The first fully financially autonomous public kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City

The new school has a modern, environmentally friendly architectural design, prioritizing green spaces.

Nam Sai Gon Kindergarten, formerly Nam Sai Gon Private School, has been operating since 1997.

The new Nam Sai Gon Kindergarten, built not far from the old location, is located in the Nam Thanh Pho urban area, Tan Phu Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. The new school is nearly 10,000 ^m2 wide with a total investment of more than 70 billion VND, starting operation from the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year. This is a public kindergarten, under the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, this is also the first fully financially autonomous public kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City.

Located in an urban area with a cool, modern landscape and convenient transportation, Nam Sai Gon Kindergarten impresses with its modern architectural design, friendly with the natural environment. Consisting of one ground floor and two floors, the school has full classrooms, gymnasium, medical room, STEM room, English room, auditorium, other functional rooms... The kitchen area, laundry room, drying room... are designed to be spacious and airy.

With nearly 400 children in 12 classes, the school has many classrooms and functional rooms for children to participate in many activities.

The school also has teachers' lounges, equipped with computers to facilitate their work. In particular, the school garden and outdoor children's play areas are focused on so that children can play and be close to nature, thereby learning many skills.

Ms. Le Thi Xuan Thuong, Principal of Nam Sai Gon Kindergarten, said that in the 2023-2024 school year, the school will have nearly 400 children in 12 classes. 56 staff members, teachers, and employees; of which 29 teachers are qualified.

Building a happy school with children as the center, the school implements the current preschool education program, increasing children's participation in sports activities, STEM, getting acquainted with English, arts subjects... During holidays of the year such as Christmas, Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietnamese Teachers' Day... the school organizes festivals with the participation of parents so that parents can come to school to participate in activities with their children, thereby coordinating with the school in nurturing and educating children.

One-way kitchen at school

Sample lunch cabinets are publicly available to parents

Children in an activity

Ms. Le Thi Xuan Thuong, Principal of the school, assessed that the model of a fully financially autonomous public kindergarten has advantages and sets high requirements. The model helps the school proactively calculate finances, ensure enough revenue to cover expenses, always ensure the regime for employees, and retain good teachers and employees.

The model of complete financial autonomy requires the school's staff, teachers and employees to make efforts to gain parents' trust, satisfaction and attract parents.

The school has open space, modern architecture, safety, helping preschool children explore many things.

Ms. Thuong said that the school publicly discloses its revenues and expenditures to parents, and the legal basis, so that parents can see that the fees paid for their children at this school are completely reasonable, in accordance with the legal basis, and that the costs parents pay for their children are commensurate with the quality of education. To do this, professional activities in the school must be improved, and the educational plan must be clear so that parents can see that their choice for their children to study at this school is correct.

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