Happiness of new school

Previously, the facility at Ngoc Tan satellite location in Ngoc Son Primary School (Hiep Hoa district) was seriously degraded because it was built 20 years ago. There were only 2 low and narrow classrooms with soil floor. Due to the difficulties in the communal budget, it had not been revamped for years.

The break time of students at Ngoc Tan satellite location in Ngoc Son Primary School in Hiep Hoa district.

Acknowledging the situation, the Asia Education and Friendship Association of Japan (AEFA) supported Ngoc Tan satellite school to revamp and upgrade its facilities with total cost of over 1.1 billion VND (47,597 USD) in April 2019 via the Hanoi based Center for Research and Sustainable Development Communication and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DoFA).

After 5 month construction, the landscape is changed thoroughly with 3 new classrooms, 2 repaired ones as well as clean and modern toilets.

The Head Mistress Pham Thi Hoan said: “The long time dream of a spacious school is now realized. Ngoc Tan satellite school welcomes 170 students in the academic year 2019 - 2020”. Also in Hiep Hoa district, AEFA helped Hoang Van and Chau Minh communes to build many new classrooms.

At Dong Viet Secondary School (Yen Dung district), there was no filter though the local water source is iron contaminated. Knowing this matter, the U.S Latter Day Saint Charities (LDSC) sponsored a clean water project and handed over it to the school in July 2019, helping improve the school sanitation.

It was built with total cost of nearly 280 million VND (12,100 USD), 90 percent of which was from the LDSC’s non-refundable aid and 10 percent was mobilized from the local source.

Representatives of Yokoi Mould Company Limited cut the ribbon to inaugurate 8 new classrooms at Dong Son Secondary School (Yen The district).

According to the DoFA, Bac Giang province had 40 schools which were built, revamped, upgraded and provided with more educational equipment totally worth over 17.4 billion VND (752,900 USD) by the non-governmental organizations (NGO) in 2018 and 2019.

Joining hand in preservation

The NGOs have recently conducted thorough survey at the funded addresses which are normally located at the remote area with disadvantage facilities while it is hard to mobilized the expenses from the difficult local budget and residents. Thus, the friendship imbued schools are warmly welcomed by the locals.

The sponsors’ belief is more and more reinforced when the projects have been preserved and effectively used. At Ngoc Son Primary School, together with the aid to build and repair the big items, the school authorities continued calling for the local residents to donate more expense and man dates to repair the schoolyard, surrounding wall, school gate, parking station and beautify the landscape.

The painting on Japan – Vietnam Friendship at Ngoc Tan satellite location, Ngoc Son Primary school.

This spring, Dong Son Secondary School (Yen The district) sees lush green cherry flower trees in the schoolyard which was presented by the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Association in Chukyo region at the ceremony to hand over 8 new classrooms sponsored by Yokoi Mould Company Limited (Japan) in Dinh Tram Industrial Park (Viet Yen district) early this year.

Additionally, the Director of Communication and Foreign Affairs of Samsung Vietnam Ryu Kilsang informed to further accompany Bac Giang province to execute several investment projects to develop the education at the coordination programme with the provincial Study Encouragement Association to present 200 scholarships to local impoverished students.

Via the foreign affairs, many foreign organizations and individuals had actual surveys to grasp the local demand then propose the support method in late 2019. Thus, many more friendship projects are going to be realized in the upcoming time to bring the shared happiness to the officers, teachers, students and locals.

Closer way to school

(BGO) - Today, with millions of students nationwide, Bac Giang pupils entered the new school year 2019-2020. In order for all children, especially those in mountainous, highland and disadvantaged areas, to go to school, before the opening day, the Party committees together, authorities, and mass organizations implemented many meaningful activities.

Smart school model launched in Bac Giang

(BGO) – Luc Nam High School in Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province) is the first educational establishment in the province to pilot the smart school model since October 2019.

Bac Giang city: Spacious and beautiful schools welcome new academic year

(BGO) - To meet the requirements of teaching and learning toward the national standard school criteria, this year Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province) continues to increase investment in building and upgrading school infrastructure in a solid and modern way.

Many schools in Bac Giang to stop back-to-school balloon release

(BGO) – On August 20, many representatives of the administrative board in several schools in the northern province of Bac Giang confirmed to stop back-to-school balloon release and restrict the usage of nylon bag and single use plastic then replace by glass cup and bottle so as to practically respond to the plastic waste prevention movement. 

Yen The (Bac Giang) presents school books to impoverished students

(BGO) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Dong Lac commune (Yen The district, Bac Giang province) launched the campaign in early July to collect and donate school books to the students living in poor and disadvantaged families in the commune.

Hai Van