Teachers Day, Deblina Chakraborty, College Advisor

It is a day that we all look forward to  ! A day when students are at their best to show their love for teachers and teachers are overwhelmed by the buzz and excitement at school. It is our day and we revel in it.

The day was special from the start.

Charming children presenting roses and wishing us at the gate set the tone of the day. We were invited for a cultural program that the children had prepared for us. The Student Council drew a cool comparison of Pathways and Hogwarts and presented a handmade painting to the teachers which read, ‘Help is always

given at Pathways to those who ask for it.’ Filling us with pride and awe, the cultural extravaganza continued. We almost had Led Zeppelin on stage, enthralling the audience and culminating in the soft a cappella line ‘And she’s buying a Stairway to Heaven’

If the beginning was enthralling, the rest of the program was mesmerizing. While the children of Grade 5 swayed their hips to the Latin rhythm of ‘macarena’, the Class of 2016 presented a medley of three retro numbers culminating in Lean On in Bhangra style, inviting their teachers to join them on stage in youthful camaraderie. So there was music, which was the food of their love and dance which was the rhythm of their life. One of our students presented a self-composed poem titled ’School Life’, describing the days at school and how quickly they seem to pass and how much they will be treasured forever.

Of course, Teachers’ Day can never be complete without a reversal of roles. There was good-humored mimicry as children brought scenes from the classroom to the stage. The audience was in splits of laughter as wild guesses flung around, about the characters they were playing.

And then, there was Orkojeet Banerjee, our star Quiz master, who conducts a spine-chilling quiz as he calls his teachers on stage to answer his questions. And if he doesn’t get the right answer, he gives them what he calls ‘sudden death’. He calls the shots on this day and we heave a sigh of relief when he steps down!

We were deeply touched by the heartfelt expressions at the Cake Cutting Ceremony, the flawless coordination of events by the entire school, the maturity with which our children dealt with humour and the way they held fort on Teachers’ Day. They did us proud.

While all students expressed their gratitude and love for their teachers, we as teachers were really touched by the sheer effort that went into making this day so special for us. All of us agree that these are the children who keep us going, who give us direction and whom we love unconditionally.