As President of the Windward Islands Teachers’ Union on behalf of the board of the WITU, I would like to congralute all the teachers of St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius and the rest of the world on this Day. Special recognition for those who have given 15 years or more of their lives to dedicated service in this profession and would like to encourage those teachers just joining to continue in the footsteps of the senior teachers with God’s guidance and love.
As the theme for this year celebration is "Teachers quality and gender equality in education", we must make an serious effort to campaign at the career fairs held in secondary education yearly, for the male gender to realize that "Education needs them".
That is the main reason WITU has been striving to secure the rights and benefits our the teaching profession to make it more attractive for both male and female students to become teachers in the future.
I also wish each and every teacher an Enjoyable Day
Mrs. Claire Elshot-Aventurin
President of WITU