The journey down the mountain to learn to read and write of Mong children in the border area of Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Going down the mountain, Mong students will have to leave their homes and parents. But, when they return to the main school, they will have a second home, where teachers will take care of them like family members...
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Since the beginning of the new school year, the main focus of Mai Son Primary School, Tuong Duong District has had 8 new students, who are Mong children from Pha Khao village. This is a great effort of the teachers after a whole month of working in the fields to persuade the children to come to school. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Pha Khao village is the farthest village in Mai Son commune. To reach the commune center, teachers and students have to spend more than 1 hour by motorbike, crossing a rough and dangerous mountain road of nearly 16 km. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Mai Son Primary School is located in a border commune, the farthest place of theXiangyang District.To get to Mai Son, teachers used to take a boat along the Nam Non River. Now, instead of going by river, teachers often go up to Ky Son, through My Ly, a bumpy journey of more than 300 kilometers. Photo: My Ha |
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| Of the 8 new students, 7 are in 5th grade. The remaining student in 3rd grade is Gia Kieu Trang, the daughter of teacher Gia Ba Gia who is still teaching in Pha Khao. The mobilization of students to go to school has been carried out by the Board of Directors of Mai Son Primary School since the end of the previous school year with the aim of creating conditions for them to fully participate in school activities and learn gifted subjects. Teacher Gia Ba Gia "volunteered" to let his child go to the main school 2 years early to encourage the local people. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| With 8 more students living together, the teachers at the official residence have the additional duty of being fathers and mothers. Photo: Duc Anh |
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Since the students came down the mountain, teacher Nguyen The Quang - Vice Principal of the school has given his room to 8 Mong students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Coming down the mountain, for the first time, the students learned about the electricity grid, watched TV, and had electric fans. Teacher Dao Xuan Hai - Principal of the school said: Because they have only been in school for more than a week, the students are still homesick. To help them ease their homesickness, the teachers are trying to find ways to encourage them and find cartoons for them to watch after school. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Although they have only moved here recently, thanks to the guidance of their teachers, the children have learned to take care of themselves. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Daily habits and routines also change. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Every day, the children wake up very early and help their teachers clean the grounds of the official residence. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| While the students were getting ready for personal hygiene, the school teachers prepared breakfast for them. The Hmong students’ favorite dish is instant noodles with white rice. Occasionally, sticky rice is also included on the menu. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| After a short time of entering the school, the teachers at the school were happy because the children adapted quickly and had a sense of learning. On the weekend, according to the schedule, the children will be picked up by their families, but many of them will stay at school because most of their parents work far away, in the southern provinces. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Living together for a while, they considered each other as family members. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| In the past 2 years, the elementary school modelboardingis being piloted in many mountainous districts of Nghe An. However, initially, the model has only been implemented with the hearts of teachers and is completely voluntary. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| The implementation of the model will create conditions for students in remote areas to fully enjoy the programs and teaching activities in the primary school curriculum, especially special subjects such as English, IT and gifted subjects. This model will also be included in the planning in the coming period to build boarding primary schools throughout the province. Photo: Duc Anh |