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More than 100 teachers, librarians and managers from primary, junior and senior high schools in the city attended the training course “ How to develop students’ reading habit in schools” Course participants received training how to access to students scientifically and actively and cultivate book reading love into students and gradually develop it into habit. Deputy Head of the Vietnam Publisher Association Le Hoang said that the association will work with bureaus of education and training in districts and schools to open more training courses.By HO SON - Translated by DAN THUY … [Read more...] about Training course held for teachers and librarians

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha urged schools to improve the teaching quality of English and history after poor results at the national final exams 2019. Students take part in the national final exam 2019 The average scores of both English and History were the lowest among the nine subjects. A total of 569,905 students took the History exam of which 70.01% scored less than 5 points on a scale of 10. 542,775 students took the English exam and 69% had less than 5 points. The registered student's average scores this year were 4.3 in History and 4.36 in English. A large number of students scored 3.2. Speaking at a meeting held Wednesday to review the organisation of the national exams, minister Phung Xuan Nha said that the scores for English and History have been bad for years. "The scores improved from a bit from last year but are still unacceptable," he said. According to the minister, the current exam method will be used until 2020. The Ministry of … [Read more...] about History and English have worst average final exam scores

Speaking at the event, Director of the municipal Department of Education and Training Le Hong Son said in the school year, four primary students won gold medals from the international applied science competition. Moreover, 119 students captured the national good prize and 49 others won prizes from national technology competitions in the South held by the Ministry of Education and Training. Some 3,890 schoolers got prizes from city-level competitions. Especially, students in the city have good score in the national graduation examination. Appraising the city’s education sector in reforming teaching and learning, deputy Education Minister Nguyen Huu Do said that the sector renovation will focus on learners’ ability development and ethic and its curriculum changes aim to meet labor market. As said by Standing Deputy Chairman of People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem, city authorities have poured more investment in education as a way to invest in the city’s development. … [Read more...] about HCMC hails 618 outstanding students

Fifth grader Nguyen Quang Dung discovered that Nguyen Duc Minh fell into the nearby river and nearly drowned on May 8. Soon, he ran as quickly as possible to the river and jumped into it to rescue the kid. Five-year-old boy turned pale when being rescued. Luckily, local adults were arriving at the scene to give first aid and rushed the boy to a medical facility for further treatment. BY DUY CUONG - Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: Boy saving drowning toddler Brave Youth Badge … [Read more...] about Boy saving drowning kid awarded with Brave Youth Badge

Various renowned high schools such as Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Chu Van An High School (Hanoi), Vinschool High School, Tran Phu High School (Hai Phong Province), Ha Tinh Province High School for the Gifted, Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (Ho Chi Minh City), Nguyen Thuong Hien High School (HCMC) introduced their own STEM projected. These include a model to help high schoolers reduce waste disposal, a model for hydroponic vegetables in urban apartments, a tool to monitor dust pollution in cities, smart seaweed growth to reduce the CO2 amount in the environment. The projects display a true concern of the young toward environmental problems and their innovative solutions for those issues. From the twenty STEME teams of all high schools in Vietnam, the five most outstanding ones entered the debate round in order to win the prize of a free 4-day tour to Singaporean Scientific Center, Google Company, and Nanyang Technological University, along with a cash prize of … [Read more...] about First STEM Festival for highschoolers launched