To our teachers, with love

“Mr Rama Chendra Govindasamy, my History teacher in upper secondary, you taught me to not only better understand and love history, but also to step up and become a leader.

I will continue to uphold the virtues of leadership, integrity and authenticity you had instilled in me.

Thank you for believing in me, and inspiring many of your students to pursue a better future.”

– Aina Alyssa, 18

“Mrs Rema Menon, my Year Six English language teacher, was one of the nicest teachers I’ve had.

I still remember the day she walked into my art class and called me to the staffroom.

I thought I was in hot soup but it turned out to be the opposite.

She had chosen me to represent the school at a district level public speaking competition. No one had ever given me such a chance before.

Mrs Rema, I will forever be grateful for all that you had done for me.”

– Sshakti, 19

“Miss Aimee Collin, my English language teacher, meeting you has been a real honour. You are the first teacher I have encountered who is humorous and delightful, not to mention amazingly knowledgeable in the way of things.

My mistakes are many but with your guidance, I trust they will lessen in time.

Thank you and Happy Teachers Day!”

– Poh Xiao Xun, 15

“Puan Annie Sundari, the passionate teacher who made Chemistry a fun subject for me in Forms Four and Five, I truly admire your dedication, from marking our work online to having extra classes for us.

Thank you so much, teacher, for all the time and effort you had put in for us.”

– Hema Sarita, 18

“Ms Catryana Nellan, thank you for being the most passionate and inspiring teacher I know.

You had done so much to ensure our success as sixth formers.

You had been nothing but supportive of my endeavours and had given me many opportunities to flourish in school.

I always looked forward to speaking with you and am grateful to have had such a terrific teacher.

The words you wrote on the whiteboard may have been erased but your wisdom will never be.”

- Allison Choong, 18

All students featured here are participants of the BRATs Young Journalist Programme run by The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education (Star-NiE) team.