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Bilingual school in Laos celebrates Vietnamese Teacher’s Day

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane on November 20 held a ceremony to celebrate Vietnamese Teacher’s Day (November 20, 1982-2023).
Bilingual school in Laos celebrates Vietnamese Teacher’s Day ảnh 1Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos present flowers to the school. (Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA)– The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane on November20 held a ceremony to celebrate Vietnamese Teacher’s Day (November 20,1982-2023).

Teachers and studentsjoined a musical performance to express their best wishes to the school'steachers.

Principal Sivanheuang Phengkhammay said that each teacher in the schoolnot only teaches students but also joins in promoting the Vietnamese culture andthe great solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

On this occasion, the Vietnamese Association in Vientiane gave 51 gifts worth 18,360 USD totally to teachers.

Bilingual school in Laos celebrates Vietnamese Teacher’s Day ảnh 2An art performance at the celebration of Vietnamese Teacher's Day at the school. (Photo: VNA)

The school, formerly knownas Nguyen Du I and Nguyen Du II primary schools, is a place for children ofVietnamese expatriates in Vientiane to study the Lao national curriculum alongwith the Vietnamese language.

In 2005, the Vietnamese Party, State andGovernment offered over 500,000 USD in funding to build the school, with twothree-story buildings and 39 classrooms on a site of over 10,000 sq.m providedby the Lao Government. After three years of construction, the school wasinaugurated and put into operation.

Currently, it has 30 classes with over 1,000students from preschool to high school level, and 66 officials and teachers.The Vietnamese students account for about 45%./.

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