MoET urges safe outdoor activities for students

According to education experts, recent incidents occurred due to students not complying with regulations and loose management of schools.

Ensuring the safety of students in outdoor activities requires close cooperation and coordination between schools and students’ families, they said.

Principal of Nghĩa Tân Primary School in Cầu Giấy District Nguyễn Thị Bích Nga said the school organised outdoor activities twice per year.

There are more than  三, 六00 students in the school. In order to better manage students, the school usually divides children into two different trips – one for students in grades  一,  二, and  三, and the other for students in grades  四 and  五.

The school also pays special attention to choosing a unit with sufficient legal records and capacity to help organise the activity. It always considers carefully the location of the activities and all games students will participate in to ensure their education value and safety.

All remote, inappropriate locations posing risks will not be taken into account, she said.

After each trip, the school collects feedback from parents and teachers to better organise future trips.

Lê Thi Thanh Huyền, parent of a high school student, said extracurricular activities helped students gain experience and skills. However, the schools must ensure the safety of students by building a closed process from the time the children get on the bus to the time they return to school.

All the information related to the activity must be fully disclosed and receive the consent of parents. Parents also need to give advice to their children before each trip, helping them to be aware of their own safety, she said.

“Students are often hyperactive and come up with new games of their own, so parents can’t completely rely on the supervision and management of the school,” she added.

Director of Hà Nội’s Department of Education and Training Trần Thế Cường said the development of an extracurricular plan outside of regular school hours should ensure educational effectiveness, parental consent and absolute safety for students.

Extracurricular activities must be included the school’s plan; and before each trip, parents should be provided with information of business registration certificate and travel service business license of the co-organising unit; and signed insurance for visitors and students.

The school principal is fully responsible for the implementation of activities, he said. — VNS