The Delhi Public School, Raipur bid adieu to the Exchange programme students from Hounsdown Science College, Southampton, U.K. hoping for a long lasting relationship in future. Over a farewell function hosted by the school, the Exchange programme teachers, Nicola Cook thanked the School Management, Host Parents and DPS fraternity for making their stay memorable, according to a DPS press release.
Admiring the Indian education and heritage, she enumerated her experiences of lessons with the DPS Eco club, Sports club, interaction with host families and DPS fraternity. “The growing trust between the two schools have opened new doors to contemplative thinking not only on cultural know-how but have also initiated inculcation of community service on a war footing,” agreed Mathews Holder, Exchange teacher accompanying the British students along with Nicola Cook.
He said that acceptance of each other in new roles will strengthen the ties further and enable the students to look beyond their text books.
The visiting students, on their part, thanked Pro Vice Chairman, Baldeo Singh Bhatia and the Management Members for felicitating them with various honours. Principal Raghunath Mukherjee highly impressed by their interest and indulgence in learning the Indian culture, endorsed Chief Minister Raman Singh’s appreciation of their having grasped few Hindi words and adorning of their hands with ethnic henna designs and thus bestowed the success of the programme on the active participation of the students-teachers–parents enthusiasm.He wished the visiting team a happy journey while saying he was looking forward to such visits in future.