The clear opening ceremony at Tak Po school in the highlands with floating white clouds

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 1. — Teacher Tra Thi Thu and her students before the opening ceremony - Photo: LE TRUNG

Tak Po School, Tra Tap Commune, Da Nang City, the school that "caused a storm" on social networks with its simple, rustic opening ceremony in 2019.

The school is located on a hill with green grasslands, under the green areca trees. White clouds float by when the dawn awakens.

Students in neat uniforms arrived at the school while the clouds were still hanging over the mountainside, each holding a bright red national flag in their hands, eagerly waiting for the opening ceremony.

Ms. Tra Thi Thu, a teacher at Chu Van An Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, said that Tak Po school has 2 classes.

The preschool class is taught by two teachers from Phong Lan Kindergarten with 22 children, and the primary class is taught by Ms. Thu with 16 students.

This morning, September 5, a simple, rustic and pure opening ceremony was held by teachers for 38 children in this peaceful remote place.

At exactly 7:15 a.m., the opening ceremony of the new school year at Tak Po school took place, especially this year with the participation of commune leaders, namely the vice chairman of the People's Council and vice chairman of the People's Committee of Tra Tap commune.

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 2. — The opening ceremony was simple.

First was the welcoming activity for first graders to school. Teacher Tra Thi Thu held hands and led 11 first graders into the school to the applause of the delegates.

The flag-raising ceremony and national anthem singing took place solemnly. After the introduction of the delegates, Ms. Thu represented the school to read the opening speech.

"In the cool autumn weather, teachers and students of Tak Po school happily gather to open a new school year, a new journey of hope and perseverance.

Entering the new school year, we commit to three core points: One is safety and discipline: Ensuring physical and emotional safety for students, strictly implementing classroom discipline, and promptly encouraging and supporting students at risk of dropping out of school.

Second is love: Teachers will be patient, gentle, and differentiate teaching so that each child can be listened to and grow in their own way.

Third is quality - practical effectiveness: Focus on improving reading, writing, and calculation skills in lower grades, self-study - cooperation - discipline in upper grades, maintain 15 minutes of reading every day...

The educational journey at the remote school is a journey of perseverance. Each clean page, each round handwriting, each smile at school is a small but meaningful victory.

We will continue to move forward with the responsibility of teachers, the faith of parents and the efforts of students, so that knowledge can pave the way, so that the future is open," a passage from the opening speech.

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 3. — The preschoolers are excited.

After the opening speech, Ms. Thu beat the drum to start the school year. The opening ceremony lasted for 15 minutes, and then the delegates took souvenir photos with the students and teachers.

Mr. Dang Van Tra, Vice Chairman of Tra Tap Commune People's Committee, said he was very happy to attend the opening ceremony at Tak Po school, a very beautiful school in the commune. Now the school has been supported to build a new and spacious school, he wished teachers and students good teaching and good learning in the new school year.

Ms. Thu shared that in the new school year, the teachers here hope that the students will be obedient, study well, have the most basic skills for themselves, dare to dream, and dare to hope for a bright future.

"We will try our best, be patient and persistent to teach well, help students read, write well and study well throughout the school year," said Ms. Thu.

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 4.

The school is located in a remote area with white clouds floating around.

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 5. — Flag ceremony

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 6. — The teacher read the opening speech

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 7. — And beat the drum to open the school year

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 8. — Leaders and teachers take photos

điểm trường Tăk Pổ - Ảnh 9. — Teacher and students take a photo together before starting the new school year.

Opening ceremony 2019, Tuoi Tre Online published the story "Opening ceremony of 34 students, 2 teachers and 1 'delegate' leader who is the head of the roof".

The images of the pure and simple opening ceremony in Tak Po (Tra My district, Quang Nam province) recorded by teachers about the teachers and students here have "touched the hearts" of readers. 34 students study in a temporary room, made of wood, with a corrugated iron roof. The weather at this school is winter and every early morning is often freezing cold, with fog covering the area until noon when the school is revealed.

After that beautiful story was published by Tuoi Tre , it "touched" the hearts of many people. Hundreds of thousands of shares, responses and the best words were sent to Tak Po and his students. Tak Po received special attention from volunteer groups and groups of young people who came to visit.

Then, the AIT Alumni Community in Vietnam sponsored the construction of Tak Po School, which was inaugurated in December 2022.

Ms. Tra Thi Thu, a teacher at Chu Van An Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, who together with her students created a special opening ceremony at Tak Po School in 2019, after being transferred to teach at other schools, this school year she continues to teach children at Tak Po School. As for teacher Riah Uoi, she transferred to another locality in previous years.