Young Pioneer and Children Newspaper awards the contest "Bright Eyes for Students"

With the aim of minimizing refractive errors, especially myopia, in school-aged children, "Bright Eyes for Schools" is a series of competitions organized by the Youth Pioneer and Children's Newspaper to provide Vietnamese children with knowledge and skills to properly care for and protect their eyes. It also supports schools in their professional work, aiming to detect, screen, and treat school-related eye diseases early, minimizing the serious consequences of myopia that can lead to permanent vision loss.

The first-prize winners received certificates of merit and gifts. Photo: My Hanh

Candidates participating in the first "Bright Eyes for School" contest, school year 2023-2024 need to have complete entries for both the knowledge test (multiple choice questions) and the talent test (drawings on topics related to school vision health).

Launched from November 2023, until the end of April 2024, the "Bright Eyes for School" contest received the attention and enthusiastic response of teachers and students in 50 primary schools in Hanoi .

After the judging period, the Organizing Committee unanimously selected 40 individual and group prizes, including: 3 first prizes, 6 second prizes, 8 third prizes and 12 individual encouragement prizes. Along with that, there are 11 group prizes for schools.

In his concluding remarks at the ceremony, journalist Nguyen Phan Khue - Editor-in-Chief of the Youth Pioneer and Children's Newspaper, and Head of the Organizing Committee of the Competition - emphasized that through the competition, the Organizing Committee and the teachers hoped that the students would develop and raise their awareness of caring for and protecting their eyes.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/bao-thieu-nien-tien-phong-and-nhi-dong-trao-thuong-cuoc-thi-mat-sang-hoc-duong-post296477.html