Teachers' Day: Schools celebrate [PHOTOS]

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



Park Si-soo pss@koreatimes.co.kr

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