Great joy of people in border areas

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony and delivered a speech at the main bridge of Yen Khuong Commune Primary and Secondary Boarding School ( Thanh Hoa province).

At the bridge point of Ia Rve commune, Dak Lak province, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Ia Rve commune primary and secondary boarding school. On the Dak Lak province side, there were comrades: Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ta Anh Tuan; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Y Giang Gry Nie Knong.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh; Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ta Anh Tuan; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Y Giang Gry Nie Knong performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ia Rve Commune Primary and Secondary Boarding School. Photo: Thanh Huong

Attending the groundbreaking ceremony at the Buon Don Commune Primary and Secondary Boarding School were comrades: Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hoa An; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Truong Cong Thai; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dao My. Attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ia Lop Commune Primary and Secondary Boarding School were comrades: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Huynh Thi Chien Hoa; Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thien Van.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that 100 primary and secondary boarding schools in the border communes is a project implemented in the first phase of a total of 248 schools in 248 border communes nationwide. This is a large-scale project built synchronously and modernly, fully meeting the needs of studying, living, boarding and semi-boarding for students and public housing for teachers, with a comprehensive educational environment of morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics with the goal of comprehensive development for learners.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet presented gifts to disadvantaged students at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ia Rve Commune Primary and Secondary Boarding School. Photo: Thanh Huong

Dak Lak province has 4 border communes, 3 communes will be building boarding schools for primary and secondary levels this time. When completed, the projects will become spacious "common houses" with full amenities, helping teachers feel secure in their work and students feel secure in their studies and training.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hoa An, along with provincial leaders, authorities, localities and units, congratulated the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Buon Don. Photo: Quynh Anh

"The schools that are being built are not just normal schools but also the beliefs and aspirations of students and parents in border communes across the country; ensuring that students in border communes in mainland areas enjoy appropriate boarding and semi-boarding policies. Localities and relevant sectors need to develop plans to arrange teachers, train teachers in ethnic languages; maintain school operations, and provide allowances for teachers; and have plans for schools across the country to form sister schools with schools in border communes" - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh .

Ms. Trinh Thi Huong, Principal of Nguyen Trai Primary School (Ia Lop Commune) shared: “Ia Lop is a large border commune with a sparse population, with some residential areas more than 30km from the school. It is very difficult for children to travel. In the rainy season, the water rises, in the dry season it is sunny and dusty, and parents are busy working on the fields, so many children easily drop out of school. When there is a boarding school, children have a stable place to eat and live, making their studies more convenient. Teachers are also assured in their work, devoting all their heart to their profession.”

With the inter-level boarding model, students not only study continuously but also practice life skills, form an independent lifestyle, solidarity, love and sharing under the guidance of teachers. This is also a condition for schools to effectively implement Resolution 71 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development.

Nong Chan Hien, a student at Nguyen Thi Dinh Secondary School (Ia Rve Commune), shared that his house is 11km away from the school, so traveling is quite difficult. Every day, he and his brother wake up at 5am to cook rice to go to school. Many rainy days, on the way to school, he falls off his bike or gets his clothes and books wet, and the two of them have to go back. He is very happy because his school has been upgraded, expanded, and is larger and more spacious, with a dormitory where he can stay. When he has more time to study, he will definitely study better to be able to realize his dream of becoming a border guard.

Delegates perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ia Lop Primary and Secondary Boarding School. Photo: Le Thanh

Ms. Sao H'Phon (born in 1950), Thong Nhat village (Buon Don commune) confided: "Thong Nhat village has 46% of ethnic minority households, the lives of many households are still difficult. Therefore, building a school brings great joy to ethnic people, especially school-age children."

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