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Doha Today / Campus

SIS organises 21st Annual Day celebrations

Published: 01 Feb 2021 - 08:01 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 12:37 pm
Ambassador of India to Qatar, H E Dr. Deepak Mittal; Omar Abdulaziz H N Al Naama, Assistant Undersecretary for Private Education Affairs, and Rashid Al Amri, Acting Director of the Private Schools Affairs Department, during the 21st Annual Day celebration

Ambassador of India to Qatar, H E Dr. Deepak Mittal; Omar Abdulaziz H N Al Naama, Assistant Undersecretary for Private Education Affairs, and Rashid Al Amri, Acting Director of the Private Schools Affairs Department, during the 21st Annual Day celebration

The Peninsula

Doha: Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) organised its 21st Annual Day Celebrations on Thursday, showcasing the achievements of school, students and teachers in the year 2020.

Ambassador of India to Qatar H E Dr. Deepak Mittal congratulated the School Management Committee, the principal, teachers for relentless hard work that ensured learning by students are not affected and lauded parents for all their support in this most difficult time of COVID-19 restrictions.

The Ambassador also expressed happiness for the initiatives taken by the school and commended the school for undertaking projects like developing SIS Learn Pedagogy promoting active learning focusing on equity, inclusion, and personalised instruction and also the e-learning portal developed and maintained by SIS teachers.

Omar Abdulaziz H N Al Naama, Assistant Undersecretary for Private Education Affairs, in his message said that the school has achieved good results through many prestigious academic indicators, despite the circumstance of the global pandemic of COVID-19. 

He also expressed happiness for the school to be able to maintain its excellence by establishing high results in the school card issued by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and PISA Examination. He also extended his sincere appreciation and best wishes for the school’s efforts to promote education and expand the circle of contributions to the society.

Rashid Al Amri, Acting Director of the Private Schools Affairs Department, in his congratulatory message said, “You as a school has not only stood up but overcame the challenges that the pandemic has brought.”

In the presidential address, K C Abdul Latheef, said that the SIS Brand and its values need to be spread to the world through SIS alumni with a mission to provide education for all aiming development, security and peace.

He also stressed on the significant role of every member of SIS family – the students, parents, staff, management and the community in the further development of the SIS Brand and strengthening its distinctiveness in excellence.

Principal Dr. Subhash B. Nair, presented the Annual Report showcasing the achievements and accomplishments of SIS students and teachers during the academic year 2020-21.

Annual Day celebrations featured a short video of that featured performance of the students from the Talent Fiesta 2020 and glimpses of performances from Annual Day celebrations from 2013 to 2020.