But my chief teacher was my mum.
Christiane Alt, a thin, dark woman of 46 with large hollow eyes, is the school's chief teacher.
What is notable about the campaign, aside from the substantial monetary contributions is the volunteerism of individuals, who come from all walks of life – including diverse religious groups, traditional chiefs, teachers, nurses, doctors, medical students, scout organizations, the army, private companies, local media and several NGOs.
At the Physical Education Association of the UK, which represents most school PE teachers, the chief executive John Matthews sees the improvement of primary teachers' confidence and expertise in teaching PE as a priority, if there's to be any large-scale rise in participation among teenagers.
Ranging in age from 20 to 78, the group included chief executives, teachers and police officers.
The drive to recruit children was led by the village chief and teachers who travelled from house-to-house raising awareness on the benefits of providing children, in particular girls, with an education.
Jennifer Gibson, Branch Chief for Teacher Exchange Programs at the U.S. Department of State, explains that, "With this input from skilled teachers across nearly 70 countries, the guide takes a highly pragmatic approach and offers techniques that educators in a range of environments can put to immediate use".
In his homily, Archbishop Dolan spoke openly about the problems facing the church, but also demonstrated that he intended to serve as chief cheerleader, teacher, preacher and protector.
Just as all those pin-striped chaps helping themselves to ever-larger slices of corporate profits is corrosive to the cause of capitalism, so the self-enrichment of some university chiefs, head teachers and hospital bosses damages promotion of greater freedom within the public sector.
