First day of school

10/09/2012 09:00

Elementary and high schools opened the new academic year for hundreds of
thousands of students, but the mostly thrilled were those kids who had
their first day at school.

Some high schools have started differently.

The Petro Nini Luarasi students say that most of the textbooks are not ready yet, although the Ministry of Education warned the publisher that their books would be replaced with other alternatives if they would not be ready within the deadline.

The first day of school in Tirana followed with an extremely heavy traffic.

President’s congratulatory message

The Albanian President, Bujar Nishani, felicitated all students for the new academic year through a message on the official web page of the Presidency.

“I have the pleasure to give you the best wishes for this day that marks a new life in the path of the Albanian society towards knowledge and the construction of a bright future”, the President’s message says.

A special message for the first-time pupils: “My message goes to the pupils that will sit today for the first time in their classrooms, to meet their first teacher and their school friends.”

Nishani appealed to all of them who have dropped school for any reason to make everything possible to return to it. “Today is the day when I appeal all families and their children who have abandoned school for different reasons, to return to it”.

“Today is your day, dear teachers. I have the pleasure to express my gratitude to all of them who educate the future generations with their dedication, professionalism and virtues. I felicitate the Ministry of Education and Science for including the psychological service in schools, which will treat problems related with the right to study, focusing on the students with disabilities, the Roma, the Egyptians and all children in need”, the President’s message declared.

“It’s our duty to make our country progress, to fulfill and face with success the integrating challenges for the great European family, where education is one of the most important links of this process”, Nishani’s Presidential message concludes.

Berisha visit Beselidhja School in Lezhe

The Albanian Prime Minister visited the Beselidhja school in Lezhe, where he congratulated with the students and teachers for the new academic year. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Education Minister, Myqerem Tafaj.
“You live in the collectivity and school is the warmest shelter. The education is this government’s dedication. After we came to power, the teachers’ wages increased with 100% and the number of students who finish the middle school increased with 90%, while the number of students who finish the high school increased with 71%”, the Prime Minister added.

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