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President’s Award For Teachers 2010
Four exemplary teachers received the 2010 President’s Award for Teachers from President S.R. Nathan at the Istana during the Teachers’ Day reception on Wednesday, 1 September 2010. They are:
- Mdm Emelyn Soon Bee Hong, CHIJ Kellock;
- Mr Devindra Sapai s/o Indrasapai, Seng Kang Primary School;
- Miss Teh Wan, Townsville Primary School, and;
- Mrs Mohana Eswaran, Regent Secondary School
More information on the award recipients is in Annex A.
The annual President’s Award for Teachers recognises the commitment of teachers towards the total development of students and to nation-building. This year’s recipients are inspiring teachers who have demonstrated passion, innovation and dedication in teaching. From developing students into civic-minded citizens and going beyond the call of duty, to affirming and motivating students to achieve exceptional success, these teachers played multiple roles of educating, leading, caring and inspiring to prepare their students for the future.
More than 9,700 nominations for the Award were received from principals, teachers, students, parents and former students, a record high since the Award was introduced in 1998. The nominees included 2,601 teachers from 246 schools. A Selection Panel, chaired by Mrs Josephine Teo, Chairperson for the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education, and comprising prominent members of the community and senior officers from the Ministry of Education, selected the four recipients. The members of the selection panel are listed in Annex B.