higher.
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| Students of Kim Lien High School participated in the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Photo: Minh Tuan |
To achieve these encouraging achievements, the quality of the teaching staff plays an important role. The school has gathered a team of enthusiastic teachers, who love their jobs, have solid professional capacity, and regularly improve, update, and supplement new knowledge. Up to now, the school's staff and teachers consist of 77 people, 100% of whom have qualified and above standard qualifications. Of these, 20 teachers have master's degrees, 30 teachers have been recognized as excellent teachers at the provincial level, and 19 teachers have innovative experiences at the department and provincial levels.
Along with the remarkable improvement in the quality of teaching and learning, in recent years, the school's position has been increasingly affirmed. After a long period of persistent efforts, in 2017, the school was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a National Standard School. Over the past many years, the school has been recognized by the Department of Education and Training as an advanced and excellent advanced school. On this occasion, the school was honored to receive a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister and a Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Training for its outstanding achievements in educational activities.
Along with the 40-year mark, thousands of students of the school have graduated, spread their wings across the country, contributing their strength and intelligence to the construction of the country and homeland. Among them, many former students hold important positions in agencies and units inside and outside the province.
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| Representatives of the school's Board of Directors congratulated Nguyen Thi Ha Giang at the ceremony to honor students with high achievements in the 2018-2019 school year organized by the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Minh Tuan |
Promoting the tradition of building and developing over the past 4 decades, the basic goal of the school in the coming time is to continue to improve the quality of comprehensive education, increase the rate of good and excellent students at all levels, maintain the rate of students entering university; pay attention to moral education and life skills for students. Along with that, continue to improve the quality and qualifications of staff, teachers and employees; mobilize all resources to improve school facilities and landscape, build a safe and friendly school environment; worthy of being the place to nurture knowledge for generations of students in the homeland of beloved Uncle Ho.
Outstanding achievements of the 2018 - 2019 school year of Kim Lien High School:
-The Prime Minister awarded a Certificate of Merit.
- The school received a Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Education and Training.
- The school received the Emulation Flag of the Provincial People's Committee.
- The Department of Education and Training recognized the school as an Excellent Advanced Laborer.
- 6 teachers received Certificates of Merit from the Minister of Education and Training.
- 8 teachers were awarded Certificates of Merit by the People's Committee of Nghe An province.
- 3 teachers received Certificates of Merit from the Vietnam Education Trade Union.
Last school year, Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa, a student of class 11C1, won first prize in the provincial Civic Education subject; Nguyen Thi Ha Giang, a student of class 12C1, was the top student in block A of Nghe An province, ranked 9th nationwide in the 2019 National High School Exam.