Localities asked to outline plans to reopen schools before February 14
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has asked the People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide to direct the building of specific plans and roadmaps to reopen schools before February 14.
14 localities nationwide have so far allowed in-person learning. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Educationand Training (MoET) has asked the People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide todirect the building of specific plans and roadmaps to reopen schools before February14.
In a document sent to localities, the MoET stressedthat there should be consensus between teachers, parents and children in thisregard, and suggested stepping up the communication work and organising trainingfor them.
Communes and districts need to support schools andfamilies to opt for the best suitable teaching and learning solutions, theministry said, asking educational institutions to offer psychological advice,increase physical activities for students, and equip them with skills.
Online learning, which has been utilised over the pasttwo years, would continue to support in-person classes, it noted.
The ministry also urged localities to createfavourable conditions for universities and colleges to welcome students backafter the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday that lasts from January 31 to February 4.
Localities need to supervise the observance ofCOVID-19 prevention and control measures at educational institutions, it said.
At a meeting in Hanoi on January 24, the MoET, and the Ministry of Health (MoH) together with municipal and provincial authorities aredetermined to re-open schools no later than February 14.
Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh said 14 localitiesnationwide have so far allowed in-person learning, 30 others combined bothonline and offline learning, and 19 others offered lessons online or viatelevision. As scheduled on February 7, 35 more localities will re-openschools, bringing the total to 49 while 14 others will do the same on February12.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son told the Vietnam NewsAgency that safely adapting to the pandemic and gradually reopening schools arehighly important for educational activities to return to normal.
He said under the Government’s directions on safe andflexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19, the MoET hasworked with the Ministry of Health to issue guidance on pandemic safety forstudents once in-person learning is restored./.
As Ho Chi Minh City has been a “green zone” for two straight weeks, local students will attend more in-person lessons while children from the preschool level to the 6th grade are expected to return to school after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
It is time to consider school reopening in a safe manner in line with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s instructions on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son told an online seminar on January 19.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has underlined the necessity for school reopening, noting that the country now has sufficient conditions for the move.
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14 localities nationwide have so far allowed in-person learning. (Photo: VNA) 
