A grand ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 14 to mark the 60thanniversary of the schools for southern students in North Vietnam, whichState President Truong Tan Sang described as one of the most successfuleducational models in the country.
The event was also attendedby former teachers and more than 3,000 former students representingnearly 32,000 individuals from the south studying in the north sixdecades ago.
In 1954, to realise the Geneva Accords on endingwar and restoring peace in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Government decided tosend children of some revolutionary families in the south to the northto be trained for the future revolutionary cause, President Truong TanSang said, adding that the move was meant to prepare personnel for thenational construction once the country was reunited.
Under theAccords, Vietnam would be temporarily divided for two years withthe “border” defined as Parallel 17. Nationwide elections were scheduledfor July 1956 to determine the country’s political system andgovernment.
The leader hailed the schools for southern studentsin North Vietnam as one of the most successful educational models,which weathered war hardship to comprehensively educate students.
Alot of people used to enroll in such schools directly engaged in thestruggle against the US for the south’s liberation with some even layingdown their lives. When the country was reunited, they activelycontributed to the national building and defence, he added, noting thatmany of them became senior officials and exemplary citizens.
Althoughthe schools for southern students in the North existed for only morethan 20 years, its success in comprehensive education are worth to beupheld, President Truong Tan Sang said, asking the today educationalsector to learn from the model’s experience.
During the ceremony, former teachers and students recalled their time together at boarding schools for southerners.
Formerteacher Le Ngoc Lap said most of the southern children then were justbetween six and 15 years old and had to live far away from theirfamilies. Therefore, teachers and staff at the schools also acted astheir parents and friends with a high sense of responsibility. Eachstudent always made efforts to study and improve his or herself withgreat awareness and solidarity.
Hanoi, Hai Phong city, and the provinces of Quang Ninh, Ha Nam, and Vinh Phuc had the most number of schools for southern students.-VNA
The event was also attendedby former teachers and more than 3,000 former students representingnearly 32,000 individuals from the south studying in the north sixdecades ago.
In 1954, to realise the Geneva Accords on endingwar and restoring peace in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Government decided tosend children of some revolutionary families in the south to the northto be trained for the future revolutionary cause, President Truong TanSang said, adding that the move was meant to prepare personnel for thenational construction once the country was reunited.
Under theAccords, Vietnam would be temporarily divided for two years withthe “border” defined as Parallel 17. Nationwide elections were scheduledfor July 1956 to determine the country’s political system andgovernment.
The leader hailed the schools for southern studentsin North Vietnam as one of the most successful educational models,which weathered war hardship to comprehensively educate students.
Alot of people used to enroll in such schools directly engaged in thestruggle against the US for the south’s liberation with some even layingdown their lives. When the country was reunited, they activelycontributed to the national building and defence, he added, noting thatmany of them became senior officials and exemplary citizens.
Althoughthe schools for southern students in the North existed for only morethan 20 years, its success in comprehensive education are worth to beupheld, President Truong Tan Sang said, asking the today educationalsector to learn from the model’s experience.
During the ceremony, former teachers and students recalled their time together at boarding schools for southerners.
Formerteacher Le Ngoc Lap said most of the southern children then were justbetween six and 15 years old and had to live far away from theirfamilies. Therefore, teachers and staff at the schools also acted astheir parents and friends with a high sense of responsibility. Eachstudent always made efforts to study and improve his or herself withgreat awareness and solidarity.
Hanoi, Hai Phong city, and the provinces of Quang Ninh, Ha Nam, and Vinh Phuc had the most number of schools for southern students.-VNA
