Seated L to R - Ms Mathews (Gamesie), Ms Hart, Cressie Galleaux, Ms Brown (elocution teacher), Viji Marthanda, Sr Monica, Mary Carmel, Honey Heldt, Betty Heldt, Ms Valerie Thomas.
Middle row L to R – Nancy Silva, Teresa Olivero, Birdie Fernandez, Joyce Lewis, Ms Phyllis (office), Dagma Heldt (office), Zilla Fernandez, Ms Vipula, Ms Mythili, Jeanne D’Souza, Ms Margaret (Tamil teacher), Ms Laulman (office).
Top row L to R - Ms Doris, Mary Joseph, Marie Renaux, Phyllis Pereira, Maryanne D’Souza, Ms Abraham, Ms Sita, Lorna Monsurate, Ms Cynthia, Mrs Rukmani.
Teacher’s Day
Teacher's Day
They say a truly amazing teacher is hard to find and impossible to forget. Here are some memories of our treasured teachers.
Teacher’s Day
Teacher's Day
They say a truly amazing teacher is hard to find and impossible to forget. Here are some memories of our treasured teachers.
Seated L to R - Ms Mathews (Gamesie), Ms Hart, Cressie Galleaux, Ms Brown (elocution teacher), Viji Marthanda, Sr Monica, Mary Carmel, Honey Heldt, Betty Heldt, Ms Valerie Thomas.
Middle row L to R – Nancy Silva, Teresa Olivero, Birdie Fernandez, Joyce Lewis, Ms Phyllis (office), Dagma Heldt (office), Zilla Fernandez, Ms Vipula, Ms Mythili, Jeanne D’Souza, Ms Margaret (Tamil teacher), Ms Laulman (office).
Top row L to R - Ms Doris, Mary Joseph, Marie Renaux, Phyllis Pereira, Maryanne D’Souza, Ms Abraham, Ms Sita, Lorna Monsurate, Ms Cynthia, Mrs Rukmani.
My favourite teacher was Ms Vipula in Junior School and I absolutely loved Sr Monica.
Arathi Ramnath (Batch of ’81)
Ms Susan John BIOLOGY
“Our quality of education and exposure was a cut above… and the diction we own today is thanks to them.”
Aparna Raj (Batch of ’76)
“Ms Vijaya Marthanda and Ms Matthews were my English teachers in high school and they passed on their love of English language and literature to me.”
Meera Rao (Batch of ’86)
Ms Cynthia Edward JUNIOR SCHOOL
“Jr School was something else! Strict, no nonsense and disciplined! Gamsie (Ms Matthews is still my favourite teacher.”
Jyothi Lalwani (Batch of ’84)
Sr Patricia
Ms June Beale JUNIOR SCHOOL
“I was punished so many times I knew every nook and cranny of the Sister’s office more than anyone!”
Anjali Puranam (Batch of ’82)
Ms Bhuvaneshwari HINDI
Ms Sudha Vyas HINDI
“Gamesie was our unsung superhero. In the rare days when I wear a sari I can barely walk but she and Ms Lima Rose taught us everything from March Past to Volleyball to Drill wearing saris.”
Mary Anne Saldanha (Batch of ’92)
Ms Sashirekha MATHS AND FRENCH
“Sr Ligori was dedicated when it came to teaching music though many couldn’t understand her accent. Years later, when I went to study in Canada, people were amazed that a brown girl from Chennai knew all the songs from Sound of Music, Oklahama, Fiddler on the Roof…”
Mekala Padmanabhan (Batch of ’81)
Ms Christina Chatterjee BIOLOGY
“I still have old habits repeatedly drilled into us like keeping our knees together when bending to pick something and lady-like walk…”
Lily George (Batch of ’88)
Ms Mabel Erevelles ENGLISH, GEOGRAPHY
“Any breach of discipline out and came the rulers and some could fling dusters with enviable accuracy!”
Mary Elizabeth (Batch of ’78)
Sr Perpetua
Sr Mercy George
Sr Monica, Sr Annunciata and Sr Cabrini were the kindest nuns with hearts of gold. May God bless our lovely teachers and thank you all from the bottom of my heart.”
Deborah Fernandez (Batch of ’81)
