Useful playground for students

After traveling nearly 500km, we arrived at Vung Ang ward, Ha Tinh province to attend the program "CSB accompanies fishermen" and the contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands" organized by Coast Guard Region 1 in coordination with the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee and local authorities.

The contest took place enthusiastically with the participation of 100 contestants from Ky Long Secondary School and Ky Thinh Secondary School, along with thousands of teachers, students, parents, and local people cheering and competing in the sub-competition. The questions used in the contest were cleverly incorporated by the Organizing Committee from legal documents related to sovereignty over seas and islands; Vietnam Coast Guard Law; traditions of homeland and country...

Students of Binh Minh Secondary School ( Hanoi ) enthusiastically participated in the contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands".

Proud to win first prize in the contest, Tran Loc Thien, a student of Class 8B, Ky Long Secondary School, shared: “I am proud to participate in the contest “I love my homeland’s sea and islands” organized by the Vietnam Coast Guard. The contest not only helps us understand more about the position and role of the sea and islands, but also arouses love for our homeland and country, national pride and a sense of responsibility in protecting the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.”

Along with students participating in the contest, Mr. Le Xuan Lam, Principal of Ky Long Secondary School commented: "The contest has practical significance, contributing to widely disseminating useful knowledge about Vietnam's seas and islands to cadres, union members, youth and secondary school students. Thereby, cultivating love for the homeland, awareness of protecting sovereignty, and raising the sense of responsibility of the young generation for the cause of protecting the Fatherland. This is also a form of propaganda and education that is intuitive and vivid, helping students access knowledge proactively, suitable for their school age."

Following the journey of the "I love the sea and islands of my homeland" contest from the first days, Colonel Dang Hong Quan, Head of the Mass Mobilization Department, Political Department of the Vietnam Coast Guard, said: At each school, the program is organized as a big festival for teachers and students. Students not only get to listen to officers and soldiers of the Coast Guard introduce Vietnam's sea and islands, but also learn about the duties of the Coast Guard in protecting sovereignty, fighting against crime, and conducting search and rescue at sea, contributing to building a beautiful image of Coast Guard soldiers in the hearts of teachers and students at each school the contest passes through.

According to Major General Tran Van Xuan, Deputy Commissar and Political Director of the Vietnam Coast Guard, the Project to organize the "I love my homeland's sea and islands" Contest for the period 2024-2030 was approved by the Minister of National Defense on September 3, 2024, but since 2013, the Vietnam Coast Guard has organized nearly 200 contests in 21/21 coastal provinces and cities; 575 secondary schools participated, 250,000 students took the online contest, more than 9,400 students took the direct contest, and awarded 2,370 prizes. In addition, the Organizing Committee of the contests also integrated the main contest content with launching and awarding more than 800 prizes to students with achievements in side contests. “In the 2025-2026 school year, CSB units have developed a plan to coordinate with the government and functional agencies to organize the competition in 100% of coastal communes and wards,” said Major General Tran Van Xuan.

Along with organizing the contest, in recent times, CSB Vietnam has also coordinated to organize legal propaganda for more than 21,000 people, attracting more than 2,300 cadres and union members to participate in environmental sanitation; awarded nearly 4,700 gifts to policy beneficiaries; awarded nearly 7,000 scholarships, 2,800 bicycles, nearly 1,000 school bags, 19,500 student notebooks and school supplies to disadvantaged students who strive to study well; organized free medical examinations and medicine for nearly 3,000 people; supported the teaching and legal propaganda work of schools with nearly 100 televisions, 60 computers/printers and dozens of legal bookcases...

Representatives of the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to students of Binh Minh commune, Hanoi who won the contest.

Constantly innovate content and form of expression

According to Colonel Pham Quang Vinh, Head of the Propaganda Department, Political Department of the Vietnam Coast Guard, the contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands" was born in the context of the Party and State paying special attention to propaganda and education work about the sea and islands. With the assigned functions and tasks, the Vietnam Coast Guard proposed the model of organizing the contest since 2013. After 12 years of organization, the contest has created a positive effect on secondary school students and all classes of people.

The Minister of National Defense's approval of the project to organize the competition nationwide has affirmed the stature and value of this educational model. Thanks to the application of modern technology, each round of the competition is now innovated in form, increasing interactivity and suitability to the characteristics of students' ages, maintaining its attractiveness and educational significance. Each part of the competition is designed into a separate group of questions, combining both basic and advanced knowledge about the sea, islands, national sovereignty, marine environment, combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) as well as Vietnamese and international laws on the sea and islands.

Sharing about some orientations of the contest in the coming time, Lieutenant General Bui Quoc Oai, Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Vietnam Coast Guard, said: The contest "I love the sea and islands of my homeland" is a special form of propaganda aimed at a special audience. Therefore, the contest not only provides knowledge but also nurtures emotions, forming love for the sea and islands of my homeland for secondary school students. The impact of the contest also spreads to parents, teachers and the community. Love and sense of responsibility for the sea and islands are nurtured every day, through each contest and through each generation of students.

After 2030, the project will guide agencies and organizations inside and outside the Army to continue to undertake, ensuring sustainability and longevity. The Vietnam Coast Guard will continue to maintain and strengthen the coordination relationship in carrying out political tasks in general, and propaganda and legal education in particular; promoting the initiative and creativity of grassroots units of the Coast Guard in coordinating with local Party committees and authorities to organize this meaningful contest. "When the entire political system participates, "I love the sea and islands of my homeland" will not only be a contest but also a persistent journey to nurture patriotism, civic awareness and the aspiration to reach out to the sea for the young generation of Vietnam", Lieutenant General Bui Quoc Oai affirmed./.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/quoc-phong-toan-dan/boi-dap-kien-thuc-va-tinh-yeu-bien-dao-to-quoc-1015872