The end is in sight!
It is quite hard to believe my time in India is almost at an end. Where has the time gone? It seems such a short time ago I arrived back at Hebron School and now I am planning the last 2 days of classes before returning home.
So much has gone on since my last entry. The week of May 27 saw a return to classroom 8A on the lower teaching corridor. That means 61 steps to negotiate going down and 61 steps to negotiate coming up for morning tea, lunch, and after school. It also means making sure I am well organized and have all the necessary books with me when I leave my flat in the morning.
The weekend of June 1st was the A-level formal dinner at one of the exclusive Ooty hotels. As many other dorm activities were taking place that weekend there were no school buses available to transport the students. The available autos had to make several trips with the last group arriving at 8:00 P.M. The first group left school at 5:00 P.M.! It was a great opportunity for the students to mingle, chat, and otherwise enjoy themselves while waiting for the different groups of students to arrive. the decision was made to eat dinner at 7:00 P.M. and the last group arrived just as the entertainment was commencing. There were the requisite speeches for the Leavers by the Standard 12's and then the responses by the Standard 13's. There was also a fitting farewell tribute to the Georges who are leaving after 26 years here. The Georges were the first Dorm Parents for the A-level boys in blades and are also the last A-level Dorm parents in Blades. The A-levels are moving out of Blades and into Ebeneezer for next school year. This will have all the A-level boys in the same dorm and not spread out as they are now in Blades and Silverdale. (We were Dorm Parents of Silverdale from Jan. 12 - June 12)
Saturday, June 8 was the Standard 10 formal dinner at Kluney Manor, a 200 year old establishment. The meal was buffet-style Chinese followed by a melodrama, which the students enjoyed, and then speeches for the leaving students. Transportation was much easier this time as there were just over 40 students involved as opposed to the over 80 of the previous weekend. You can see the staff who work with the Standard 10 dorms.
This past Sunday was the annual chamber Concert. Once again this year the music was top-notch. We have some very talented students here at Hebron and they were able to show off their accomplishments.
Just last night, June 11, I was a guest of the Standard 13 boys at their Leaving Dinner. We were their dorm parents last year and have wonderful memories of our time together. The dinner was held in the Taj Savoy. Both the surroundings and the meal were of high calibre.
While all this was going on we have the tree cutters in taking down some tress which had previously been identified and then have the logs carted off site. What a production that was. We have also watched as the Junior playground has been rebuilt.
This Saturday, June 15, is the Graduation exercises for the Class of 2013 which is then followed by the banquet at Gem Park ( formerly Holiday Inn) .
So much has gone on since my last entry. The week of May 27 saw a return to classroom 8A on the lower teaching corridor. That means 61 steps to negotiate going down and 61 steps to negotiate coming up for morning tea, lunch, and after school. It also means making sure I am well organized and have all the necessary books with me when I leave my flat in the morning.
The weekend of June 1st was the A-level formal dinner at one of the exclusive Ooty hotels. As many other dorm activities were taking place that weekend there were no school buses available to transport the students. The available autos had to make several trips with the last group arriving at 8:00 P.M. The first group left school at 5:00 P.M.! It was a great opportunity for the students to mingle, chat, and otherwise enjoy themselves while waiting for the different groups of students to arrive. the decision was made to eat dinner at 7:00 P.M. and the last group arrived just as the entertainment was commencing. There were the requisite speeches for the Leavers by the Standard 12's and then the responses by the Standard 13's. There was also a fitting farewell tribute to the Georges who are leaving after 26 years here. The Georges were the first Dorm Parents for the A-level boys in blades and are also the last A-level Dorm parents in Blades. The A-levels are moving out of Blades and into Ebeneezer for next school year. This will have all the A-level boys in the same dorm and not spread out as they are now in Blades and Silverdale. (We were Dorm Parents of Silverdale from Jan. 12 - June 12)
This past Sunday was the annual chamber Concert. Once again this year the music was top-notch. We have some very talented students here at Hebron and they were able to show off their accomplishments.
Just last night, June 11, I was a guest of the Standard 13 boys at their Leaving Dinner. We were their dorm parents last year and have wonderful memories of our time together. The dinner was held in the Taj Savoy. Both the surroundings and the meal were of high calibre.
This Saturday, June 15, is the Graduation exercises for the Class of 2013 which is then followed by the banquet at Gem Park ( formerly Holiday Inn) .
posted by Bill at
7:08 AM
2 Comments:
Wow, lots of end of the term/year activities. Enjoy the last few days and we'll see you in Montreal next week. Safe travels.
See you at home after my first day back at work!
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