Take care of meals for boarding students

Meals of children at Van Ho Kindergarten, Van Ho district.

Mr. Do Cong Binh, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Van Ho district, said: Every year, the Department of Education and Training of Van Ho district coordinates with professional agencies to organize training on food hygiene and safety for school cooks; regularly inspect food hygiene and safety in schools. Direct schools with boarding students to develop strict regulations, ensure safe cooking, prevent food poisoning; be transparent about finances; assign tasks to teachers and staff directly managing boarding students.

In addition, to train boarding students to eat, live and work in a proper manner, schools should develop a reasonable and scientific schedule for students' learning, living and playing activities; organize cultural, artistic and sports activities, create a healthy and friendly educational environment; provide nutrition, health care, life skills education, and ensure that students have safe accommodation, enough food, enough clothes and enough books.

Thanks to the effective implementation of the boarding school support policy, the dropout rate of junior high school students in the first semester has decreased from 2.5% in the 2023-2024 school year to 0.77% in the 2024-2025 school year; the rate of primary school students completing and completing well, and junior high school students receiving good grades has reached over 80%.

Visiting Chieng Yen Primary and Secondary School, I was impressed by the green - clean - beautiful campus, the classrooms were invested in and built spaciously. Teacher Ngo Van Thu, Principal of the school, shared: Currently, the school has 668 students, of which 243 are boarding students. In May 2023, the school invested in and built a 3-storey boarding house, with 24 rooms; kitchen, dining room, meeting the eating and accommodation needs of boarding students. To cook for boarding students, the school has contracted with 5 kitchen staff; signed a contract with a reputable food supplier, with clear origin, ensuring food hygiene and safety. The students' meals are changed daily, seasonally, including: Meat, fish, beans, vegetables, ... ensuring nutritional quality.

Cooking staff of Chieng Yen Primary and Secondary School, Van Ho district, prepare food for students.

Trieu Thuy Van, class 7B, Chieng Yen Primary and Secondary School said: My house is in Pieng Cha village, 6 km from the school, the road is steep, difficult to travel. Being able to eat and stay at the school helps us have better health and study. Outside of class, we can participate in extracurricular activities, sports such as: volleyball, shuttlecock kicking, soccer...

At Muong Te Primary and Secondary School, this school year, the school has 562 students; of which, 165 are boarding students. Teacher Nguyen Duc Vieng, Principal of the school, informed: Based on the State support regime, the school balances the organization of cooking for students 3 meals/day, from Monday morning to Saturday morning every week. The school chooses reliable food suppliers with clear origins; complies with food hygiene and safety measures, the meals ensure adequate nutrition, cleanliness, safety, no food poisoning, helping students have good health, peace of mind in studying, maintaining 100% attendance.

Taking good care of meals for boarding students in Van Ho not only helps reduce difficulties for families, improve health and maintain student numbers, but also motivates educational development.

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