The Teachers' Day, 2007

Teachers are privileged to be honoured when done in conjunction with the sacred memories of the Third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. On May 2 every year, this marvel of joint jubilation happens in Bhutan. So did this year, 2007, when the throbbing microcosm of the College of Education in Samtse paid its unmixed homage to both the fathers - the late Druk Gyalpo of modern Bhutan and teachers of the nation in the making. What a perfect blend!!

The student teachers of the College, en masse, saluted both; they meditated on the memories of the late King and mused on the paramount nobility of the 'Guruhood' - in a way, self-reflection and self-appraisal, they being the gurus in the becoming. To the crowded audience, his pedagogic passion emanated from the Director, SCoE in his words:

"…Today is the day for all of us…to do a real soul searching…"

Tarayana Club

Foundation Day (29th May 2007)

The present Samtse College of Education was called the Teacher Training Institute and was inaugurated by our beloved late king, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuk on 29th May 1968, i.e., 39 years back. It was upgraded to the National Institute of Education in 1984, and in 2006 it was renamed Samtse College of Education. This institute with different names and phases of development has produced many efficient teachers, administrators, and officials who have contributed tremendously to the development of the kingdom.

From a small training institute with 41 in-service and pre-service teachers with the primary teacher training course in the beginning, it has grown into a full-fledged college today with B. Ed, PGCE and Distance Education programmes. Within 39 years of evolution, it has achieved an all-round development to become a popular tertiary college in the kingdom.