(HBO) - The rate of the dropouts has reduced significantly. Students are allowed to study twice a day, they have been trained the life skill to gain the confidence in living and communication. The quality of education is gradually raised and so on. These are the results of the model of day schools for Ethnic Minority students in the particularly difficult region and are being built by the province.
The facilities of Doc Lap Junior high & High day schools for Ethnic Minority students in Ky Son have been built spaciously and are well met the requirements of teaching and learning.
According to the statistics of the Department of Education and Training, there are 13 Ethnic Minority Schools, 13 day schools for Ethnic Minority students. Out of them there are 2 primary day schools for Ethnic Minority students, 5 junior high day schools for Ethnic Minority students and 6 Junior high & High day schools for Ethnic Minority students. The system of day schools for Ethnic Minority students has been expanded in size and upgraded in terms of facilities. The schools have coordinated with the Military Staff Committee of the districts and the city to carry out the internal affairs, paying attention to the feeding and the accommodation for the students. They have ensured the preferential regimes and policies for students under preferential treatment policy, students of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, students in particularly difficult socio-economic regions, creating opportunities for disabled students.
Evaluating the effectiveness of day schools for Ethnic Minority students in the province, Mr. Bui Trong Dac, the Director of the Department of Education and Training affirms that the establishment of the day schools for Ethnic Minority students has shown a completely correct policy. Beside implementing the knowledge teaching in accordance with the regulations, the schools have been paying much attention to training students with basic skills such as communication skills, cooperation skills, self-service and behavioral skills. They have also been paying attention to training the students according to the standards of knowledge and skills of the subjects, classes and levels in a sustainable way.
At the same time, a lot of group activities, extracurricular and club activities have been organized to help students improve their life skills. 100% of students from ethnic minority day schools are allowed to study twice a day in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. Thereby, the schools have conditions to carry out the main teaching tasks, fostering the excellent students, tutoring the weak ones and increasing the amount of guided self-study time. A special importance has been paid to fostering knowledge for students who are going to take the transition exam and a lot of activities have been organized to achieve the goal of comprehensive education and education reform.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.