Letters to students

Dear Students,

We, adults, love the phrase: “Been there, done that”. And we can also lift our eyebrow wisely when saying that. But, this time, guess what? We have not been there and we have not done that before. We just woke up facing a new reality that we are having trouble understanding, dealing with and, worst of all, we cannot get rid of it…

It really hurts to say that we may have failed in our mission to preserve the planet and to keep it safe for our children. Whatever excuse we may be smart enough to come up with is not good enough when we realize that it has been months since we last watched you in the eye, even if we all competed, as teachers, into watching deep inside your mind and seeing if there was an available inch left homework-free. We would then hurry up to bury it into tasks. A raised eyebrow and a pointing finger may help everyone know who “the boss” is…

Bottom line… we failed. We could not do our homework and leave you a clean and safe planet to inherit. So, now, time has come for us to bend our heads and admit it and, as still the good people you once admired and decided to follow, as the reliable persons or even role models. And we must reinvent ourselves and our tasks. We will assume homework… See, students? We, the partner teachers in this project, actually worked for two months in it before we invited you to join. It feels funny seeing teachers doing homework, right? You haven’t been there and you haven’t done that before either, right?

Let’s join hands in this project, students. We are adults. We failed. You are teenagers and you have all the world wide open with possibilities and opportunities in front of you. We will bend our heads and apologize. If we failed, it does not mean it’s over. We still have minds and hearts and, above all we know there is hope. Let us try to fix things. If we can do it together, your children will know that adults are not super-heroes, but they are still good people who can not only admit a failure, but also build a success.

We have missed teaching you our subjects these months… we have missed you. Care to join us?

Respectfully yours,

Teacher Luiza Crivat

Dear Students,

We have not been at school for a long time and it really sounds me bizarre as this is the first time in my life I have been far away from teaching for such a long time. What a strange situation! Have you ever thought of such kind of virus could change our planet in this way? Not being able to go out, feel the sunshine, touch the flowers or always being at home with four walls must have taught human beings lots of things .At least I wish.

I ,as a teacher,have done my best since I started to teach but now I am not sure that is enough for you ,dear students, now it is high time to preserve our planet, to protect animals, plants and even a tiny creture in this planet because it has enough room for every creture to live on .So why not be respectful to each other? Besides teaching English,scholarship,values,etc. I really understand that my first duty is to inherit a lovely planet to you, my dear students.

The Word ‘school’ has no meaning without you, when I do not see any students at school , it seems like a deserted place. Now I feel the happiness of being a teacher better imagining you around me or being together in classes .

It is highly possible to face such kind of situation in the future but the most important thing is that learning how to deal with it and teaching you to cope with it should be our priorities.

As we,teachers, studetns and parents, begin the recovery from COVID-19, we need to ask ourselves how we can build back better.The pandemic has brought existing inequalities into sharp focus - and could make them worse.But with a response driven by collaboration between all nations and societies, we can achieve true and lasting change.

We need to acknowledge that life should not return to the way it was. Instead, we should ask ourselves how we can do things differently so we can build a better future for generations to come.

With a special note quoting Sufi mystic Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi,

“There is hope after despair and many suns after darkness.”

Yes it is time to move and let’s try to find our sun…

Yeliz GÜÇYENER

Teacher of English

My Dear Students,

I would like to write this letter to show my feelings and to motivate you to make the things change together after you come back your school and we meet at our schools. As you know , The corona virus pandemic has upended our lives. We had to stay at our homes , In many parts of the world schools were closed therefore you couldn’t go to your schools .However , Your teachers never gave up.Lessons were conducted through distance education. During the lockdown at our homes . We ,as teachers, had time to think how we got this situation and why this happened.

For the post-pandemic world, We have decided to create a new Project called as Planet Re-design. Of course We will achieve this by working with you. We are going to try to find the answers ‘How life in our planet will look after the pandemic’.We must leverage new methods and technologies to make our planet sustainable, more livable. We should compare the periods before and after the pandemic .

If We take this opportunity to re-design better, Our planet will not just recover but we can provide greater opportunities than they did before the coronavirus struck. Provided that we collaborate through our projects,We may create awareness and figure out innovative solutions.

Hope to see you in the new school period and on healthy days.

Seçil Uçum

English Teacher

DEAR STUDENTS

I have missed you much and I am very excited to see you all again in September. I miss your smiles and laughs,even nonsensical moments we had together as a whole class

Things looked ill-omened from the moment the coronavirus lockdown began and schools,shopping malls,cafes and restaurants closed. The pandemic has pushed most of us close to the edge. Certainly we are bored inside home but we need to stay home and we did it.. I presume We are lucky we are still going, it’s as simple as that.

Pandemic gives S.O.S. a new meaning for the people: Save Our planet

In particular, the current situation could be a danger for the next generation so we are supposed to learn new ways of protecting our World.

There are many simple ways you can do your bit to help therefore we ask your precious help.You need to take considerable steps for you and the next generation. We are united in this project with the teachers and students from different countries.We demand your support and help . I know you’ll do super job in this project

Are you ready to be part of this unique Project? Until then,have a great summer break and stay safe and positive

See you soon Your Teacher

Seda DOĞAN

Dear Students,

it's been a while since we last met in the classroom. I'm sure we miss those days equally bad. But at the same time we can feel the change and we need to adapt. As long as the Covid19 threat goes away we will be back to our school, together, learning from each other. Thinngs will most probably never be the same but that is not necessarily something bad. We all discovered some new strengths , gained some new skills and learned quite a lot new lessons. That is wealth we need to turn into energy and the Planet Re-design is a great opportunity to combine our knowledge and be active builders of our future. As your teachers we offer our full encouragement and support. Let's do this together!
Love you.

Nina Tsoneva, your teacher.