Daijiworld Media Network - Kuwait (SP)

Kuwait, May 17: Former students of St John’s High School, Shankerpura and Pangalites residing in Kuwait felicitated their childhood teacher Helen Alice Saldana, who currently is in Kuwait. The felicitation was organized in Avanti Palace Restaurant, Salmiya.

Helen Alice Saldana has been teaching in St John’s High School since the year 1981. Alice teacher has taught thousands of students, who are now spread across the globe.

The programme began with Arun Noronha welcoming the gathering and rightly pointing out the importance of this day for the ex-students of the said school, who have all become very successful in life. He expressed gratitude to teaches who mould the students who get trained under them, by saying that the people would never be able to repay the debt in their lifetime, for what their teachers have contributed to their lives with their selfless services.

This was followed by the felicitation of Alice teacher by Vivian Rodrigues, who presented a memento to Alice teacher as a mark of respect and gratitude. Nicole Rodrigues presented the teacher a bouquet of flowers as a token of love.
 
Vivian Rodrigues spoke about the noble cause of teaching as a profession. He stated that a teacher has the biggest influence in one’s life after parents and family members. He stressed that it is because of our teachers, good teaching and moral guidance they provided when we were young, that we have reached this level. A big credit goes to our teachers for what we are today in life, he stressed.
 
Alice teacher then addressed the gathering. She spoke in Kannada as that was the medium of teaching in the said school. She said in her speech that as a teacher, she would have scolded her students for the wrongs committed by them but she said, no teacher will ever keep in mind these instances in their life because these are done in the interest of the students for their own well being. She also advised people to work honestly in whatever profession they are in, without expecting rewards and appreciation for what they do, because God will make it happen. “He will reward us at the right time,” she reiterated. She expressed her happiness and gratefulness to her students and others for organizing this felicitation for her. She thanked everyone involved with organizing the event.

To entertain the crowd, a game of housie was organized. The whole programme was compered by Reena Quadros. The programme ended with dinner.