A new school – new dreams

On August 27, Thanh Thuy Inter-level Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School officially welcomed its first students to the new campus. The spacious and well-equipped school, featuring classrooms, boarding facilities, a dining hall, a multipurpose building and other facilities for teaching, learning and daily activities, brought joy and excitement to both teachers and students.

The first day at school was even more special as students began learning in a clean, beautiful and modern environment. Amid the unfamiliar surroundings, some children were still shy and homesick, with tears welling up as they parted from their parents. This was especially true for first-graders, many of whom were experiencing their first separation from home. Their initial tears were soon eased by the loving embrace and encouragement of teachers, as well as the care and companionship of older students and friends. At the boarding facilities, older students thoughtfully helped younger ones arrange their belongings and become familiar with their rooms, mealtimes and study schedules. They also played and chatted together, helping the younger children overcome their homesickness. From those first days of uncertainty, the students will gradually become more confident and adapt to their new surroundings, learning and growing together under the roof of the boarding school – a place where small childhood dreams begin to take flight.

On their first day away from their parents’ arms, the younger students could not hide their homesickness. The first tears will eventually give way to smiles under the roof of their new school.

The new classrooms are spacious, bright and fully equipped, providing a welcoming environment where the students begin their first lessons on a new journey.

Teacher Nguyen Thi Huong gently talks with and encourages first-grade students, helping them overcome their initial shyness and uncertainty during the first days away from their families.

The first meal under the boarding school’s roof. Faces that initially looked bewildered gradually became more familiar amid the warm atmosphere of their new home away from home.

From meals and bedtime to everyday activities, the dedicated care of teachers helps students gradually adapt to their new lives and ease their longing for home.

Under the roof of their new school, nutritious and wholesome meals provide the students with the health and energy they need to study with confidence, grow and nurture their dreams.

A teacher patiently guides students in folding their blankets and arranging their belongings – small daily tasks that help them gradually develop independence and maturity.

Teachers are not the only source of support; friends also become a source of encouragement. Older lower secondary students work together to arrange belongings and help the younger children quickly adapt to life at the boarding school.

Thanh Thuy Inter-level Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School features 10 comprehensively invested facilities, creating a better environment for students to study and live while opening a new chapter for their childhood dreams.

Teachers at Thanh Thuy Inter-level Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School welcome the first students to their new school.

Ban Van Chai, father of student Ban Ngoc Anh from Xa Phin Village, prepares his child for life at the boarding school. Alongside books and school supplies are familiar personal belongings, carrying with them the love and care of the family.

Ha Thi Xuyen accompanies her child to school to enroll. With the support of teachers and the school, she hopes to help her child spread their wings and pursue their dreams.

Hoang Tuyen