Respected Chief Guest, other dignitaries, special invitees, parents, teachers, and students, a warm welcome and a very good evening to you all.
Let me at the very outset express my happiness to be a part of this joyful occasion of celebrating our academic achievements.
Yes, its true that at the end of the day it’s the marks and grades that are counted and awarded though I personally would say it is too unscientific and does not go along with our cherished goal of holistic education. We need to introspect our prize giving criteria and take steps to include and recognise on this stage those who have excelled in various other fields of our school activities. Academics is only one aspect of real schooling.
Dear Children, you all deserve the praise irrespective of being called on this stage to receive a certificate or not. In the changing world, with stress and storms of your age, in the midst of sorrows and sufferings around us, you have been quite alert, active and resilient. To be very frank, we allowed and allow you to fully involve in your childhood frailties so that you grow wholesome learning from such weaknesses. We try our best to teach you , encourage you to stand up at every fall so that you develop the courage and confidence to withstand the odds in your life. My only pray is that as we set and march towards achieving higher goals, you too make those small steps to take this school a leap forward.
Dear Teachers, I sincerely appreciate your hard work with out which our children would not have been able to achieve what they are celebrating today. But I put a word of caution to all of us; there shall not be an inkling of complacency in us. Teaching is a profession that needs a commitment beyond any limits. We as teachers are constantly interacting with pupils of different talents, intelligence and motivations. A multitude of skills need to be put into test to accommodate the different ability groups in a single class; otherwise we become obsolete. Let this day be used for introspection and to devise new strategies to develop multitasking in our classrooms so that every child feels that he/ she is counted.
Dear parents, we know that the time was past when you left your wards to us under our care and you remain oblivion of what was happening in the school. We fully appreciate and welcome the real community involvement in the school so that we develop that partnership where our children are the net beneficiaries. My only worry at this point of time is how my students spend their non-session hours? We need your support and commitment to keep your wards under your circle of observation wherever they are and whet ever they do. It is the non-session hours that they spend more at their will and pleasure and make them feel ‘free’ in a sense beyond any meaning. Children need to be guided at each step and the role of good parenting is as important as a good class room management. It should go both hand in hand. And , ther lies the importance of our partnership. I am extremely happy to state that you have been sincerely supporting the school system and I look forward where you really go pro active with good parenting.
Let me express my heartfelt thanks to the Government of Maldives and Ministry of Education allowing me to be in service in Maldives and at this school, and I leave un to Him , the Almighty Allah’s of my days tomorrow. I have always received the respect and friendship from my staff, students and parents and I am indeed indebted to all of you for your kindness
I wish you once again a good evening and May God bless you all.
