Teacher from Nghe An highland region honored as outstanding young teacher nationwide

Born and raised in Con Cuong mountain town, since childhood Nguyen Huy Chung (born 1986) has been passionate aboutsheet music, a song about the mountains and forests of Tra Lan. The passion was further fueled when his father worked as a cultural officer and he was able to follow him to the fun in the villages.

Teacher Nguyen Huy Chung always shows passion and creativity in each lesson. Photo: NVCC

Then the boy Chung had the opportunity to meet and interact with friends of the same age who were in difficult and deprived situations, had to skip breakfast to go to school, and had their clothes covered in mud. From that day on, he dreamed of becoming a teacher, bringing letters, songs, and voices to the children.highland students, contributing to changing village life.

Teaching session for the Provincial Excellent Teacher Contest by Mr. Nguyen Huy Chung, Tra Lan Secondary School (Con Cuong). Photo courtesy: My Ha

Traveling dozens of kilometers on bumpy mountain roads, Mr. Chung always stays close to his class and school, helps students in difficult circumstances and completes all assigned tasks.

After 4 years of working in Thach Ngan commune, Mr. Nguyen Huy Chung was transferred to Tra Lan Secondary School, Con Cuong town. In a more favorable location, he has the conditions to focus on his professional work as a music teacher. While closely following the programtextbook, teacher Chung has just shown his creativity when using songs and folk melodies familiar to the highlands of Nghe An.

This has created attraction and excitement in each class, helping students love music and contribute to preserving the identity of their homeland. And the effectiveness is shown through each lesson, highly appreciated by colleagues, is the spiritual motivation for Mr. Chung to continue to strive by building and summarizing innovative experiences.

Teacher Nguyen Huy Chung was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Minister of Education and Training for his outstanding achievements in education. Photo: NVCC

Besides his professional work, Mr. Nguyen Huy Chung also actively participates in youth union work.volunteer movementCurrently, he is the Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union, the Teacher in charge of the Youth Union, and the Vice Chairman of the School Union. During the peak period of Covid-19 prevention and control in early 2020, Mr. Chung was one of the active members of the Youth Union participating in volunteer activities at the local quarantine area.

From cleaning the room, organizing cooking to transporting and supplying food, he participated wholeheartedly and responsibly. And recently, he was also one of the people who actively responded to the charity program to support the people of the Central region who suffered severe consequences of storms and floods. Mr. Chung was an exemplary leader and mobilized people around him to support, donate clothes, items and organize cooking banh chung to send to support the people in the flood-affected areas in Quang Binh and Quang Tri.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union presented a Certificate of Merit to Mr. Nguyen Huy Chung. Photo: NVCC

During his seven years of dedication to the career of educating people, Mr. Nguyen Huy Chung has achieved many proud achievements. As a member of the Youth Union and Party, he has always completed his tasks excellently; achieved the title of excellent teacher at the district level for the 2019-2021 period; achieved the title of district-level initiative in 2020; and was commended by the Con Cuong District Youth Union for his outstanding achievements in the work of the Youth Union and the youth movement.

And this November, Mr. Chung had another honor when he achieved the title of Excellent Teacher at the provincial level and was honored by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Secondary School Youth Union.Homeoutstanding young teacher.

Mr. Nguyen Huy Chung shared: “The achievements I have made will be the motivation for me to continue to strive in my professional and community work. My biggest dream is to inspire, bring joy and enthusiasm to students to achieve high results in their studies, contributing to creating a better future.”