PHOTO GALLERY // Bell rang: school year begins with emotions and ceremonies in schoolyards

For tens of thousands of students across the country, the new 2025-2026 school year has started. Emotions, flowers and bells—all were captured by the lens of MOLDPRES.

In 1,183 schools, the yards were filled with children, parents, and teachers, and more than 30,765 first graders stepped into school for the first time, guided by nearly 30,800 teachers.