Boarding life of children in the highlands of Nghe An
Dinh Tuan•DNUM_BHZBAZCACE 18:56
Wishing to go to school to learn letters like other children of the same age, children in the mountainous region of Nghe An, even though they are only 8 years old, have to leave their parents, live independently, and take care of themselves during their school days.
Luong Minh Primary Boarding School (Tuong Duong) has 525 students, but 299 of them are boarding students. This is where children of the following ethnic groups study: Thai, Kho Mu, O Du. Photo: Dinh TuanWith the current scale of primary schools, investing in facilities, equipment, and arranging enough teachers to teach Foreign Languages and Information Technology at all schools is impossible, especially at the remote schools. Therefore, Luong Minh Primary Boarding School organizes to gather students to main schools to implement boarding; students will eat and sleep at school. Photo: Dinh TuanThe house is 5-6 km away from school, even more than 20 km, the road is extremely difficult and arduous. Therefore, students in villages such as Ca Moong, Xop Chao, Xop Mat, Minh Phuong... are only 8-10 years old when they leave home to find education. Photo: Dinh TuanMr. Luong Van May - teacher at Luong Minh Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities shared: "The students are only 8-9 years old but have to leave home and their parents, so they cannot avoid homesickness. Therefore, in our free time, we often stay close to the students to encourage them, helping them to ease their homesickness so that they can concentrate on studying well." Photo: Dinh TuanTeachers take care of students like their own children. To ensure nutrition and help students have delicious meals, teachers pay attention to changing the main dishes in the meal, one day meat, another day fish, eggs... Photo: Dinh TuanThe house in Xop Chao village, Luong Minh commune, is one of the most difficult and isolated villages in Luong Minh commune. To get to school, Hap Van Khanh has to walk to the boat and then go down to the upstream wharf (at the foot of Ban Ve hydroelectric dam) and then continue traveling by motorbike for nearly 1 hour to get to school. Khanh said: "Because my house is far from school, I have to stay in the dormitory. At school, we can learn to read and write, and the teachers cook delicious dishes for us." Photo: Dinh TuanAfter eating, the children bring their trays to the water tank to wait in line for their turn to wash them. After washing, they put them away neatly and tidily in the designated place. Photo: Dinh TuanAfter each class, the children create their own games to dispel homesickness. Photo: Dinh Tuan.Although they have to live far away from their parents, the children are still determined to go to school with many dreams and ambitions for a brighter future. Photo: Dinh Tuan.
