Helping disabled children "touch their dreams"

On the morning of April 17, at Xa Dan Secondary School (Hanoi), the Cultural - Sports Festival to celebrate Vietnam Day for People with Disabilities (April 18) was held with the participation of representatives fromthe Education and Training sector, Hanoi Association for Relief of Disabled Children, Vietnam Fund for Disabled Children, local authorities, sponsors, and 381 students, teachers and parents. (Photo: Mai Hoa)

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Pham Van Hoan, Principal of Xa Dan Secondary School, shared: Since the Ordinance on Persons with Disabilities in 1998, April 18 has been officially recognized in state legal documents as Vietnam Day for Persons with Disabilities. On this occasion every year, many meaningful activities are organized to mobilize the attention of the whole community for persons with disabilities, so that persons with disabilities are not alone, have more will to live and have more joy and happiness. At Xa Dan Secondary School, with over 70% of the total number of students being hearing impaired, the children are always respected, treated equally, loved, allowed to express themselves and integrate well. (Photo: Mai Hoa)

Within the framework of the Cultural and Sports Festival, all students, both normal and hearing-impaired, were able to participate in activities and competitions that the Youth Union, the Young Pioneers, and the school's teachers had painstakingly prepared. (Video: Mai Hoa)

At the program, Xa Dan Secondary School honored organizations and individuals who have accompanied and cared for disabled students for many years, including representatives of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, Hanoi Association for Relief of Disabled Children, Vietnam Fund for Disabled Children, Dong Da District Department of Education and Training, Nam Dong Ward People's Committee, the School's Parents' Association, Herbalife Vietnam Company, Deviemed Organization (Germany), Blue Dragon Children's Organization (Australia), Hong Ngoc Hospital, Vietnam Prosperity Development Group, Fassttech Vietnam Company, But Vang Company Limited and accompanying businesses, Concordia International School, Edison Inter-level School... (Photo: Mai Hoa).

Many sponsors presented gifts right at the program. Representative of the Fund for Vietnamese Children with Disabilities, Ms. Duong Thi Bich Diep, President of the Fund, presented the school with teaching and learning equipment worth nearly 199 million VND. Representative of Hong Ngoc Hospital, Dr. Hoang Tan Cuong, Deputy Director of the Hospital, presented a plaque of 80 million VND to students of Xa Dan Secondary School. Ms. Ngo Diem Huong, CEO of Huong Giang Interfa Group International Fashion Company, Mr. Tran Tue Minh, Head of a running group presented many gifts in kind... (Photo: Mai Hoa).

Within the framework of the Festival, disabled students participated in the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest. The contest attracted special attention with elaborately staged performances, diverse genres, combining writing, videos, drawings, etc. With the theme "50 years - The country is full of joy" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, 3 teams from the Integrated Primary School, Specialized Primary School, and Secondary School groups conveyed the content of books written about people and historical events associated with the arduous but extremely glorious journey of our nation, including the books "More than a monument", "The Great Victory of Spring 1975 and the miraculous changes of the country"... (Photo: Mai Hoa).

The Organizing Committee also exhibited works from the Painting Contest "Uncle Ho with Children - Children with Uncle Ho" and the Contest "The Book I Love and I Draw My Dream Life". In the photo, Hoang Anh Dung, a deaf student in class 8B1, Xa Dan Secondary School, is happy and joyful next to a painting depicting space astronauts. He shared that he aspires to become a teacher, but at the same time, he also has a passion for space science, hoping to help the country gradually reach its dream of space exploration. (Photo: Mai Hoa) .

The festival also took place in a jubilant, exciting and attractive atmosphere with badminton competitions, folk games, tug of war, sack jumping, participation in experiential activities, organizing booths... Through the activities of the festival, teachers and parents of Xa Dan Secondary School hope that students in the school will be more united, love each other more, love the school more, be faster, more creative, and more proactive (Photo: Mai Hoa) .

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