Central Council of Young Pioneers: Closing the Kim Dong Training Camp and awarding the Pink Swallow Award to 80 outstanding Young Pioneers

Leadership delegates attended the 2025 "Pink Swallow" Award ceremony.

Attending the event were Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang - Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, Chairman of the Central Council of the Young Pioneers; Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Huong - Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee; leaders of the Central Youth Union's Children's Work Committee, standing member of the Central Council of the Young Pioneers; leaders of departments, branches, sectors and organizations in Tay Ninh province; standing members of the Provincial Youth Union, City Youth Union, Chairman of the Young Pioneers Council of provinces and cities.

Also attending the ceremony were teachers who are in charge of the typical Teams of the provinces and cities that have won the "Pink Swallow" Award from 2011 to present; and coaches of the Central level I and II.

Mr. Le Anh Quan - Vice Chairman of the Central Council of Young Pioneers, Chairman of the Central Training Council awarded certificates of outstanding achievements in the camp's skills.

At the program, the leadership delegates and 165 campers who are teachers, Team Leaders, specialized staff at palaces, children's houses, youth activity centers and Team Councils at all levels nationwide looked back on the 7-day journey (from June 16-22, 2025) of exciting training in Tay Ninh.

With a serious training spirit, the campers together learned knowledge of the Team's work such as: instructions on practicing Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Team rituals; organizing Star Children's activities; practicing Morse and semaphore; organizing parades and Team review ceremonies; practicing collective living skills such as secret letters, marking paths, setting up tents at speed, cheerleading, game master competitions, tying knots, scouting, team drumming, flashmob dancing, first aid...

In addition, the campers are trained in Team work topics such as children's work and methods of selecting and training Team Command Board; methods of instructing children in group dancing and singing; developing Team activity plans, preparing training lesson plans; and training to promote children's participation in issues related to children.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung - Secretary of Tay Ninh Provincial Youth Union awarded Level I Trainer certificates to campers who successfully completed the training content.

This is an annual activity to continue to standardize the team of coaches and officers in charge of the Team at all levels, contributing to improving the quality of Team work and the children's movement in the new situation, fostering and improving knowledge, expertise, and working skills, helping the officers in charge of the Team to be good at theory and proficient in skills, contributing to effectively advising and implementing the Team work and the children's movement. In addition, it creates a meaningful playground for delegates participating in the Kim Dong Training Camp to exchange, learn, and share experiences.

In addition to training activities, 165 campers were also given the opportunity to exchange cultural and artistic activities, participate in social security work, and experience the practical work of the Team and children's education in Tay Ninh province. In particular, the camp also set a Vietnamese record with a performance with the most Team leaders participating in Vietnam. The proud and emotional images in the camp left beautiful and memorable memories in the hearts of the campers.

The Central Council of Young Pioneers awarded certificates of merit to campers with outstanding achievements.

At the end of the training camp with 39 competitions and 6 collective activities, the Central Council of the Youth Union awarded certificates of recognition of achieving the Central Level I Coach standards to 115 team leaders; and awarded certificates of merit from the Central Council of the Youth Union to 20 coaches with outstanding achievements.

On this occasion, the Central Youth Union Secretariat also awarded certificates of merit to 15 team leaders with the highest learning and training results at the Training Camp. The title of Valedictorian was awarded to Mr. Trinh Ngoc Hieu, an officer of the Children's House of Dong Nai province; the first runner-up was awarded to Mr. Tran Nguyen Anh Tu, Team Leader of Nguyen Van Be Secondary School, Ho Chi Minh City; the second runner-up was awarded to Ms. Tran Thi Nhung, a teacher and Team Leader of An Da Secondary School, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong City.

The Central Youth Union Council and the Central Training Council awarded 24 professional records to 24 campers with high achievements in competitions at the training camp.

Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang - Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, Chairman of the Central Council of Young Pioneers spoke at the ceremony.

Leaders of the Central Youth Union and leaders of Tay Ninh province awarded the "Pink Swallow" award to the exemplary team leader.

Also in the program, the Central Council of the Young Pioneers awarded the "Pink Swallow" prize to 80 outstanding teachers in charge of Young Pioneers selected from 63 provinces and cities across the country. They are cadres and teachers in charge of Young Pioneers with outstanding initiatives, scientific topics, and practical experience in Young Pioneers' work and the children's movement; at the same time, they are people who are devoted to their profession of guiding their beloved juniors.

The “Pink Swallow” Award is a noble award from the Central Council of the Young Pioneers for teachers and leaders of the Young Pioneers with outstanding achievements nationwide. After 15 years of implementation (2011-2025), 290 teachers have been honored. 2025 - the year marking the 15-year journey of the award's significance, is also an important milestone in the work of school children nationwide.

Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang - Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, Chairman of the Central Council of the Young Pioneers, presented the laurel wreath to the valedictorian of the camp - Mr. Trinh Ngoc Hieu, an officer of the Children's House of Dong Nai province.

The Central Youth Union leaders awarded prizes to the valedictorian and two runners-up of the camp.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang - Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, Chairman of the Central Council of the Young Pioneers emphasized that this is the first and last year that the 2025 National Kim Dong Training Camp will be organized for all Young Pioneers in charge across the country to attend. In the context that the whole country is arranging and merging localities, officials, civil servants, public employees and workers across the country are rushing to complete their final work and tasks, the camp has become a memorable memory for many Young Pioneers in charge.

Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang believes that the skills learned after the camp will be a "springboard" for the cadres in charge of the Team to continue to be more committed and make more efforts in the profession of caring for, protecting and educating children with good and creative models and methods, with all their enthusiasm and love for children; thereby together continuing the tradition of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Team in the new era, the era of the nation's rise.

Linh San

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