Wednesday marked Teachers' Day. In an intramural celebration, students deliver letters of appreciation to teachers at Hado Elementary School on Jeju Island, Wednesday. Courtesy of the school |
Yoo Eun-hae, left, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, hands over an order of merit certificate to Park Da-yae, principal of Sangyeok Elementary School in Daegu, during a ceremony for Teachers' Day at the government complex in Sejong City, Wednesday. Yonhap |
Caricatures of teachers drawn by students hang on the wall of Shinhyun Middle School in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap |
An elderly student holds hands with her teacher after pinning a carnation on his jacket at Ilsung Female Middle-High School in Mapo, Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Suh Jae-hoon |
Students make hearts with their hands during a ceremony for Teachers' Day at Ilsung Female Middle-High School in Mapo, Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Suh Jae-hoon |
A teacher aboard a flower-decorated handcart in a ceremony for Teachers' Day at Miwon Middle School in Cheongju, Wednesday. Yonhap |
A student in fancy dress sings during a ceremony for Teachers' Day at Shinhyun Middle School in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap |
A teacher washes the foot of a student in a Teachers' Day ceremony at Youngshin Elementary School in Daegu. The school has celebrated Teachers' Day this way since 2010 to encourage teachers to have the attitude of serving students. Yonhap |