Nghe An Department of Education and Training: Opening ceremony must be brief and solemn

According to the guidance of the Department of Education and Training, the opening ceremony of the 2022-2023 school year is organized with a "ceremony" and a "festival" part to ensure the full content and meaning of the "National Festival of Bringing Children to School". During the organization process, schools need to arrange and organize the time and venue reasonably, avoiding affecting the health and psychology of students, staff, and teachers (the "festival" part can be organized before or after the "ceremony" part).,avoid wasting time, be flexible when encountering bad weather).

The opening ceremony was held with a ceremonial part and a festival part to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere. Photo: Duc Anh

The "ceremony" part is organized briefly but solemnly (no more than 30 minutes), with traditional rituals including: saluting the flag, singing the National Anthem, reading the President's letter on the opening day of school; speech to open the new school year of the school; beating the drum to open the school...

Particularly for preschool level, organize the opening ceremony in the form of "Children's School Day" in a flexible and creative way, suitable to the psychological characteristics of children; at the same time create conditions for parents to attend the opening ceremony with their children.

For schools that combine the Opening Ceremony with events such as: School Anniversary, receiving the Certificate of National Standard School Recognition, etc., the combination of content into the "ceremony" part needs to be organized harmoniously and flexibly.

As for the "festival", schools can organize fun, healthy, and impressive group activities so that the opening day of school is truly an important day for all students, especially those going to school for the first time.

In addition, depending on the actual situation, the school organizes cultural, artistic, sports, and folk game activities..., staff, teachers, guests, and parents participate in cheering and interacting with students, creating a friendly, joyful, and exciting atmosphere.

Before the opening ceremony, from August 23, schools organized school opening ceremonies for students. Photo: My Ha

On the eve of the new school year, the Department also requested schools to continue to seriously implement measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, ensuring the safety of staff, teachers, employees and students in the unit.

In addition, it is necessary to continue to coordinate with local authorities and mass organizations to encourage students to attend classes, limiting the number of students dropping out after summer vacation. At the same time, speed up the construction and repair progress; replace and repair damaged desks and chairs; arrange to renovate and supplement teaching equipment and supplies; clean and decorate classrooms, plant flowers and ornamental plants, and strengthen the assurance of hygiene, safety and order in schools...