Ceremony of the Cultural and Sports Festival for Boarding and Semi-boarding Ethnic Schools in Hoa Binh Province

10/9/2024 - 2:05:25 PM

On October 4, at the Provincial High School for Ethnic Minorities, the Department of Education and Training held the opening ceremony for the 2024 Cultural and Sports Festival for Ethnic Boarding and Semi-boarding Schools in Hoa Binh Province.

The artistic performance section at the Cultural and Sports Festival for Ethnic Boarding and Semi-Boarding Schools in Hoa Binh Province in 2024.

The festival, held from October 4 to 6, brought together over 850 students from 24 schools, including 11 ethnic boarding secondary and high schools, 11 semi-boarding schools, 1 ethnic boarding secondary school, and 1 ethnic boarding high school.

During the event, the students competed in two main categories: cultural performances and sports. The cultural competition featured singing, dancing, gong performances, and traditional musical instrument displays with the themes focusing on love for the homeland, and the country, praising the Party, Uncle Ho, and the schools. The sports competition included three events: stick pushing, tug of war, and volleyball.

The festival aimed to enhance the political and ideological education, morality, lifestyle, aesthetics, and physical health among students of ethnic boarding and semi-boarding schools in the province. It also fostered a joyful atmosphere, promoted exchanges and experience-sharing among the schools, and selected outstanding performances and athletes to represent the province in the national competition organized by the Ministry of Education and Training.

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