It was a bitter-sweet occasion last week as the Vide Bouteille Primary School bade farewell to a man who had become an institution, marking the end of an era.<\/p>\n
Cuthbert Popo had dedicated forty-two years of service to the school’s students as a Physical Education teacher.<\/p>\n
He also started the institution’s drumming group.<\/p>\n
The group has played at jazz festivals, schools, and other locations throughout Saint Lucia.<\/p>\n
Principal Lyrill Arthur-Stanislaus observed that Popo worked tirelessly to bring Vide Bouteille Primary School a rich cultural heritage and counsel and encourage students.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the school put on a cultural show in his honour.<\/p>\n
“We are so thankful for this gentleman and we wish him all the best,” the principal stated.<\/p>\n
Popo acknowledged experiencing mixed emotions at the event in his honour.<\/p>\n
“I have had many students passing through my hands,” he recalled, while modestly admitting that although their teacher, he had learned much from them.<\/p>\n
“I think I have learnt more than I have taught them,” Popo asserted, adding that teachers do not know everything.<\/p>\n
He declared that teachers could learn a lot by listening to students.<\/p>\n
Popo also expressed an interest in supporting the nineteen-year-old drumming initiative he co-founded.<\/p>\n
He said he would miss the school, the students, and the teachers.<\/p>\n
As far as Popo is concerned, he had been attending school for forty-two years.<\/p>\n
“Every time I get up, I say I am going to school, I never say I am going to work,” he said.<\/p>\n
In this regard, the veteran educator said he regarded his retirement as a graduation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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