The Hope Tet program was held on 7/2 within the premises of the new school, which was inaugurated in 8/2025. With ample space, students and teachers at Hope School freely decorated miniature landscapes and photo corners, imbued with the Tet atmosphere, featuring vibrant chrysanthemum pots, apricot blossoms, and paper peach blossoms made by the students themselves.

The Tet space was divided into various stalls, including an "ao dai rental" booth with sizes for both boys and girls for photo opportunities. Many outfits were contributed by the school's teachers, creating a colorful stall.

The food stalls were almost never without customers. These dishes were prepared and served by the school's students, using ingredients provided by the cafeteria. The most popular stalls offered Hue banh loc (clear shrimp and pork dumplings), banh chuoi (banana cake), banh khoai (sweet potato cake), banh xeo (sizzling cake), che (sweet soup), and banh mi nuong muoi ot (grilled bread with chili salt).

The Tet market was cashless. Students used paper money in denominations of two dong, five dong. Each student received 20 dong to enjoy food and photo experiences. To earn more, they had to overcome challenges such as karaoke, drawing, sack racing, and crab racing.

Not only female students were in the kitchen; many boys also showcased their cooking skills at stalls offering banh hoi thit nuong (vermicelli with grilled pork), che chuoi (banana sweet soup), and flan.

Linh Huong, from Hai Phong, stated that she had to queue for quite a while, but she did not want to miss any dish because all of them were very appealing, being prepared on the spot.

Monks and nuns from Hue also traveled to Da Nang to participate in Tet with the school, contributing a stall offering vegetarian banh bot loc (clear shrimp and pork dumplings) and banh nam (steamed flat rice dumplings). The decorative flower vase for the stall was also arranged by the monastics, using wildflowers gathered around the school.

The games also attracted many students. Ngoc Diep, 11, shared that it was her first time playing crab racing; although she did not win, she still enjoyed it every time her "candidate" entered the competition track.

For each win, students were rewarded two dong to experience different stalls.

Many alumni returned to the school to celebrate Hope Tet with teachers and current students. Donning ao dai from "Hope Photo Studio", the alumni sang many songs, creating a festive atmosphere throughout the school.

In the evening, the cultural performance program featured a competition among various student teams. The performances were elaborately and creatively invested, judged by a panel consisting of Hope School teachers and representatives from Hope Foundation and FPT Group. The program also awarded prizes to teams for the drawing and culinary competitions held earlier.

Hoang Quoc Quyen, Executive Director of Hope School, stated that this was the fifth time celebrating Tet with students. "After today, the students will return home to celebrate Tet with their families. I hope they will share many stories from school, including their joys and sorrows, with their families. And when they return to school, I also hope that the cherished stories from their hometowns will be shared among them, creating a bond", Mr. Quyen said.

Hope School was established in 2021 for children who unfortunately lost their parents due to Covid-19. The school does not directly organize teaching or develop training programs; instead, it places students in FPT schools from grade one to 12 and higher education levels in the FPT City Da Nang area. Hope School provides boarding, nurturing, and support to help students integrate, socialize with friends, and gain further motivation for their studies.

By Vy An