Media Release

Mangaluru, Jul 7: The parents of the kindergarten children of Carmel School had their annual general body meeting in the Mother Veronica Hall on August 5.  Principal Sr Lilly Pushpa and administrator Sr Dr Prem D'Souza, Sr Smitha, joint secretary of Carmel School, welcomed and escorted the resource person prof Elsie Tharien to the dais. 

The meeting began with a prayer song sung by the KG teachers. Marina D'Souza, welcomed the dignitaries on stage and the gathering.  Prof Elsie Tharien was introduced to the audience present by Lara Mathias. 

Prof Elsie Tharien, an eminent psychologist was very happy to address the parents and congratulated each one of them for taking time off from their otherwise busy schedules and for being present for the meeting. She said that she would  speak from her heart and that parents are like gardeners and they play a very important role in nurturing their garden, that is their children. She went on to add that every child has the right to have a happy home and to experience love and affection from the parents.

Parents should be role models to their children and show their children how to be respectful and tolerant towards others. Spiritual motivation must be the guiding force given by the parents to their children which is absolutely necessary in the present scenario. 

After her talk, few parents cleared their doubts by asking a few questions based on the topics discussed about their children to which prof Tharien, gave simple solutions which the parents accepted. Parents expressed their opinion to the speaker saying that it was an enriching session and they were truly motivated by the talk.

Principal Sr Lilly Pushpa addressed the parents and gave a few instructions as to let the parents know her expectations from them towards the smooth functioning of the school. She read a few important instructions from the school calendar and also briefed the parents about the co-operation she expects from them regarding discipline in the school.

During question time, a few of the queries from the parents were promptly answered by the principal. The members of the executive committee from KG were called on the stage and felicitated with flowers.

The programme was compered by teacher Margaret Monteiro and teacher Evita D'Souza proposed the vote of thanks.

The programme ended with the national anthem.