Spreading love of the sea and islands to the young generation

Useful playground

Last weekend, at the Vietsovpetro Cultural - Sports Center (Vung Tau City), thousands of secondary school students in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province were able to participate in a meaningful and useful playground. It was the direct provincial competition round of the "I love my homeland's sea and islands" contest for the 2025 - 2026 school year, organized by the Coast Guard Region 3 Command in coordination with the Departmentof Education and Training of Ba Ria - Vung Tau. The contest was chosen by the Vietnam Coast Guard Command to be held first, as a pilot in Ba Ria - Vung Tau to continue to be deployed in other localities across the country in the 2025 - 2026 school year.

Lieutenant General Bui Quoc Oai and delegates congratulated the students who won high prizes at the competition.

The competition brought an exciting journey of knowledge discovery. In the direct provincial round, 100 excellent candidates surpassed more than 42,000 candidates in the previous round 1 (online round), competing in the form of "Ring the Golden Bell" and direct confrontation, with 4 attractive competitions, including: "Going Out to Sea", "Crossing the Waves", "Arriving at the Dock" and "Setting a Sovereignty Marker". The students showed confidence, showed careful preparation, and a solid knowledge foundation to bring the competition exciting and dramatic competitions.

The seemingly dry amount of knowledge about: Vietnam Sea Law; Vietnam Coast Guard Law; knowledge about sea and island geography, history, culture and issues related to sea and island sovereignty; important milestones in the historical process of preserving and protecting the territorial integrity of the Fatherland... were presented by the Organizing Committee in a lively, intuitive, highly educational way and aroused the curiosity and exploration of the students. There were thrilling moments when the contestants competed with each other in each question to avoid being eliminated and moments of bursting into joy of victory.

On the stage, the Chief of the Vietnam Coast Guard Command, along with delegates, teachers, students and parents, watched and cheered for the contestants in each round. The enthusiastic cheers and endless applause were a great source of encouragement, giving the contestants the strength to confidently perform to the best of their abilities.

Along with the knowledge competition, the contest also included special artistic activities, games to “rescue” contestants, fun quizzes with prizes, and many social security activities, caring for poor and studious students, and activities towards the sea and islands, etc., making the atmosphere of the contest more exciting and meaningful.

Unable to hide her emotions when she won first prize in the contest, Hua Bao Tran (grade 8-5 student, Nguyen An Ninh Secondary School) emotionally said: “The contest has helped me and my fellow students become more aware of the responsibility of each citizen, especially the young generation, in protecting the sovereignty of our homeland’s seas and islands. After the contest, we have consolidated and enriched our valuable knowledge and promise to become effective propagandists to spread to our families, friends and the community about the great values ​​of the seas and islands in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.”

After the competition in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, outstanding candidates will be selected to participate in the regional competition in Military Region 7, held in March 2026.

Spread love and responsibility for the sea and islands

Sharing with teachers and students participating in the contest, Colonel Le Van Tu - Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command said that our country's sea and islands have a particularly important position and role in the strategy of socio-economic development, national defense and security, as a frontline defense line to protect, control and master the eastern flank of the country; a living space, a priceless asset and an inseparable sacred flesh and blood part of the Fatherland. Not only having economic and political significance, the sea and islands also have an extremely great significance in the history of building and defending the country of our people. History has recorded that in 14 wars of aggression by enemies against our country, 10 of them started from the sea. Colonel Le Van Tu commented: “The contest “I love my homeland’s sea and islands” is not only an intellectual playground, but also an opportunity for students to learn deeply about the history, geography, and sovereignty of Vietnam’s seas and islands. Through the contest, the young generation is equipped with important knowledge about the strategic position of the sea and islands, policies for developing the marine economy, as well as the responsibility of each citizen in protecting the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland. In addition, the contest also contributes to nurturing patriotism, national pride, and encourages students to express their thoughts and feelings for their homeland’s sea and islands in many creative ways. This is an intellectual and useful playground that the Vietnam Coast Guard offers to secondary school students in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to experience.”

Speaking at the meeting and evaluating the organization of the contest, Lieutenant General Bui Quoc Oai - Political Commissar of the Vietnam Coast Guard acknowledged and highly appreciated the organization of the contest, as well as the participation and support of local Party committees, authorities and units in the past time. Lieutenant General Bui Quoc Oai emphasized: "With the desire to build an attractive playground and useful extracurricular activities for students, since 2013, the Vietnam Coast Guard has deployed the organization of the "I love the sea and islands of my homeland" contest for its affiliated agencies and units in the areas where they are stationed. This is an important content, outstanding activity and highlight in the program "Coast Guard accompanies fishermen". From the positive effects of the contest, in 2024, on the basis of summarizing and evaluating the results of 10 years of organization, the Vietnam Coast Guard has developed and submitted to the Minister of National Defense for approval the Project to organize the "I love the sea and islands of my homeland" contest nationwide for the period 2024 - 2030 and the following years (Project 3934)".

The contest “I love my homeland’s sea and islands” not only helps the younger generation better understand the sovereignty of the sea and islands, but also fosters patriotism and a sense of responsibility towards the Fatherland. The spread of the contest has contributed significantly to the propaganda and education of the sea and islands, helping children not only love but also have the awareness to protect and develop the homeland’s sea and islands.

THE ANH - DUC DINH

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202504/lan-toa-tinh-yeu-bien-dao-den-the-he-tre-14e3ac6/