Giving gifts from the Bishop of Vinh Diocese to poor students in mountainous districts

Morning of September 18,Department of Education and Trainingvisited and presented gifts of support from Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long to disadvantaged students in the two districts of Quy Chau and Que Phong.

The Bishop's GiftDiocese of VinhAnphong Nguyen Huu Long has a value of 100 million VND to donate to disadvantaged students to buy online teaching equipment. To promptly support the students, the Department of Education and Training has awarded 5 mountainous districts: Que Phong, Quy Chau, Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong with an amount of 20 million VND each.

Leaders of Quy Chau district report on the teaching and learning situation in the locality. Photo: MH

At the awarding ceremony, speaking in the two districts of Quy Chau and Que Phong, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh shared about this meaningful gift. This is a heart showing the concern and companionship of Bishop of Vinh Anphong Diocese Nguyen Huu Long for the education work of the province and poor students.

Through that, we also hope that these practical gifts will promptly support students with equipment so that they can gradually overcome difficulties, get used to online teaching methods, and promptly respond to teaching and learning conditions in the new situation.

Also at the donation ceremony, leaders of Quy Chau and Que Phong districts reported on the organization of teaching and learning in the first two weeks of the new school year.

The Department of Education and Training presented gifts to Tri Le commune - a locality with many cases of quarantine due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: MH

Up to this point, Quy Chau district has organized direct teaching for all students in the area. However, because the locality is still implementing epidemic prevention and control according to Directive 19, teaching and learning are still being implemented with distance, grade division, and morning and afternoon shifts. Previously, Quy Chau district organized online teaching in the first week but the conditions met only about 50%.

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh presents gifts of support from Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long to students in Quy Chau district. Photo: MH

Meanwhile, in Que Phong district, due to the emergence of new diseases in the area, the district has temporarily suspended teaching and learning activities over the past week. In the coming time, when the epidemic is basically under control, the district will discuss online teaching and gradually switch to in-person teaching when conditions allow.

Working with Quy Chau district, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh shared the difficulties of the district at present. However, to effectively implement teaching and learning, the department's leaders suggested that the district be flexible and creative in the implementation process and could simultaneously implement two scenarios to suit the actual conditions of each locality. Particularly for semi-boarding and boarding students, they should try to organize concentrated teaching and learning and keep distance, minimizing contact with strangers.

Presenting support gifts from Bishop Alphong Nguyen Huu Long to the Education sector of Que Phong district. Photo: MH

Regarding Que Phong district, the Department's leaders suggested that the district should have specific plans for each period, combining online and in-person teaching. When students return to school, it is necessary to ensure absolute safety in schools. The industry also hopes that all levels and authorities will join in, taking care of and investing in education, to ensure the rights of students and teachers.

On the Department's side, in the coming time, the equipment support programs will prioritize mountainous districts. In the immediate future, it is expected that next week, computers and phones will be given to the two districts of Quy Chau, Que Phong and other mountainous districts. These are gifts under the program "Waves and computers for children".

Class time of students at Quy Chau High School. Photo: MH

On this occasion, the Department of Education and Training also supported Que Phong district with 30 million VND to support the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in the area./.