Issue No. 10 | October 2021
QUEEN’S COLLEGE: WORLD TEACHER DAY Penelope Nottage
Class of 1979
Mary Lowe
On the occasion of World Teacher Day, we would like to highlight some of our teachers who have passed on. Mrs Mary Lowe came to Queens College from Ainsdale, Southport, England, in 1959 to take up a teaching post. She taught for 36 years at QC in grades 1 and 2 and became the head of the ELC. A multitude of students who came under her care fondly remember her. She died in 2018. Mr Colin Knight passed in March of this year. He was a well-loved teacher of grade 6 and also the classroom teacher of this writer. He had a singular teaching style that left an indelible mark on many students at QC from 1972-77.
Colin Knight
Mr Rob Nichols passed in September. He taught math in the 70s, 80s and 90s and served as the Head of Department for Mathematics in the High School. Students remember him for his role as Elvis Presley in one of the school plays. We will remember him as a gentleman with an air of calm about him. Mrs Sue Coleby passed away on September 19th, 2021. She had thousands of swimmers and students pass through her tutelage- her impact is immeasurable and extends beyond the borders of the commonwealth of The Bahamas Barracuda Swim Club Bahamas.
Rob Nichols
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5 October every year in the whole world to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the ILO/ UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers in 1966. No doubt this Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers, education, recruitment, employment, etc. We also highlight our current teachers. Video Provided by Queen’s College Parent Teacher Association Board 2020-2021.
Sue Coleby
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