World Teacher Day 2016 observed in Mandalay

            A CEREMONY marking World Teacher Day 2016 took place in the Panmyoetayar hall of No. 14 Basic Education High School in Chanayethazan township, Mandalay yesterday.

            Present at the ceremony were Mandalay Region Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung and members of the Mandalay Region Government, Hluttaw representatives, regional level departmental officials, officers from the Education Departments of Region, Districts and Townships, headmasters and headmistresses from schools in Mandalay and students who won prizes.

            At the ceremony, students from No. 14 Basic Education High School sang a song “Obei Sayar” and Mandalay Region Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung delivered an opening speech. A director (Admin) of Mandalay Region Education Department read out a message from organisations under the United Nations.

            Then, students from No. 8 Basic Education High School sang a song titled name “The Nobel Teacher”. Next, the Region Hluttaw Speaker presented prizes to the winners of an essay contest held in honour of World Teacher Day. Students from No. 7 Basic Education Middle School performed a music drama entitled 100 fruits from a single stalk. 

            In the second part of the ceremony, headmasters, headmistresses and teachers from schools in Mandalay paid obeisance to pensioner teachers who have retired from schools in Mandalay, and on the behalf of the retired teachers U Thein gave words of thanks. –Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)