News > Teachers' Commissioning Ceremony 2010
Aspiring Teachers Pledge to Support Sustainable Education Pledging to promote equity in education; maintain the integrity and honesty of the profession and contribute to sustainable education, more than 100 graduates of the School of Education formed the first group commissioned by the Minister of Education at the inaugural Teachers' Commissioning Ceremony. The event, one of several 2010 graduation activities of The College of The Bahamas, was held in The College's Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, May 26th. Under the theme "Called to Teach, Committed to Serve", the aspiring teachers took an oath to support students and uphold the best practices of a noble profession. The School of Education's graduating class comprised 127 students from both The College's Oakes Field and the Northern Bahamas campuses, accounting for approximately 30 percent of 400 plus members of the 2010 Commencement Class.  "Let me inform you graduands that you have chosen the noblest profession on earth, one which allows you to bring light to those who may have otherwise been marred in the darkness of ignorance," he said. "There is no other profession that brings such satisfaction to its practitioners. I urge you to do the best in your chosen profession because The Bahamas is depending on you and part of your goal should be to become the standard bearers of excellence, the reality is excellent teachers inspire and produce excellent students." The range of specialties included Computer Information Studies; Biology/General Science; History/Geography; Mathematics; Religion and foreign languages. College President Janyne M. Hodder reminded the aspiring teachers of The College's rich and varied history of educating professionals in The Bahamas including teachers, accountants, nurses, lawyers and others.  It was a charge that the group wholeheartedly accepted as they said the Teachers Pledge. Thea Storr, who earned a BEd Primary Certification: Early Childhood, admitted that her passion for teaching stoked the flames of another love for research to improve literacy rates among students. "The education here at The College is top notch. I enjoyed my time here and will further my studies by pursuing my masters in literacy," she said. "I want to develop educational tools to assist students in not only reading better but also to be able to understand and apply what they are learning." The inaugural commissioning also honoured former chairpersons of the School of Education including Dr. Eleanor Thompson, Dr. Arthur Roach (Deceased), Dr. Ruby Major, Mrs. Inez Peet, Mr. Richard Adderley, Mrs. Portia Smith (Deceased), Mrs. Elma Garraway and Mrs. Sheila Seymour.
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