The Opening Speech of the 2021-2022 School Year From Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy - Principle of Nguyen Sieu Secondary and High School.

Dear esteemed guests, colleagues, parents, and beloved students!

During the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic and Vietnam is facing one of the most challenging times thus far, teachers and students of Nguyen Sieu are still eagerly participating in the online School Opening Ceremony to welcome a new school year.

In today’s ceremony, on behalf of more than 300 teachers, staff, both on the Vietnam side and the international side, with 55 teachers from 14 different countries and 2661 students; I would like to welcome 263 newest members of the Nguyen Sieu family, a multi-cultural family overflowing with love. The Nguyen Sieu family also opened its arms, welcoming 215 grade 6 students and 220 grade 10 students, heading to new grades and new goals. We shall build towards a new future together, a journey of aspiration and knowledge.

Looking back, last year was a school year of efforts and diligence, by teachers, by students; together, we have anchored on the shores of success: The Cambridge exams with outstanding scores; the 12th graders had finished A-Level with magnificent results, and the National exams with Nguyen Sieu in the top 10 with highest results within Hanoi. They were the greatest gifts to celebrate the school’s 30th year. The quality of teaching was elevated to a new level. On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to thank my colleagues, who are always prepared for any scenarios, be it teaching online or directly; in a tumultuous school year, transforming challenges into opportunities, pressure into motivation, to guide the Nguyen Sieu ship through the stormy sea to a safe harbor. I sincerely thank parents for their companionship, for always cooperate with the school to guide our beloved children. I’m delighted to see our beloved students’ efforts in both studying and bettering themselves. On this occasion, I would also like to express my gratitude to the management, leaders at all levels, and relevant agencies for always caring, supporting students and teachers of Nguyen Sieu to overcome difficulties, achieving success.

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Dear esteemed guests, colleagues, parents, and beloved students!

The school year 2021-2022 started with special circumstances; once more, we are fighting side-by-side against the pandemic in education, the 4.0 trenches where our students and teachers are bravely crossing the obstacles. This year also marked the 30th year of the school, a 30 year-long journey of growing and development, also the first year that we implemented the integrated program, which is a combination of the Vietnamese curriculum and the Cambridge program, to fulfill the wishes of the school’s founder as the leading bilingual school in Vietnam. To accomplish this ‘double goal’ of the 2 programs, teachers must challenge their thought process; students must elevate their abilities to self-study. The whole school must build a miniature society, a thinking school. The Nguyen Sieu ship VN236 has once again sailed amidst the Covid storm, with a prepared mindset, actively tackling problems, mapping out the objectives of the school year, to accomplish the goals, building a “30 years school: Green happiness- illuminated thoughts”. With our physical and mental preparation, our teachers and students’ passion and determination, with the companionship and trust from parents, and the guidance, care from relevant levels, sectors, and social organizations, we are confident to have another successful school year.

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Dear esteemed guests, colleagues, parents, and beloved students!

Throughout the 30-year-long journey, the years of the hardship of the soldier – meritorious teacher Nguyen Trong Vinh and teacher Duong Thi Thinh, has now finally bored the sweet fruits of success; we have established Nguyen Sieu as a high-quality global school. Nguyen Sieu conducts – Nguyen Sieu culture – Nguyen Sieu core values are etablished. In this precious moment of school opening, we all direct our hearts towards our beloved school, where our Grandparents, our parents, our siblings, friends, where our children experience the best years of their lives. Let us now listen to the sound of the school drum: the drum of our faithful teacher, our urging soldier, the sound of the school season, the sound that transcends and inspires us all.

I wish you, my students,  passion, and creativity to be masters of yourself. I wish my colleagues health and the fire to guide our pupils. I wish you, our esteemed guest, students, parents health, happiness, and success!

The school drum has sounded, I hereby announce the start of the 2021-2022 school year at Nguyen Sieu!

Thank you!

Principal

Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy