The program included Nguyen Van Phong, Permanent Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee; Vu Thu Ha, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee; Jonathan Wallace Baker, Senior Representative to UNESCO in Vietnam.
Speaking at the program opening ceremony, Department of Education and Training Director Haday Tran The Cuong emphasized that this is an activity in response to the city’s Creative Design Festival and effectively implementing the program. Education 2018 strengthens aesthetic education, ideological education, politics, ethics, lifestyle, and behavioral culture, while meeting the comprehensive educational requirements for students.
The activity also aims to generate pride, inspire and motivate generations of Hanoi students to express their patriotism and love for the capital. Encourage and encourage the team of teachers and educational administrators to continuously strive, innovate and create for education and training, and build and develop the capital, national and international unity.
The “Capital Student March” program was first organized by the Capital Ministry of Education and Training, with nearly 3,000 people participating, representing school students and teachers from 30 regions, villages and cities. Military ceremonial delegation, People’s Police ceremonial delegation, ethnic minority students from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, students from other countries studying in Hanoi, and artists and actors from the Capital…
Jonathan Wallace Baker, UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, said he was delighted to attend the event and noted that 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Hanoi being recognized by UNESCO as a City for Peace. Hanoi was founded.
“I am particularly pleased to learn that the Hanoi Department of Education and Training has distributed a set of Happy School Standards to schools from kindergarten to high school this academic year. This is a truly important and exciting step towards creating a more positive and inclusive learning environment for Hanoi students. This initiative is fully aligned with UNESCO’s Global Framework for Happy Schools and its partnership with Vietnam to promote inclusive, equitable and quality education to achieve Development Goal Sustainability No. 4. Additionally, Hanoi People’s Committee is a member of the Global Learning Cities Network. We look forward to working with Hanoi to support this accession process,” said Jonathan Wallace Baker.
Jonathan Wallace Baker points out that the “Capital Student March” program is a response to the Hanoi Creative and Design Festival, marking the 5th anniversary of Hanoi becoming the first member of the Vietnam Hanoi Creative and Design Festival in the UNESCO Creative Network. expressed joy. city. “I hope that today, as students march in the heart of peaceful Hanoi, they will feel proud and grateful for the heritage of their ancestors and compatriots of all ages and backgrounds. Please hold your head high and share your stories and achievements on peace, global citizenship, creativity and of course education with your international friends,” said Jonathan Wallace Baker.
The Capital students’ trumpet, dance, drum beats, lyrics and songs gave the program an exquisitely composed and captivating performance with many colors and high artistic quality. Each performance conveys the children’s love and pride for their country and our beautiful homeland, and showcases the artistic talent cultivated in their beloved school where they study and practice every day.
The program is an opportunity to help students exchange, learn and fully develop their skills, while also inspiring a sense of national pride and a desire for national development among generations of students in the capital.
