Do students get a day off on the anniversary of the Victory of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam?

Do students get a day off on the anniversary of the Victory of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam?

According to the provisions in Article 4 of Decree 145/2013/ND-CP regarding major national holidays, it states:

Major National Holidays

Major national holidays include:

1. Lunar New Year (1st day of the first lunar month).

2. Founding Day of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930).

3. Hung Kings' Commemoration Day (10th day of the third lunar month).

4. Liberation Day, Reunification of the Country (April 30, 1975).

5. Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (May 7, 1954).

6. Birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890).

7. The August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945).

Dien Bien Phu Victory Day is May 7, 1954. The commemorative day for Dien Bien Phu Victory is May 7 annually.

Currently, there is no specific regulation regarding days off for students. Therefore, students will have classes and days off according to the schedule of the school and teachers.

Pursuant to the provisions in Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019 regarding holidays, the specific guidelines are as follows:

Holidays

1. Employees are entitled to fully paid days off during the following public holidays:

a) Gregorian New Year: 01 day (January 1);

b) Lunar New Year: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (April 30);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1);

dd) National Day: 02 days (September 2 and 01 day adjacent either before or after);

e) Hung Kings' Commemoration Day: 01 day (10th day of the third lunar month).

2. Foreign employees working in Vietnam, in addition to days off stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, are also entitled to one traditional New Year's Day and one National Day of their country.

3. Annually, based on actual conditions, the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam decides the specific days off as prescribed in points b and đ of Clause 1 of this Article.

Commemorating Dien Bien Phu Victory Day is not a regulated holiday for teachers and schools to be off. Therefore, students still have to attend classes on Dien Bien Phu Victory Day if there is a planned schedule.

In case the annual Dien Bien Phu Victory Day coincides with a weekend, students will get a day off.

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What are the requirements for students when studying about Vietnamese history from 1946 to 1954?

Based on Section 5 of the Secondary Education Curriculum for History and Geography, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, which specifies the content of History and Geography for Grade 9 about Vietnam from 1946 to 1954, students are expected to meet the following requirements:

What is the viewpoint of building the curriculum for History and Geography 9?

Based on Section 2 of the Secondary Education Curriculum for History and Geography, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the History and Geography curriculum at the secondary level (including History and Geography 9) adheres to the regulations of the overall curriculum, while emphasizing several viewpoints as follows:

(1). The curriculum aims to develop in students scientific thinking, perceiving the world as an entirety in both spatial and temporal dimensions based on fundamental knowledge and learning tools of history and geography; thereby forming and developing specific and general competencies, especially the ability to apply knowledge and skills in practice and creativity.

(2). The curriculum inherits and promotes the strengths of the current Secondary Education History and Geography curricula while incorporating experiences from advanced countries. The content ensures comprehensive, foundational, and scientific general knowledge suitable to the psychological and developmental characteristics of students, considering the teaching conditions in Vietnamese schools.

(3). Historical education content is designed in chronological order from prehistoric to ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary times. Within each period, there is an interweaving of world history, regional history, and Vietnamese history. The Geography content flows from general to regional and Vietnamese geography. Great emphasis is placed on selecting themes, connecting knowledge and skills to form and develop student competencies while respecting the scientific nature of history and geography.

(4). The curriculum emphasizes the application of active educational methods, the use of diverse teaching aids, and the diversification of teaching forms and evaluation methods to form and develop students' qualities and competencies.

(5). The curriculum ensures continuity with the History and Geography curricula in primary education and the History and Geography curricula in high school; establishing a coherent connection between grade levels and subjects and activities in the overall secondary education curriculum.

(6). The curriculum is open, allowing flexible implementation according to local conditions and student circumstances (students in difficult areas, students with special needs, etc.).