In the wake of severe storms and floods in Central Vietnam, learning materials (*) from the “End-of-Year Lesson” project in the Vietnamese Literature program (2024–2025 school year) were hand-delivered to students at Bảo Nam 1 Semi-boarding Primary School for Ethnic Minorities (Nghệ An Province). This meaningful initiative is part of Edufit Education Group’s “Dream School” project.
These gifts embody the dedication and heartfelt care of all primary students across four Dewey campuses. The idea emerged after Dewey students viewed images of the challenging learning conditions at Bảo Nam 1 Primary School. Most of the students there belong to the Khơ Mú ethnic group and face considerable difficulties learning in Vietnamese. Their teaching equipment, study tools, and reference books remain extremely limited. This reality motivated Dewey students to launch the project, aiming to help their peers at Bảo Nam 1 strengthen their Vietnamese skills and broaden their understanding of literature and the arts.
Harnessing design thinking along with their language and artistic skills, Dewey students created debate handbooks, illustrated Vietnamese dictionaries, and sets of vocabulary flashcards. Together with nearly 1,000 textbooks donated at the end of the school year, all these efforts carry the love and generosity of Dewey students.
Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Hải—Director of the Social Sciences & Humanities Program, Dewey Academic & Pedagogical Council—shared, “These learning resources not only reflect the language and artistic competencies that Dewey students have developed over the academic year but also offer them a chance to apply their knowledge and skills to create products of real value for the community. Moreover, by repurposing materials such as cardboard and plastic bottle caps, our students have effectively put into practice their understanding of environmental protection and sustainable development.”
The bright smiles of Bảo Nam 1 Primary School students as they held the colorful handbooks and read letters from their Dewey friends speak volumes about the project’s impact. Mr. Lương Văn Thành – Principal of Bảo Nam 1 Primary School – emotionally shared that these gifts would be a tangible source of encouragement, inspiring his students to keep coming to school and continue pursuing their dreams.
From a single classroom project, Dewey students’ global citizenship mindset shines through in their empathy, generosity, and sense of social responsibility. Learning through real-life experiences, developing their own capabilities, and creating positive values for society – this is the true joy of coming to school for Dewey students.
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(*) The learning materials produced by primary students from the four Dewey campuses and delivered to Bảo Nam Primary School include five Alphabet Learning Sets made from recycled bottle caps; twelve Alphabet Flashcard Sets; four Vowel and Consonant Flashcard Sets; two “Vocabulary Pumpkins” Sets; 142 Vietnamese Vocabulary Dictionary Flashcards; 56 Riddle Flashcards; one Illustrated Vietnamese Dictionary; one Spelling Dictionary; three Sino-Vietnamese Dictionaries; two Dictionaries of Reduplicative Words; two Sentence Logic Flashcard Sets; five Riddle Books; three volumes of the Haiku Poetry Anthology by Dewey students; the four-volume book series “Colors of Argument”; 50 Argumentation Flashcards; ten volumes of the Children’s Play Anthology featuring plays adapted by Dewey students; one book titled “What I Want to Say”; and five volumes of the book series “Speaking Kindly.”
