The Best and Most Meaningful School Poems for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

School is where we spend 12 years of our lives, preserving many memories of our school days. While sitting in the classroom, we may not pay much attention to our feelings about school, but when we leave or occasionally come across writings or images of our beloved school, we feel sentimental, emotional, longing to return to the old days with our classmates and teachers. If you haven't had the chance to revisit your old school, then read these best school poems to help alleviate your longing.

Here are some short verses about the school:
 

I. Poem about preschool and kindergarten theme

A Poem: My Kindergarten School
Oh, how beautiful it is!
My kindergarten school
Cherry Blossom Kindergarten School
My kindergarten school
Shining by the Perfume River
My kindergarten school
With dear friends around
My kindergarten school
With a very kind teacher
With a fairytale garden
With a magical world
My kindergarten school
With a very kind teacher
Teaching new lessons
With gentle verses
My kindergarten school
A daily joy
Parents welcoming in the evening
Smiling eyes full of joy.
(Poem by Nguyen Lam Thang)
=> Best poem about school

II. Poem about primary school, elementary school

1. Sending greetings to Grade 1
Grade One, oh! Grade One!
Welcome me last year
Now the moment of farewell
Sending greetings as I move forward!
Hello blackboard, hello window
Hello familiar seat
All! Hello staying behind
Welcome little friends coming up
Hello dear teacher
You will be away from us...
Following your teachings
You will always be with us.
Grade One, oh! Grade One!
Welcome me last year
Now the moment of farewell
Sending greetings as I move forward!
(Poem by Huu Tuong)

Poem about the elementary school

2. Our School Bell
Our school bell
Even rests in summer
For three whole months
The bell ponders
Sad, isn't it, bell?
In these summer days
We're all away
Only the sound of cicadas?
The bell silent
Leaning on the frame
Surely it sees us
And it's overjoyed!
There goes the bell
Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong...
Into the new school year
Ringing loudly and cheerfully.
(Poem by Thanh Hao)

3. I Draw My School
My school
Roof glowing pink
Each small window
Looking out to the horizon
My lovely school
Standing by the hillside
With a stream
Meandering through the school gate
My beloved school
With shady trees
With the national flag
Fluttering in the wind
The splendid school
With teachers, with friends
I sit, I admire
My school.
(Poem by Nguyen Lam Thang)
=> Short poem about school, the best school poem

III. Poems about middle school and high school, middle school

1. Forever within me, that school
Once upon a time, still bewildered
Fumbling at the school gate
No trace of nostalgia
With that new school.
Rows of majestic phoenix trees
Several large banyan roots
It seems to whisper
Hey friend, come in!
There the forest beckons
Blending with the sound of birdsong
Like a love song
Welcoming new friends.
So now, imperceptibly
Years of schooling have passed
The school of yesteryear
Is a part of me.
Still those majestic phoenix trees
Still those large banyan roots
Now they're dear friends
Always together as before.
Each time the leaves rustle
Like joyful musical notes
Blending into the sweet melody
Of birds on branches.
When the phoenix flowers bloom
Reddening the entire schoolyard
It's also when cicadas cry
For the farewell of friendship.
Oh! Beloved school
Oh! Dear teachers
You've given me wings
To soar high on life's journey.
Time flies so fast
Years have passed away from school
In a distant foreign land
Gazing back at the old school.
I wish for a day
To return to the old school
To rediscover some memories
Of a dreamy time.
Don't, oh time!
Don't blur the memories
Don't obscure the faint corridors
So they'll remain forever within me.

Short poem about the school

2. Oh, the Sky...
The sky full of twinkling stars
Sparkling, the students' aspirations
The school shines brightly, eyes gleaming
Radiant wishes of teachers and mentors...
School, it's a cool stream
Drops within the knowledge of mankind
Allowing me to bathe in truth
Growing in humanity - purity.
School, my home it is
Childhood forever left here
The blackboard blooms with white letters
The teacher's hands waving dreams to fly.
Teachers never raised a hand in anger
Flowers still hidden in the bud
Childhood needs many characters
For life's colorful and fresh.
Teacher, arms wide open
Hugging tightly into the heart
So that my eyes shed tears
Glistening with pearls of love.
Teacher, sweet is your voice
Now life lacks a lullaby
Love flowing on paper
Cleansing life of pain.
Teachers together illuminate
Trust in the eyes of students
A thousand stars in the sky of aspirations
Shining bright, eyes poetic.
(Poem Compiled)

3. Forever remembering the teacher's words
Away from the beloved school.
How long has it been?
The whispers of the teacher
I remember until now.
Those dreamy days
Or deep contemplation
The young heart burning
In the flamboyant season of the schoolyard.
The beloved lectures
Fully imbued with chalk dust
The teacher like a bright moon
Guiding the path for me.
Hearing the whispered wind
Stirring my heart forever.
Throughout life's journey
Always engraving the gratitude!
(Poem by Phan Thị Tuyết Vân)

IV. Other poems about school

1. A glimpse of the old school
Here in this far-off land from Homeland
A heart full of sorrow, longing for the beloved school
Every day, morning and afternoon
Stepping to our beloved classroom like...
The village bathed in moonlight
The ship returning to the dock, the station lying in wait...
Students like literary heroines
White clouds erasing quietly above...
Entering the classroom, exchanging greetings
The heart as if opening a festival, entering the realm of poetry!
Blank pages lying in wait
Students jotting down lecture notes, poems..., assignments...
Students are majestic sceneries, cultural heritage
Homeland adorned with the three regions of Vietnam
Students are the embodiments of ''Fairy Dragon''
Making teachers recall their youthful years
Students are blank white pages
For teachers to jot down life experiences
Great role models, teachers are
For students to admire, etched in their hearts...
Teachers representing the Parents
To interpret the lofty meaning of ''love''!
Now the heart misses dearly
Teachers, friends, enlightening teachings
Reading letters from friends, deeply contemplative
In a strange land, silently sad throughout the year
A thousand miles apart
Yet the old figures remain in the heart
In a strange land, where to find
Students in white uniforms standing quietly saluting the flag
The wind gently flutters the skirt tails
Teachers gaze, feeling poetic souls overflowing..!
...Today, typing away, tears flowing...
My friend, missing you so much, how can I express it?
Sorrowful heart, the sky also rains
Empathizing with those who remember the old school days...
(Poem by Đức Quốc - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

Poetry about the school, the best poems about school

2. Why not return
Why not revisit the old school?
So many memories of white-shirted times
The red phoenix tree in the sunny schoolyard
Those summer afternoons we promised each other
Why not return, after years of drifting?
Seventeen years old, first love so pure
So many dreams, so many silent sorrows
The first kiss, intoxicatingly exchanged
Why not return to hear the mournful cicadas?
In the summer noon, the two of us beneath the red phoenix tree
Sitting quietly, admiring the vibrant flowers
The sad music echoing the scenes of farewell
Why not return to revisit those paths?
The small corner, the coconut ice cream stand still there
Now just memories, we often met there
Coconut ice cream cup cooling our lips
So many years apart, oh dear!
Why keep going without returning to the old dock?
Leaving behind so much sadness, so much longing
Far apart now, forever apart
(Poem by Hoàng Phú - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

3. Let me remember
These memories will be buried here
Like the tree in the schoolyard back then
Let me remember a time I took
The love of all friends, teachers
Let me remember the dreams I've built
When I was still a little student
Let me remember what I had
Under that old school roof has gradually gone far
Let me remember what I missed
For now we'll forever part
Let me remember and I'll look back
The mistakes of innocent age
Let me remember the very kind friends
Always there for me every time I need
Let me remember clearly the advice
Always sincere and deeply encouraging
Let me remember to hold tightly in my heart
Will always engrave the color of our friendship
Let me remember even if we're far apart tomorrow
Still the dearest person to me
Let me remember that we're always honest
Even how busy this life is.
(Poem by Phương Phương - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

4. Visiting the old school
The old school filled with so much nostalgia
Old friends now each in a different place
Old memories now recalled in life
Today I'm able to return to the old school
...
Just yesterday, friends were still plentiful
Today, class reunions have fewer faces
Running around, searching from front gate to back
It's strange, not like the old days
...
Where I stand feels so familiar
Absent footsteps of those friends of yesteryear
Many years with so many aspirations...
Now grown up, each person goes their own way...
...
Oh my dear school, always reminiscing every phoenix tree
The rendezvous of play hours...
Already knowing love, remembering someone
Student love, innocent and clumsy...
...
Returning here to find old memories
Remembering teachers forever school days
The place that nurtured dreams
Today I'm able to return to the old school.
(Poem by Đức Trung - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

5. Old school
Now returning with the bright red phoenix wings
I search for...the loud chirping of cicadas
Those dear memories of the past days
In my heart throughout my life
The old school in my subconscious
Is the teacher, the blackboard, the small books
White chalk, blue ink, and small pens
To equip me for stepping into life
Those words still echo in my ears
The drum echoes after every class
Laughter through each meeting
You and I, clad in white, filling the schoolyard
Now returning.. revisiting the old class
Where are the familiar figures no more
Under the eaves are the young classes
Running freely under the towering phoenix trees
All passed away.. now just thoughts
And what remains are the blooming phoenix trees
Red as bright flames on the mountain
Greeting all for the future of the country
(Poem by Anhquan Vương - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

6. Remembering the School
Still remember the old school gathering days
Many games, many lessons in various ways
Elder siblings tutoring math, each character
Youthful juniors forging paths with ardor
Teachers' significance shines with respect
Classmates' affection surely you'd expect
Years apart, never returning in flight
Forever lingering in someone's sight.
(Poem by Đinh Đại - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

7. Ferry Ride
I return to visit the old school
The courtyard bathed in sunlight just like yesterday
Purple lilies blooming in front of the house
Teachers like mothers, fathers in life's play
Students loved mischief, loved to play
The boat of knowledge, our Teacher steers
Through storms and waves, guiding without fears
Giving all, teaching many things, that's all they did
Teachers with graying hair
Eyes dim, steps slow in life's eternal swirl
Today I return here once again
Bouquet of fresh flowers for Teacher, for Sir
Thank you for ferrying the boat
Bringing us, your students, to the shore of yesteryears
We are forever proud
Of the hard work of our teachers day by day
(Poem by Trần Đức - Group: Poets' Union)
=> Best poem about school, the poem Ferry Ride

8. Memories of School Days
Remember the school where we sat in assembly
School days, classrooms, so beloved, so merry
Forty years we've been away from school
So many memories still present, so cool
The old phoenix trees still fiery red
The cicadas still sing their soothing thread
You and I returning to our old school
These memories are boundless, never to be dull
I am the ocean, you're the ocean wave
The ocean melancholy, the waves peaceful and brave...
Remembering our old school, flipping through the pages of our pen
The joys and sorrows urging our adolescent age then
Remembering old friends who gave us many memories
Until now, still smiling happily...
(Poem by Ngọc Tứ - Group: POETRY AND TIMELESS MELODIES)

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