The chairman of the city’s parent leadership, Dror Goren, and a member of the city parent leadership, Tami Peled-Hayun presented  a gift to Mayor Nahum Hofree and Education Director, Michal Negri as well as the entire education division team in honor of Educator’s Day, celebrated last Wednesday.

Representatives of the Parents’ Committee presented the gift as a token of appreciation for the education division’s activity on behalf of Raanana’s students.

Mayor Nahum Hofree and the education director thanked the parents for their unique and moving initiative and for the successful cooperation between the municipality and the parents of the students, which leads to successful educational initiatives and programs.

“Educator’s Day - 2010” was celebrated this week with a series of events and activities designed to empower the status of the teacher in the municipal education system.  The Raanana Municipality in cooperation with the parents committees organized empowerment activities to pay tribute to the educational faculty in both the preschools and schools.  Educator’s Day is the first event of its kind initiated by the Education Ministry and was held in memory of Yanosh Korschak’s educational approach, in order to raise public awareness to the role of the educator and his significance for the child’s life and his responsibilities in our era.

In the photo:  From right to left:  Dror Goren, Tami Peled-Hayun, the education division director and the mayor receiving their gifts.  Photograph courtesy of the Raanana Municipality.