[Photo] More Than 22 Million Vietnamese Students Welcome New School Year
On September 5, more than 22 million preschool and high school students nationwide attended the opening of the new school year 2023-2024, which is considered the key year of the innovation process with the theme "Solidarity, discipline, creativity, continued innovation, improving the quality of education and training."
![[Photo] More Than 22 Million Vietnamese Students Welcome New School Year](https://vietnamtimes.thoidai.com.vn/stores/news_dataimages/2023/092023/06/09/in_article/c9bfae7b81110a8fca7da27b1dac3a02.jpg?rt=20230906090256 "[Photo] More Than 22 Million Vietnamese Students Welcome New School Year") |
| Chu Van An Primary School (Hanoi) in the opening ceremony. (Photo: Thai Hung) |
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| The opening ceremony at the schools was held briefly and solemnly with basic ceremonies including: saluting the flag, singing the national anthem; statement of reasons, introduction of delegates; reading the President's letter on the new school year, and beating the drum to open the school year. (Photo: Ngoc Chi) |
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| The 2023-2024 school year has an important meaning in the roadmap for reforming general education. Moving forward, the education sector plans to learn from experience and continue to implement the 2018 General Education Program with deployed classes; new implementation with 4th grade, 8th grade, 11th grade and prepare the conditions for innovation in the last 3 grades. (Photo: Thai Hung) |
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| To start the new school year, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son expressed his hope that students will strive to complete their academic tasks well to become good citizens and high-quality workers for society. (Photo: KT). |
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| Students of Luong The Vinh Middle & High School - Cau Giay Campus joyfully welcome the new school year. |
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| Students at Nung Nang Primary and Secondary School, Lai Chau on the first day of the new school year. (Photo: Thuy Anh) |
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| Student at Kim Lien Secondary School (Hanoi). (Photo: Nhan Dan) |
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