An interesting contest on proper hand washing with soap has just been held with the participation of 18 young kids...
An interesting contest on proper hand washing with soap has just been held with the participation of 18 young kids from Hoa Mai Nursery School, Cam Ranh City.
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There were 4 teams competing in 2 events, including knowledge and practice. The children had 5 minutes for the theory round.
They were eager and excited to follow instructions to put hand washing processes in the right order and distinguish the right practice in keeping good hand hygiene by circling their options on pictures.
In the practice event, the young children had to perform proper hand washing.
The contest is one of the four activities in the propaganda project launched by Khanh Hoa Department of Education & Training on safe water, environmental and private hygiene, school year 2014 – 2015. The contest helps to teach children the importance and techniques of proper hand washing effectively.
Hand washing really is the best defense against many kinds of bacteria and viruses. As children typically do not like to take time to wash their hands, the contest is a fun and interesting way to help them learn hand washing tips.
Chau Thai Loc, Deputy Chief of the Science & Student Affairs Management, Khanh Hoa Department of Education & Training, says the contest is specifically designed for each school age, helping young children to remember and make hand washing to be their daily habit.
According to Le Thi Kim Huong, Principal of Hoa Mai Nursery School, the school regularly teaches children about safe water, environmental and personal hygiene through lessons and activities. This is the first time the school has held such the contest with good preparations made by both the school and parents.
“This is a chance to develop life skills in young children. It helps raise awareness of hand washing in early ages and encourages children to make hand washing part of their everyday routine,” says Trinh Thanh Tung, Head of the Parent Association at Hoa Mai Nursery School.
Reportedly, hand washing contests have continued to take place at many other nursery schools in Khanh Hoa Province. Besides, a training course on safe water, environmental and good personal hygiene education has opened for school medical staff and teachers to raise effectiveness in teaching children to keep clean, safe and healthy.
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