Vietnamese-Cambodian children in Phnom Penh start new school year
Children of Vietnamese Cambodians studying at the Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school in Phnom Penh began their 2018-2019 school year on November 5.
Students at the opening ceremony of the new school year at Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school in Phnom Penh on November 5
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Children of Vietnamese Cambodiansstudying at the Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school in Phnom Penhbegan their 2018-2019 school year on November 5.
Built by the Vietnam-Khmer Association, the Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primaryschool is the largest Khmer-Vietnamese bilingual school in Cambodia. It provideskindergarten-to-fifth grade education that can enable its students to study inpublic schools in Cambodia and Vietnam.
The opening of the new school year was attended by Ambassador of Vietnam toCambodia Vu Quang Minh, and representatives from the Education, Youth andSports Department of Phnom Penh, the Khmer-Vietnam Association, among others.
Addressing the event, Vice Director of the Education, Youth and SportsDepartment of Phnom Penh Uk Channtha hailed the efficiency of the teachingprogramme being applied by the Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school.
He said the school equips its students with fundamental knowledge and skillsmeeting the Cambodian education sector’s standards.
Through its activities, the school has contributed to the universalizationof primary education and the improvement of education of Phnom Penh, he said.
Ambassador Vu Quang Minh praised the teachers for helping children ofVietnamese Cambodians to integrate better into Cambodia’s educational systemand society.
He expressed his belief that the school will teach its students about theirorigin as well as culture and history of Vietnam and Cambodia via Vietnamese-Khmerteaching programmes.
The Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school enrolled 550children for the 2018-2019 academic year.-VNA
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Students at the opening ceremony of the new school year at Khmer-Vietnam Tan Tien friendship primary school in Phnom Penh on November 5 
