Students perform at the new school year opening ceremony (Photo: quehuongonline.vn)
Speaking at the new school year opening ceremony of the Thong Nhat primary school in Savannakhet province, the representative of the local administration, Consul General of Vietnam in the Central Laos Tran Cong Thinh and Head of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the province highly appreciated the efforts of teachers and students over the past school year and hoped that the teachers and students would continue to gain more achievements in this school-year.
In the 2017-2018 school year, the school has more than 300 students from grades 1 to 5, and 80 students from grades 6 to 8, with 25 teachers from the locality, five teachers from Quang Tri province and a teacher from Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training.
From the 2015-2016 school year, when the two Governments began a policy of funding the construction of secondary schools for Vietnamese children in Savannakhet province, the Executive Board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the province has organized to teach students from grades 1 to 6; In the 2016-2017 school year, it taught students until grade 7; and in the 2017-2018 school year, the school has students at grade 8. When the secondary school is completed, the secondary-school students would study at the new school.
In this school year, the Lac Hong kindergarten in Kaysone Phomvihane town, Savannakhet province, has more than 110 children, with five local teachers and five teachers from Quang Tri province.
The Hoang Oanh kindergarten and primary private school in Kaysone Phomvihane town, established by an overseas Vietnamese person, has 180 students from kindergarten level to grade 5 with 15 teachers.
The Nguyen Trai primary school in Mueang Uthumphon District, Savannakhet province, has 160 students from kindergarten level to grade 5, with 5 local teachers and two teachers from Quang Tri province.
The Thong Nhat primary school in Thakhek Town, Khammouane province, has nearly 350 students from kindergarten level to grade 5 with 15 local teachers, a teacher from Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training and three teachers from Quang Binh province.
The Huu Nghi kindergarten - primary school of the Overseas Vietnamese Association of Borikhamxay province has 100 students, with five local teachers and two teachers from Ha Tinh province.
Recently, the Executive Board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Central Laos has made many efforts to mobilize parents and donors to contribute funds to gradually improve and upgrade the schools. However, due to the difficult economic conditions of overseas Vietnamese in the region, the contribution is limited; therefore it is necessary to be supported from domestic agencies and units./.