Kid race set for April 8 in Tay Ho District

HÀ NỘI - A kids race with the theme "Kids RUN the EARTH", the first free sporting event for the Kids in Tay Ho District, Hanoi, is expected to attract up to 1,000 runners between the ages of 4 - 15.

 

The event will be organised jointly by UNIS Hanoi, Tay Ho District People's Committee and Vu Media Company on April 8 as one of the activities to celebrate “Action month for the Earth” and the “Earth Day, April 22” this year.

In the context of Tay Ho Half Marathon 2023, for the first time in Tay Ho District, there is a free run for children - future owners of the Earth, with the spirit of running for health and wellness and raising public awareness about limiting the use of vehicles that emit harmful emissions and cause environmental pollution.

According to Ms Jane McGee, UNIS Hanoi’s Head of School, this event, with nearly 300 students from UNIS Hanoi from more than 20 different countries, together with more than 700 children aged between 4 and 15 from Hanoi, will form a common voice in educating others to protect the Earth - our common home. 

She also highlighted the need for more events like the Kids race to create opportunities for children in Hanoi, promote international cooperation and convey the messages about sustainable development to the community. She hopes the event will become an annual event held in Tay Ho District as a sustainable and long-term comprehensive partnership between UNIS Hanoi and Tay Ho People’s Committee.

In addition, UNIS Hanoi will also accompany the Run Organizers in reducing plastic waste into the environment. All single-use plastic bottles and stuff generated during the race after being collected by the volunteers will be cleaned, sorted and transferred to the UNIS Hanoi Recycling Hub and then transferred to the school’s recycling partner to produce useful products from recycled plastic such as tables, chairs, cabinets, trash bins, etc.

UNIS Hanoi is one of the first international schools of Vietnam, and one of the two UN schools in the world. The school was established in 1988 under the agreement between the Government of Vietnam and the UNRC.

Nowadays, UNIS Hanoi welcomes nearly 1200 students from 70 nationalities, speaking more than 40 languages every year. As a not-for-profit IB World School - the first established in Asia - the curriculum is international and appropriately challenging. At the same time, UNIS Hanoi places high value on the quality of relationships within the school, modelling behaviors that it hopes to see in students.

It is proud to be one of the only two UN schools in the world and as such, embeds the UN's sustainable development goals in school activities and the curriculum.

As a Strategic partner of the race, UNIS Hanoi’s children including students and staff/faculty’s children are given priority registration for up to 350 slots.

The race is free for all children with the age from 4 to 15.

The participant will be provided a race kit including a T-shirt and a medal for those who finished the race.