Crossing river on raft for school year opening ceremony
VOV.VN - Living between 20 and 40km from school, around 150 teachers and pupils from Muong Nhe District, northern Dien Bien Province had to walk and cross a river on rafts to attend the opening ceremony of the school year 2017-2018 on the morning of September 5.
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The stream running through Huoi Lu Hamlet, Pa My Village in Muong Nhe District. |
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Teacher Lo Van Viet says he has to row a raft to take pupils to school. |
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A raft made of 10 bamboo trees can carry six people at a time. |
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Teacher and pupils all have no life-jackets. |
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Teachers and pupils are present at the school very early. |
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Some pupils walk barefoot to school. |
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Pa My village consists of 10 remote hamlets, each has a school for kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 pupils. |
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Nearly 500 pupils attend the opening ceremony of the new school year at Pa My School. Most of them are from Dao and Mong ethnic minority groups. |
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Mong ethnic minority pupils join a performance to welcome the new school year. |
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