Vietnamese students place second in East Asia at video competition

Students from Thanh Xuân Secondary School in Hà Nội were the East Asia region's second place winners in a global British Council Partner School competition.

Students from Thanh Xuân Secondary School in Hà Nội won second place at a video competition held by the British Council across the East Asia region.

The 'Your World' video-making competition is a flagship activity for British Council partner schools across a global network.

Vietnamese students from a school in Cầu Giấy had previously won the competition in 2023, beating more than 750 other video entries from thousands of students across the globe.

Now in its eighth year, the theme for the Your World 2023-24 competition was Climate Change: From Crisis to Action, linking directly to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13.

"The experiences throughout the process, from writing the script to recording, from editing to completing the product submitted to the contest, have provided us with new insights and many unforgettable memories," said a representative from the school in the capital's Thanh Xuân district.

"Our group has gained valuable experiences and learned numerous lessons, contributing to our continuous improvement and further development.

"We would like to thank the British Council for providing us with a new and beneficial platform to participate and achieve valuable accomplishments."

Thanh Xuân School's video focuses on climate change and solutions to cope with the issue.

By participating in this competition, students develop core skills which enable them to grow into well-rounded, creative and critical citizens, ready to engage with job markets and shape the future for themselves and future generations.

Through Your World, the British Council hopes to inspire students to be drivers of positive change.

"Việt Nam’s winning video from Thanh Xuân Secondary School used simple animation which told the story well," said Davide Guarini Gilmartin, Senior Academic Manager for English Programmes at the British Council in Việt Nam during the award ceremony.

"The video’s creativity, organisation and presentation were logical and could easily be used globally, not just here in Việt Nam."

This year, there were more than 600 video entries submitted for the competition, with over 3,000 students taking part from British Council Partner Schools across a global network.

In 2023, the global winner was Việt Nam's Cầu Giấy Secondary School, which beat out video entries from over 3,500 students around the world, all of whom are studying the UK school curriculum.

Last year's win made history as the first time a school from the East Asia region won the global award. It was Việt Nam’s first school with triple winning titles for Country, East Asia Region and Global.