Community Helpers Day celebrated at Lourdes Central School

Mangaluru: Lourdes Central School celebrated Community Helpers Day on 11th January, 2025, to help the children recognize and appreciate the essential roles that different community Helpers play in society.

The principal, Rev. Fr. Johnson L. Sequeira; vice principal, Ms. Belita Mascarenhas; and KG coordinator, Ms Lydia Dsouza, graced the occasion.

The chief guests were Dr.Anjali Shetty, a dentist by profession; MS Norah Peres, ancillary staff; and Mr.Baptist Dsouza, our own bus driver.

The programme commenced with a prayer song by KG students. Students of the kindergarten section (PRE KG, KG 1, and KG 2) dressed up as community helpers and spoke about the duties and responsibilities of their profession.

The students of Kindergarten (Pre-KG, KG 1, and KG 2) mesmerized the audience with an action song and dance depicting the community holders.

Father Principal Johnson L. Sequeira interacted with students, introduced the chief guests, and felicitated the guests.

Dr Anjali Shetty was thankful for the opportunity given and asked the students to always greet and treat all the community helpers with the utmost respect.

Ms Norah Peres and Mr Baptist Dsouza were also thankful for the opportunity given.

The event was compered by Ms Jennifer L. Menezes.

The event was both fun and a hands-on learning experience for the students as they learned about the importance of different community workers and their roles in our society.