Joining the atmosphere of the new school year opening across the country, this morning, September 5, teachers and students of Xa Dan Secondary School (Dong Da District, Hanoi) held the opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year. This is the first specialized school mainly for hearing-impaired children in Vietnam.

From early morning, the school students were present to prepare for the opening ceremony.

Refurbishing special equipment - indispensable equipment for hearing-impaired students at Xa Dan Secondary School.

The bewildered faces of first graders.

At this school, almost every story is told by students using... their hands.

Special conversations at a special school.

Joy of the first day of school in the new school year.

At exactly 8 o'clock, the school drum sounded, signaling the official start of the opening ceremony. In the front yard, students from all grades were sitting in neat rows. They talked to each other with hand gestures, eyes, and smiles.

The first graders could not hide the surprise on their faces.

Just a few minutes later, the music of the Marching Song rang out. The normal students began to sing. The other half, the "special" students, also looked up at the red flag with a yellow star fluttering, and their hands also "drawn signs" to sing the National Anthem in their own way.

Special flag salute moment at Xa Dan Secondary School.

Singing the national anthem with your hands...

According to teachers, teaching deaf students to sing the national anthem in sign language is as difficult as teaching them to dance, because the students’ movements must be synchronized. In order to sing it officially, the school had to train the students for many weeks.

“We believe that for children with disabilities, the opening ceremony is a new beginning that brings confidence, a way to inspire them throughout their schooling process. Here, we will carry out the mission of being a father and mother so that our children can study and develop in the best way possible,” an emotional teacher shared.