On September 3, information from the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province said that the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee signed a decision approving the Project on Organizing 2 sessions/day, boarding for public preschool and general education in Ca Mau province according to the proposal of the Director of the Department of Education and Training.
Ca Mau province currently has 512/520 public kindergartens and primary schools teaching 2 sessions/day, reaching a rate of nearly 98.5% (kindergarten 196/196 schools; primary school 316/324 schools). The total number of public kindergartens and primary schools organizing boarding schools is 232/520 schools, reaching a rate of over 44.6% (179/196 kindergartens; 43/324 primary schools).
The total number of public secondary and high schools organizing 2 sessions/day is 88/226 schools, reaching a rate of nearly 39% (underground 56/174 schools; high school 32/52 schools).
According to the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province, to ensure basic organization of 2 sessions/day, it is necessary to build 126 additional classrooms at the preschool and primary level (55 classrooms in kindergarten, 71 classrooms in primary school). Secondary school level needs to add 519 rooms (not including 74 semi-permanent classrooms, 23 temporary classrooms). High school level needs to add 462 classrooms (not to mention 42 semi-solid classrooms, 3 temporary classrooms).
To implement the preschool boarding, there is still a shortage of 127 bedrooms, 5 kitchens, and 31 kitchen warehouses. For primary schools, it is necessary to build 237 bedrooms, 88 kitchens and 88 kitchen warehouses. Because if there are no boarding sessions, parents will have many difficulties in picking up and dropping off their children (4 sessions/day), affecting their daily activities and parents' lives.
For the teaching staff, to implement 2 sessions/day, the whole industry needs 1,053 more preschool and primary school teachers (685 preschools, 368 primary school teachers). High school still lacks 924 teachers (298 junior high school; 626 high school).
The project also specifically states the investment items for building facilities and purchasing equipment for all levels of education; solutions for arranging schools and classes; arranging teachers to meet the organization of teaching 2 sessions/day, boarding for public preschool and general education in the province.
At the same time, develop a program and content for teaching 2 sessions/day for all levels of education; a specific roadmap for implementing 2 sessions/day, boarding and implementation methods.
A representative of the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province said: Organizing 2 sessions/day, boarding in public kindergartens and primary schools aims to contribute to improving the quality of comprehensive education, reducing the burden of extra classes, especially for children/students in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, creating a solid foundation for implementing the preschool education program, the 2018 General Education Program and building a friendly, happy and modern school.
