Spreading reading culture in a practical way

Launched in 2024, the "Hundred Libraries - One Dream" project was initiated with a commitment to build and support 100 libraries for schools in disadvantaged areas across the country within 10 years. After only one year of implementation, the project has actively supported 18 schools in the provinces of Ha Giang , Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen... bringing more than 22,000 books and approximately 700 million VND worth of artifacts, equipment, and facilities for school libraries.

The profound meaning of the project is expressed through spreading reading culture to students, building "open reading spaces" - places to inspire creativity, stimulate self-study skills, research and knowledge sharing among students, thereby developing lifelong learning capacity.

The gift of knowledge was prepared and transported by the students themselves.

Recently, the project has been enthusiastically implemented at Ngoc Thanh C Primary School (Phuc Yen, Vinh Phuc ) - a school with many difficulties and an inadequately equipped library system. At the exchange and book donation session between grade 5 of Olympia Inter-level School and students of Ngoc Thanh C Primary School, the emotional and warm atmosphere spread in every look and smile of students from both sides.

After only one year of implementation, the project has actively supported 18 schools in the provinces of Ha Giang, Hoa Binh , Tuyen Quang, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen... bringing more than 22,000 books and approximately 700 million VND worth of artifacts, equipment, and facilities for school libraries.

Ngoc Thanh C Primary School has received more than 1,200 books of various genres (including nearly 1,000 completely new books), carefully selected to suit primary school students and many meaningful gifts.

Ready to accompany students.

Teacher Do Thi Thanh Van, Principal of Ngoc Thanh C Primary School, emotionally shared: "With the compassion, humanity, and sharing for the community of teachers, parents, and especially grade 5 students of Olympia Inter-level School, Ngoc Thanh C Primary School in a mountainous and disadvantaged area has benefited from the value of the project. The library will be a place to develop a reading culture in the school, from the school's staff, teachers, workers to the main subject, the students. Students will have more opportunities to explore, research, exchange and learn from each other to improve their knowledge and capacity, thereby, helping the school improve the quality of comprehensive education".

On behalf of the school, Ms. Van expressed her hope that the cooperation between the two schools will continue to be maintained and developed in the future, to together create sustainable, humane and practical educational values.

The enthusiasm of students, teachers and parents.

Despite many difficulties, Ngoc Thanh C Primary School has recently responded and organized many diverse and rich activities on Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, such as: "Reading culture - connecting the community", "Entering the era of national growth with books", "Reading books - enriching knowledge, nurturing aspirations, promoting innovation and creativity"...

The above activities have contributed to encouraging creativity, linking reading with educational programs and life skills, ensuring safety, developing self-study and research capacity, and the ability to adapt to the digital education context.

Meaningful gifts are sent.

Expressing her feelings about the event, teacher Truong Hong Hue, head of grade 5 at Olympia Inter-level High School, shared: "Each book given away is a door of knowledge opening to the community. Let's join hands to sow the seeds of reading culture, so that knowledge can spread everywhere", is what the grade 5 students of Olympia School wrote at the beginning of the letter calling on their parents to sponsor their project with the desire to contribute to bringing to their friends a small, warm and knowledge-filled library".

"All the love has been wrapped in each book that the students have cherished and brought to give to their friends. We hope that this small gift will help students in more difficult areas prepare themselves firmly to enter life through each page of the book," Ms. Hue said emotionally.

The library will be a place to develop a reading culture in the school, from the staff, teachers, workers and the main subject is the students. Students will have more opportunities to explore, research, exchange and learn from each other to improve their knowledge and capacity, thereby helping the school to improve the quality of comprehensive education.

Teacher Do Thi Thanh Van, Principal of Ngoc Thanh C Primary School, Vinh Phuc

Mr. Leu Thanh Phong, representative of the Parents' Committee of Grade 5 of Olympia Inter-level High School, confided: "I still remember very clearly the first days when the project was launched. The Grade 5 students wrote their own appeal letters and presented to their parents with all their confidence and determination. Each idea and each sentence of the students exuded sincerity, making us, the parents, unable to not listen and accompany them."

The project also pays attention to students in difficult circumstances.

"From classifying books, noting each item, packaging, labeling... every step is planned and carried out responsibly by the children, with gentle support from parents and teachers. Not just a simple charity activity, I deeply feel that this is an educational journey, a place where children grow up through dedication, understanding and sharing. For us, the project is an opportunity to sow the seeds of compassion and community responsibility in the souls of children. Today's small actions will become beautiful memories, valuable luggage to help children grow up to become kind people, knowing how to live for others", Mr. Leu Thanh Phong emphasized.

Adults and children join hands to build a library for your school.

In addition to the book donation, the program also took place with exciting cultural, artistic and sports exchange activities between grade 5 students of the two schools. Singing and dancing performances, physical games, group discussions on reading culture and learning technology created a lively, joyful atmosphere filled with laughter.

In particular, students also participated in sharing about interesting and practical topics such as: Reading trends in the digital age, How to choose the right books... and were guided on active learning methods and effective self-study in the new era.

The companionship brings warm meaning to the project.

Through the project, schools together spread a profound message: Reading books is not only for learning, but also for living a beautiful, kind and responsible life. This is also a step to realize the goal of the new General Education Program in the direction of developing students' qualities and abilities: creating conditions for them to develop comprehensively in terms of intelligence, physique, soul and morality.

The ceremony ended in a warm and emotional atmosphere, but its echoes will surely resonate forever. From today, the library of Ngoc Thanh C Primary School will not only have more bookshelves, but also spread more faith, aspiration and inspiration to hundreds of students.

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