Teachers given the Royal Treatment at Community Christian Academy

#TurksandCaicos, March 16, 2022 – For Your Loyalty… ROYALTY! That was the theme for Teacher’s Appreciation Day at Community Christian Academy, (CCA); an early child care centre and primary school located in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

The ROYAL treatment was rolled out for the 14 teachers and faculty who have been exceptional toward the 200 students at the school, which is attached to Community Fellowship Centre Church.

Gifts included: A glam make-over at Blush Salon, Millennium Heights; Tapas, Cocktails & Dinner at Barbetta House at the Somerset; Photoshoot with BTSW Productions and gifts courtesy of the School, PTA, GRACEWAY Supermarkets and Bordier Bank.

Decorations were also donated by past (forever) parent, Adelina Carmichael and Got U Covered helped in rolling out the red carpet for the educators, who have shown the ultimate perseverance and love amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

Treats were shared by Daughters of Zion, the Women’s Ministry of the Church and the school’s Board of Directors and lunch on Thursday came courtesy of Blue Haven Resort.

All teachers – 12 females and two males – were topped with crowns.

Students screamed and cheered as each entered the church for the Thursday morning celebration.  There were beaming smiles, tears of joy and tributes from the children.

A dance performance to, “Wind Beneath My Wings” and over a dozen children filmed by their parents sharing love and appreciation for their teacher.

This was the kind of treatment across the Turks and Caicos Islands, which this week marks Education Week.  Teachers treated and Education prized, in a season when the unimaginable has stifled normal classes and impacted families and children in unprecedented ways.

Education Minister Rachel Taylor, during her House of Assembly Ministerial statement spoke about the power of a teacher: “Teachers, it is your level of dedication, your love, care and passion that kept our students focused, despite the loss of physical contact limited by Covid and for this we salute you! Your influence in the lives of our students will never be erased, because to teach is indeed to touch lives forever, as big hearts like yours continue to shape the the lives of our students.

Apart from the moral support that you continue to invest in the lives of our students, you have so ably adopted to the new methods of teaching, assessments looked different from a distance and you provided that avenue, new platforms and new tools were a challenge, but with your desire to ensure that our students were cater for, you beat the odds and that’s the attitude of a teacher!”