The Teacher’s day was celebrated with enthusiasm in the schools on Monday. All the schools of the state capital were all decked up for the occasion and both teachers and students actively participated in the celebrations.
The agitation of teachers , however, cast a shadow on the celebrations in the government schools as all teachers barring those teaching primary classes staged a boycott of the day.
In the Indian Academy School, the senior students played the roles of various staff members. Nidhi Rawat and Akshar Bisht were adjusted best student teachers on this day. The teachers of Hillgrange School presented a beautiful cultural programme which enthralled the little ones.
In Delhi Public School, the Director Vatsalla Singh and Principal B K Singh lighted the ceremonial lamp and offered garlands on the picture of Dr S Radhakrishnan before the start of a cultural programme.
The Director claimed that the school has secured second position among the CBSE schools of Dehradun in a survey conducted by Education Today.
The students of Tula’s International School honoured all the teachers of the school. The students also presented greeting cards prepared by them to the teachers.
In the Olympus High school the boarders organized a ‘Comedy afternoon with Olympians’. A cultural event programme was also organised by the students.
In the Brooklyn School a special assembly was organized on the occasion where students presented a cultured extravaganza consisting of dance performances, skits, speeches and poems. Teachers were honored with titles and awards.
The Director of the institute, Nitin K. Grover administered an oath to the teachers to mark the day. The oath insisted on quality teaching irrelevant to caste, creed or religion. A debate competition was organised at the Indian Cambridge School.