Udupi, June 25

‘Alone we may  do so little, but together we can do so much '. True to this quote, Education of children is a joint venture between  parents and school, with an objective to mould every child into a productive citizen.

With this motive in mind, the  P.T.A. Annual General Body Meeting  - 2023, of St Cecily’s English Medium Higher Primary School, Udupi was held on Saturday, 24th June 2023 in the High School Hall at 10:00 a.m.

The Meeting commenced with a melodious prayer rendered by the school choir. The Principal of the school,  Sr Lathika A.C.  accorded a  loving welcome to the gathering and introduced the guest speaker,  Rev. Fr Vinay Kumar from Chikamagulur diocese who is  an eminent youth motivator. Sr Therese Jyothi A.C. , the Superior of St Cecily’s Convent, Sr Preethi Crasta A.C. , the Joint Secretary and Mrs Prajna Nayak, P.T.A. Vice President also graced the dais.

In his address to the parent gathering, Fr Vinay Kumar gave an insight about ‘The psychology of the growing children, their behaviour and the influence of home environment on them. He emphasised the importance of rule of love over rule of law and  urged  parents to instil in their children the quality of emotional stability which will enable them to muster control over their anxieties or mood swings so that they become tolerant and kind individuals. He also convincingly cleared some queries  posed by few parents.

Tr Cecilia read out  the report of the activities of the P.T.A. during 2022-‘23 and Mrs Evenish D’Souza presented the Financial report of that  year. Tr Vidya announced the new members of the P.T.A. Executive Committee 2023-‘24.

After an interactive session, all teachers introduced themselves.

Tr Jennifer emceed the programme and Tr Teena proposed the vote of thanks.

The programme concluded with the National Anthem.