Previous Coordinator’s Message

Previous School Coordinator
Thayakaran Sandirasegary

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” says Neil Armstrong. The main objective of the Academy of Tamil Language and Arts is to teach our mother language, in an easy way, for all kids who are interested to learn the Tamil Language. We all assisting kids to learn one more language in addition to the English Language. Many parents encourage their children to learn Tamil Language in all possible ways. The Academy has already taken some steps forward to teach our culture and tradition in a systematic way to our children. We firmly believe that our next generation will get know about our language, culture and tradition to some extent.

S.Thayakaran

Educational Coordinator

Academy of Tamil Language and Arts

Canterbury Tamil Society

Previous School Coordinator
Karnan Shanmugasundaram

கடந்த தமிழ்ப் பாடசாலை ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர்
திரு. கர்ணன் சண்முகசுந்தரம்

கடல்கள் கடந்து, கண்டங்கள் கடந்து இந்த இயற்கை எழில்கொஞ்சும் நன்னகரில் எம்மை ஒன்றிணைத்த தமிழன்னைக்கு முதற்கண் வணக்கங்கள். இங்கு நாம் பல்லினக் கலாச்சாரங்களுக்கு மத்தியில் வாழ்கின்ற போதும், எமக்கான அடையாளமாகத் தனிமெருகுடன் என்றும் மிளிர்வது அழிவற்ற தமிழ்மொழியேயாம். அத்தகைய செம்மொழியைத் தொலைத்தோமெனின், நாம் எம் சுயத்தையே தொலைத்தவராகின்றோம். அவ்வாறானதொரு இழிநிலையைத் தவிர்ப்பதற்கு, எம்மொழியையும், பண்பாட்டையும், கலாச்சார விழுமியங்களையும் அடுத்துவரும் தலைமுறைக்குக் எடுத்துச் செல்வது எம் தலையாய பணியாகும்.

அப்பணியில் கன்ரபரி தமிழ்ச்சங்கத்தின் தமிழ்ப் பாடசாலையும் தன்னை இணைத்துக் கொண்டு, தமிழை முதல்மொழியாகக் கற்க வாய்ப்பற்ற சூழலில் வளர்கின்ற எம் சிறார்களுக்கு, கடந்த பல ஆண்டுகளாக முத்தமிழை அடிப்படையிலிருந்து போதித்து வருகின்றது. அச்சீரிய பணியை, தொடரும் கல்வியாண்டிலும் செவ்வனே முன்னெடுத்துச் செல்வதில் இறும்பூது எய்துகின்றோம்.

‘தமிழினைப் பொதுவில் வைப்போம்’

Ex Tamil School Coordinator 2017/2018
Sathiyatharshiny (Sathiya) Muralidaran

Awareness of our own culture and language is very important and will help us to build a sense of pride. When it comes to migration, the need of focussing on one’s own language and culture is vital as it is very easy to forget “who you are?” and “what is your identity?”. Knowing one’s own language, culture, values and beliefs will help to relate to others effectively across cultural lines.

I strongly believe that the best way that our children will enhance their confidence especially on foreign soil is to know their real identity by learning their language, culture and most importantly the values that have been passed to us by our ancestors for generations. If they are proud of “who they are?” then that confidence and pride will help them to succeed in their lives, face its challenges and appreciate and understand other cultures and diversities and to respect them. The CTS Tami School has taken this crucial social responsibility and has been doing its very best for our children for many years. It is my pleasure to be a part of this responsibility and to support our great team.

Ex Tamil School Coordinator
Sasikala Koneswaran

I landed to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2010 December. You will possibly marvel that why I reflect of my arrival. I would like to look back the period when Tamil school was not functioning as we lost our venue due to the earthquake occurred in 2011. We heard that our Tamil School venue held at community centre going to be demolished, with all of our Tamil school resources that we collected little by little since we started the Tamil school in 1995. That was really shocking news for all the Tamil community in Canterbury Region. I could visualize that, how it would be challenging to start the school again without any resources. After a short while our Society decided to run the school in one of the members house at a very basic level with the available resources that was the re-start of Tamil School in 2011!… Yes. I started my contribution to Tamil school as a teacher from that period. I think it’s time to discontinue my story… not my story… believe me….it’s the post-quake, pick-up of Tamil school.