- Evelyn Baring Primary School headteacher Joice Muntu Dlamini received a surprise celebration marking her 60th birthday and upcoming retirement
- A grand car convoy delivered Dlamini to the school, where pupils and staff lined the gates with balloons, birthday songs and a red carpet
- Dlamini began her teaching career at the very same school in 1985 and returned as headteacher in 2012, completing a full circle
Joice Muntu Dlamini, headteacher of Evelyn Baring Primary School in Eswatini, arrived at her school gates on an ordinary working day only to walk into an extraordinary celebration that left her and onlookers deeply moved.
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Pupils in uniform, teachers, and members of the school community lined the entrance, armed with balloons, floral decorations and birthday songs, as Dlamini stepped out of a grand car convoy onto a red carpet.
Wearing a red sash that marked her as the guest of honour, she was welcomed like royalty as the crowd erupted in joyful song and applause.
The occasion was a heartfelt double celebration: her 60th birthday and an early farewell tribute ahead of her official retirement send-off scheduled for November.
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When did Dlamini become deputy headteacher?
Dlamini's story in education is one of quiet dedication and full-circle devotion. She first walked through the doors of Evelyn Baring Primary as a young teacher in 1985, beginning what would become a 41-year journey in the classroom.
In 2005, she moved on to serve as Deputy Headteacher at Kwaluseni Infant Primary, broadening her leadership experience before returning to Evelyn Baring in 2012, this time as its headteacher.
The fact that she is preparing to retire from the same school where she started her career gave the celebration a particularly poignant meaning for everyone present.
Is Dlamini's official farewell still months away?
The footage, captured and shared by the Times of Eswatini, showed the depth of affection the school community holds for Dlamini.
From the carefully arranged decorations to the children's beaming faces, every detail of the surprise conveyed a message that six decades of life and four decades of service had not gone unnoticed.
The school made clear that while Dlamini's official farewell is still months away, the love and gratitude could simply not wait until November.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
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