Border guards carry children across streams to school on the opening day.

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the morning of September 5, at the border of Quang Tri province, crossing the Ta Leng stream, border soldiers carried and guided students from Cu Bai village (Huong Lap commune) to school in time for the opening ceremony of the new school year 2025-2026, bringing with them both joy and the dream of spreading knowledge in the highlands.

From 6 a.m. on September 5, officers and soldiers of Cu Bai Border Guard Station (Huong Lap Border Guard Station, Quang Tri Provincial Border Guard) spread out to all villages in the Vietnam - Laos border area to help take students to school to attend the opening ceremony of the new school year 2024-2025 - Photo: VGP/MT

In Ta Pang and Cu Bai villages (Huong Lap commune), primary school students must go to Huong Lap Boarding Primary and Secondary School in the commune center for the opening ceremony. For children living with grandparents and parents working far away, border guards use motorbikes to take them to school - Photo: VGP/MT

The road to school for students here is associated with year-round fast-flowing streams, steep mountain slopes and days of heavy rain in the forest. Most of the students are children of the Van Kieu ethnic group, whose economic conditions are still difficult. Many families rely on slash-and-burn farming, and their food is not enough, making their children's education very difficult - Photo: VGP/MT

In Cu Bai village, the road to school crosses Ta Leng stream, which has just experienced a major flood. Soldiers in green uniforms take turns carrying students across the stream in time for the opening ceremony - Photo: VGP/MT

Every time the school year starts, to be on time at school, children have to wake up at dawn, following slippery paths. Just one heavy rain can turn the Ta Leng stream into a barrier, blocking their way to class. At that moment, the green back of a border guard replaces the makeshift bamboo bridge, bringing the children safely across the stream - Photo: VGP/MT

On their backs are the young faces of Van Kieu ethnic children - Photo: VGP/MT

Opening ceremony at Huong Lap Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities - Photo: VGP/MT

Here, 99% of the students are Van Kieu ethnic people with 394 students in primary and secondary schools - Photo: VGP/MT

On the occasion of the opening of the new school year 2025-2026, along with carrying children to school, Huong Lap Border Guard Station also gave 9 gifts to students in the "Helping children go to school" project and the "Adopted children of the Border Guard Station" program, each worth 1.5 million VND. Two kindergartens in the area also received gifts worth 2 million VND. The total value of the gifts is 15.5 million VND. In addition, the unit also maintains monthly support of 500,000 VND/child, contributing to further motivating the children to firmly step on their learning journey - Photo: VGP/MT

Opening ceremony at Huong Viet Kindergarten - Photo: VGP/MT

Teachers, officers, soldiers and ethnic minority students at the opening ceremony of Huong Lap Kindergarten - Photo: VGP/MT

Minh Trang

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