My first meeting with all the students of the school

The students of the school gathered at the assembly area allocated with their teachers as guided. The little ones seemed to be excited to see a new face. They sang the school song (Common to all schools: Lhafathugaa ungenemaa, Ufalugaa Kiyavamaa; meaning: Lets learn when we are young, lets study merrily) and read a quite long prayer written down on a sheet. One supervisor introduced me to the students and invited me to address the students.
Hardly thinking I would make history I decided to speak in English. Later I came to know from students that it was the first assembly speech given in English. Children found it difficult to understand yet I tried to convey them a few things.
On that day I advised them to cultivate the habit of speaking in English and as I moved around in the school I spoke to the students in English. Later I found out that expatriate teachers who could manage to speak in Dhivehi (our mother tongue)spoke to the students in Dhivehi as they had no other choice to convey the message needed to the students.
Anyway the first meeting with all the students went quite well and students seemed to have enjoyed meeting me.
(second experience as a school leader-2)