Monday, September 10, 2018
GULF TIMES
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COMMUNITY MES celebrates Teachers’ Day MES Indian School recently celebrated Teachers’ Day in a colourful ceremony. P K Mohammed, General Secretary of MES Indian School, addressed the gathering. He praised the tireless efforts of the teachers in inspiring students and appreciated the selfless service rendered by them in dispelling the darkness of ignorance from the minds of students. Hameeda Kadar, Principal of MES Indian School, urged the teachers to rededicate themselves and work with full potential in a way to benefit the students’ community. Mohamed Irfan Habeeb Shaik, Head of Boys’ Section, along with teacher representatives from various sections of the
school also delivered felicitations on the occasion. The teachers with the service of 10, 15, 20 and 25 years at MES Indian School were also honoured with certificates of appreciation. Cultural programme featuring a medley of songs was presented by the teachers at the event. The winners of competitions, conducted by the Department of Physical Education, were also honoured at the event. Catherine Vimala, Staff Secretary Girls’ Section, welcomed the gathering and Sajitha Faisal, Teacher at Junior Section, proposed a vote of thanks. The event was co-ordinated by Rajendran, Incharge of Literary Activities.
BPS reopens after summer vacation BPS has re-opened for the second term activities after summer vacations. BPS has inducted 60 new teachers to join the team of 375 teaching staff already existing. Shirly Rappai, Senior Vice- Principal of BPS, advised the teachers to allow students to emerge from within, developing and grooming their own image. “Respect the diversity and different needs of students within the classrooms and carter for varied learning requirements of a multidimensional student body”, she said. George Edison, Vice- Principal BPS, while
addressing the teaching staff said, “In the exponentially exploding knowledge world, teachers have to be competitive and up-todate with their fund of knowledge to whet the appetite of children” A P Sharma, Principal of BPS, called upon the entire staff to be compassionate and empathetic towards students and reminded teachers about the need for kindness and care in dealing with them in class. Radhika Rele, Vice- Principal of BPS, and Bhavana, Vice- Principal of Quality Control also addressed the teachers.
DC students excel in IGCSE and A Level exams Students of Doha College (DC), excelled in IGCSE ( International General Certificate of Secondary Education) conducted by University of Cambridge International Examinations with 99.2% of the students achieving five or more A*- C Grades. 61% of the grades were A* or A’s, and nearly a third of all grades were straight A*s. The students also showed remarkable results in A Level Examinations with 47% A* - A and 90% A* - C Grades. DC alumni were successful in securing places at various reputable global universities, including University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, Imperial College London, St Andrews, Kings College London, Carnegie Mellon University and Weill Cornell University in Qatar, Boston
University, University of Texas, University of Houston, University of British Columbia, University of Chicago, California, Institute for the Arts and Erasmus University (Amsterdam). Dr Steffen Sommer, Principal of DC, said, “We are extremely proud of the result that our students have achieved at A Level and IGCSE. These results prove that our adoption of High Performance Learning is making a real difference to the growth of mind-sets of our students and preparing them for their future careers and life-long learning. Yet again, Doha College is able to make a positive contribution to education and continue to support Qatar’s National Vision 2030.”