Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on September 4 attended the new school year opening ceremony at Chu Van An High School in Hanoi.

General Secretary Manh congratulated the school’s teachers and students on their new academic year, saying they should maintain and promote their teaching and studying to obtain more achievements.

The Party leader on this occasion asked the education sector to continue improving management and education quality, creating strong and comprehensive changes in the sector.

He stressed the ultimate goal of the education-training sector and the socialist school which is teaching and educating pupils with great aspirations toward the motherland.

Chu Van An is considered a cradle for outstanding students. Many students from the school became patriotic personalities, intellectuals and leaders of the Party and State such as Ngo Gia Tu, Nguyen Van Cu, Pham Van Dong. Uncle Ho visited the school three times and the hundred-year old school has been recognised as a national cultural and historical relic site.

On the same day, President Nguyen Minh Triet attended and beat the drum to open the new academic year at Thang Long Secondary School in Hanoi .

Speaking to teachers and students at the school, President Triet highlighted the school’s achievements in the past year.

He asked every teacher and officer of Thang Long school to uphold tradition and chalk up even greater achievements in the future, so that their school will deserve to bear the name of the capital city and its glorious thousand-year history.

The State leader told the school students to exert more efforts in their studies, practice good morals and actively take part in social activities.

VNE captured the opening ceremony at Chu Van An, Thang Long and Hanoi-Amsterdam high schools:

At Chu Van An high school.

Party Chief Nong Duc Manh and Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan.

After the speech of Chu Van An high school’s headmaster …

Party Chief Nong Duc Manh beat the drum to open the new school year.

He receives flowers from a student.

President Nguyen Minh Triet at Thang Long high school.

The President beat the drum to open the new school year.

On the same day, Hanoi-Amsterdam high-school also held the opening ceremony at its new campus in Cau Giay district.

Hanoi Department of Education and Training director Nguyen Huu Do presents bonus to student Le Thi Hong Phuong who recenty won a silver medal at the International Biology Olympic 2010.

Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Joop Scheffers presents five scholarships to the school.

Source: VNA/VNE