The Ministry of Education and Training is mobilising all resources tohelp inundated schools in the north-central provinces re-open forstudents as soon as possible, said Minister Pham Vu Luan in an interviewwith the Vietnam News Agency.
"It's the first priority for the whole educational system for the time being," he said.
As soon as the floodwaters began to recede, the ministry asked itsdepartments in the three affected provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh andQuang Binh to begin working with local authorities and parents incleaning up and repairing damage done to schools.
"We alsoasked local education departments to assess the losses in theirprovinces so that the ministry could file a report with the Governmentto request the necessary assistance," he added.
The immediate job for now was to supply enough textbooks to school children, he said.
"Then we will gradually repair or replace damaged facilities and equipment and support needy teachers and children," he noted.
The Education Publishing House has just printed an addition of 400,000copies of textbooks which had already been transported to the affectedprovinces.
A ministry task force will arrive in the regionthis week to inspect the damage and investigate ways of dealing withthe aftermath of the floods.
Although schooling wasinterrupted for two weeks, students in the region could still catch upon their courses given the two reserve weeks built into the academicyear, said the minister.
"We will give instructions to schools to make necessary changes to the curricula," he added.
As for the loss of student report cards and relevant documents, theminister ensures that the problem would be solved in the best interestof the students.
The floods cost the education sector morethan 700 billion VND (35 million USD) and left six students dead,according to the minister. So far, the ministry has raised 3 billion VND(150,000 USD), with several international organisations providing aidto children affected by the disaster./.
"It's the first priority for the whole educational system for the time being," he said.
As soon as the floodwaters began to recede, the ministry asked itsdepartments in the three affected provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh andQuang Binh to begin working with local authorities and parents incleaning up and repairing damage done to schools.
"We alsoasked local education departments to assess the losses in theirprovinces so that the ministry could file a report with the Governmentto request the necessary assistance," he added.
The immediate job for now was to supply enough textbooks to school children, he said.
"Then we will gradually repair or replace damaged facilities and equipment and support needy teachers and children," he noted.
The Education Publishing House has just printed an addition of 400,000copies of textbooks which had already been transported to the affectedprovinces.
A ministry task force will arrive in the regionthis week to inspect the damage and investigate ways of dealing withthe aftermath of the floods.
Although schooling wasinterrupted for two weeks, students in the region could still catch upon their courses given the two reserve weeks built into the academicyear, said the minister.
"We will give instructions to schools to make necessary changes to the curricula," he added.
As for the loss of student report cards and relevant documents, theminister ensures that the problem would be solved in the best interestof the students.
The floods cost the education sector morethan 700 billion VND (35 million USD) and left six students dead,according to the minister. So far, the ministry has raised 3 billion VND(150,000 USD), with several international organisations providing aidto children affected by the disaster./.
