Da Lat Pedagogical College, formerly known as Grand Lycรฉe Yersin, stands as a remarkable architectural masterpiece and an esteemed institution of education in Vietnam. Recognized by the World Union of Architects (UIA) as one of the 1,000 unique constructions of the 20th century, the college’s rich history, architectural design, and diverse educational offerings have contributed to its prestigious status.
A Legacy of Architectural Brilliance:
Founded in 1927 by the French, the school was originally known as Grand Lycรฉe Yersin. Architect Moncet designed and directed the construction of this remarkable institution, intended for French children and affluent Vietnamese families. The architectural design, characterized by arc-shaped classrooms, red ceiling bricks transported from Europe, and French-made roof tiles, showcases a fusion of European influences with the local environment.
The Renaming and Evolution of the College:
In 1932, the school underwent a significant transformation and was renamed Lycรฉe Yersin in honor of Dr. Alexandre Yersin, a renowned Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist who made significant contributions to the study of infectious diseases in Vietnam. The college, originally intended for academic purposes, later became a place of study for seminarians under the ownership of the Bishopric of Kontum.
The Transition to Da Lat Pedagogical College:
Following the events of 1975, the government took control of the school, and it transformed into its current incarnation as Da Lat Pedagogical College. The college expanded its educational offerings to cover a wide range of disciplines, including natural sciences, social sciences, physical education, music, painting, primary education, preschool education, training, and political theory.
Educational Excellence:
Da Lat Pedagogical College has upheld a reputation for providing high-quality education and training to its students. The institution places emphasis on scientific education, artistic development, and pedagogical skills, fostering well-rounded individuals capable of contributing to society. The college’s programs span various educational levels, from preschool to higher education, catering to the needs of students at different stages of their academic journey.
The Cultural Significance:
The architectural features of Da Lat Pedagogical College, such as the arc-shaped row of classrooms and the bell tower, have become iconic symbols of the institution. While the clock and the bell might no longer adorn the tower, their remnants are a testament to the college’s rich history and cultural heritage. The preservation and restoration of these architectural elements reflect a commitment to maintaining the cultural legacy of the college.
Conclusion:
Da Lat Pedagogical College stands as a testament to the confluence of architectural brilliance and educational excellence. From its humble beginnings as a school for French children and Vietnamese elites to its current status as a renowned educational institution, the college has evolved and adapted to meet the changing needs of society. With its diverse educational offerings, commitment to nurturing well-rounded individuals, and cultural significance, Da Lat Pedagogical College continues to play a vital role in shaping the educational landscape of Vietnam.
Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ Phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt: Di Tรญch Lแปch Sแปญ Cรณ ร Nghฤฉa Vแป Kiแบฟn Trรบc Vร Giรกo Dแปฅc
Trฦฐแปng Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt, tiแปn thรขn lร Trฦฐแปng Lycรฉe Yersin, lร mแปt kiแปt tรกc kiแบฟn trรบc ฤแบทc sแบฏc vร lร mแปt cฦก sแป giรกo dแปฅc ฤฦฐแปฃc ฤรกnh giรก cao แป Viแปt Nam. ฤฦฐแปฃc Hiแปp hแปi Kiแบฟn trรบc sฦฐ Thแบฟ giแปi (UIA) cรดng nhแบญn lร mแปt trong 1.000 cรดng trรฌnh xรขy dแปฑng ฤแปc ฤรกo cแปงa thแบฟ kแปท 20, lแปch sแปญ phong phรบ, thiแบฟt kแบฟ kiแบฟn trรบc vร cรกc dแปch vแปฅ giรกo dแปฅc ฤa dแบกng cแปงa trฦฐแปng ฤรฃ gรณp phแบงn tแบกo nรชn vแป thแบฟ uy tรญn cแปงa trฦฐแปng.
Mแปt di sแบฃn cแปงa sแปฑ sรกng chรณi vแป kiแบฟn trรบc:
ฤฦฐแปฃc ngฦฐแปi Phรกp thร nh lแบญp nฤm 1927, trฦฐแปng cรณ tรชn gแปi ban ฤแบงu lร Grand Lycรฉe Yersin. Kiแบฟn trรบc sฦฐ Moncet ฤรฃ thiแบฟt kแบฟ vร chแป ฤแบกo viแปc xรขy dแปฑng cฦก sแป giรกo dแปฅc ฤแบทc biแปt nร y, dร nh cho trแบป em Phรกp vร cรกc gia ฤรฌnh Viแปt Nam giร u cรณ. Thiแบฟt kแบฟ kiแบฟn trรบc, ฤแบทc trฦฐng bแปi cรกc lแปp hแปc hรฌnh vรฒng cung, gแบกch trแบงn ฤแป ฤฦฐแปฃc vแบญn chuyแปn tแปซ chรขu รu vร mรกi ngรณi do Phรกp sแบฃn xuแบฅt, thแป hiแปn sแปฑ kแบฟt hแปฃp giแปฏa แบฃnh hฦฐแปng cแปงa chรขu รu vแปi mรดi trฦฐแปng ฤแปa phฦฐฦกng.
Viแปc ฤแปi tรชn vร sแปฑ phรกt triแปn cแปงa trฦฐแปng:
Nฤm 1932, trฦฐแปng ฤรฃ trแบฃi qua mแปt sแปฑ thay ฤแปi lแปn vร ฤฦฐแปฃc ฤแปi tรชn thร nh Lycรฉe Yersin ฤแป vinh danh bรกc sฤฉ Alexandre Yersin, mแปt bรกc sฤฉ vร nhร vi khuแบฉn hแปc nแปi tiแบฟng ngฦฐแปi Phรกp gแปc Thแปฅy Sฤฉ, ngฦฐแปi ฤรฃ cรณ nhแปฏng ฤรณng gรณp quan trแปng trong viแปc nghiรชn cแปฉu cรกc bแปnh truyแปn nhiแป
m แป Viแปt Nam. Trฦฐแปng ban ฤแบงu dรนng cho mแปฅc ฤรญch hแปc thuแบญt, sau trแป thร nh nฦกi hแปc tแบญp cแปงa cรกc chแปงng sinh thuแปc quyแปn sแป hแปฏu cแปงa Tรฒa Giรกm mแปฅc Kontum.
Quรก trรฌnh chuyแปn tiแบฟp lรชn Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ Phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt:
Sau sแปฑ kiแปn nฤm 1975, chรญnh phแปง nแบฏm quyแปn kiแปm soรกt trฦฐแปng vร chuyแปn ฤแปi thร nh trฦฐแปng Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt nhฦฐ hiแปn nay. Trฦฐแปng ฤรฃ mแป rแปng cรกc dแปch vแปฅ giรกo dแปฅc cแปงa mรฌnh ฤแป bao gแปm nhiแปu ngร nh hแปc, bao gแปm khoa hแปc tแปฑ nhiรชn, khoa hแปc xรฃ hแปi, giรกo dแปฅc thแป chแบฅt, รขm nhแบกc, hแปi hแปa, giรกo dแปฅc tiแปu hแปc, giรกo dแปฅc mแบงm non, ฤร o tแบกo vร lรฝ luแบญn chรญnh trแป.
Giรกo dแปฅc xuแบฅt sแบฏc:
Trฦฐแปng Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt ฤรฃ khแบณng ฤแปnh ฤฦฐแปฃc uy tรญn trong viแปc cung cแบฅp giรกo dแปฅc vร ฤร o tแบกo chแบฅt lฦฐแปฃng cao cho sinh viรชn cแปงa mรฌnh. Tแป chแปฉc nร y chรบ trแปng vร o giรกo dแปฅc khoa hแปc, phรกt triแปn nghแป thuแบญt vร kแปน nฤng sฦฐ phแบกm, bแปi dฦฐแปกng nhแปฏng cรก nhรขn toร n diแปn cรณ khแบฃ nฤng ฤรณng gรณp cho xรฃ hแปi. Cรกc chฦฐฦกng trรฌnh cแปงa trฦฐแปng bao gแปm nhiแปu cแบฅp ฤแป giรกo dแปฅc khรกc nhau, tแปซ mแบงm non ฤแบฟn giรกo dแปฅc ฤแบกi hแปc, ฤรกp แปฉng nhu cแบงu cแปงa sinh viรชn แป cรกc giai ฤoแบกn khรกc nhau trong hร nh trรฌnh hแปc tแบญp cแปงa hแป.
ร nghฤฉa vฤn hรณa:
Nhแปฏng nรฉt kiแบฟn trรบc cแปงa trฦฐแปng Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt nhฦฐ dรฃy lแปp hแปc hรฌnh vรฒng cung, thรกp chuรดng ฤรฃ trแป thร nh biแปu tฦฐแปฃng cแปงa trฦฐแปng. Mแบทc dรน ฤแปng hแป vร chuรดng cรณ thแป khรดng cรฒn tรด ฤiแปm cho tรฒa thรกp, nhฦฐng tร n tรญch cแปงa chรบng lร minh chแปฉng cho di sแบฃn vฤn hรณa vร lแปch sแปญ phong phรบ cแปงa trฦฐแปng. Viแปc bแบฃo tแปn vร phแปฅc hแปi cรกc yแบฟu tแป kiแบฟn trรบc nร y phแบฃn รกnh cam kแบฟt duy trรฌ di sแบฃn vฤn hรณa cแปงa trฦฐแปng.
Phแบงn kแบฟt luแบญn:
Trฦฐแปng Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt lร minh chแปฉng cho sแปฑ hแปฃp lฦฐu cแปงa kiแบฟn trรบc sรกng chรณi vร sแปฑ xuแบฅt sแบฏc trong giรกo dแปฅc. Tแปซ khแปi ฤแบงu khiรชm tแปn lร mแปt ngรดi trฦฐแปng dร nh cho trแบป em Phรกp vร giแปi thฦฐแปฃng lฦฐu Viแปt Nam cho ฤแบฟn vแป thแบฟ hiแปn tแบกi lร mแปt tแป chแปฉc giรกo dแปฅc nแปi tiแบฟng, trฦฐแปng ฤรฃ phรกt triแปn vร thรญch nghi ฤแป ฤรกp แปฉng nhu cแบงu thay ฤแปi cแปงa xรฃ hแปi. Vแปi cรกc dแปch vแปฅ giรกo dแปฅc ฤa dแบกng, cam kแบฟt nuรดi dฦฐแปกng nhแปฏng cรก nhรขn toร n diแปn vร รฝ nghฤฉa vฤn hรณa, Trฦฐแปng Cao ฤแบณng Sฦฐ phแบกm ฤร Lแบกt tiแบฟp tแปฅc ฤรณng mแปt vai trรฒ quan trแปng trong viแปc ฤแปnh hรฌnh bแปฉc tranh giรกo dแปฅc cแปงa Viแปt Nam.
