In case you haven’t observed, or perhaps you’ve forgotten, today is World Teachers’ Day!

The slogan for this World Teachers’ Day 2015 — celebrated each year on Oct. 5 since 1994 — is “Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies.” Reuters photographers combed the planet to document the learning environments for students in resource-rich nations like Japan or the United States, to those struggling to get an education in poverty- or war-stricken nations. Scroll down to see the photos, and let’s know your thoughts in the comment section.

Burundi

A teacher leads a class session at the ecole primaire Ave Marie in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura. Thomas Mukoya - Reuters

A teacher leads a class session at the ecole primaire Ave Marie in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura. Thomas Mukoya – Reuters

Ukraine

Art teacher Hanna Snitko poses for a picture with final year students of the Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum in their classroom in Kiev, Ukraine. Gleb Garanich - Reuters

Art teacher Hanna Snitko poses for a picture with final year students of the Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum in their classroom in Kiev, Ukraine. Gleb Garanich – Reuters

Afghanistan

Class 11 girl students attend a class at Zarghona high school in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani - Reuters

Class 11 girl students attend a class at Zarghona high school in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani – Reuters

Japan

First-grade students with their teacher Teruko Takakusaki during their homeroom period at Takinogawa Elementary School in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

First-grade students with their teacher Teruko Takakusaki during their homeroom period at Takinogawa Elementary School in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Pakistan

Master Mohammad Ayoub poses with his fifth-grade students at a local park in Islamabad, Pakistan. Caren Firouz Reuters

Master Mohammad Ayoub poses with his fifth-grade students at a local park in Islamabad, Pakistan. Caren Firouz – Reuters

Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Phuong teaches a third-grade class in the primary school of Van Chai in Dong Van district north of Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Huy Kham - Reuters

Nguyen Thi Phuong teaches a third-grade class in the primary school of Van Chai in Dong Van district north of Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Huy Kham – Reuters

Russia

Students of the 10th form of the Gymnasium 1567 with their teacher of history, Tamara Eidelman, in Moscow, Russia. Maxim Shemetov - Reuters

Students of the 10th form of the Gymnasium 1567 with their teacher of history, Tamara Eidelman, in Moscow, Russia. Maxim Shemetov – Reuters

Ecuador

Students of the Don Bosco Technical Collegue in Quito, Ecuador. Guillermo Granja - Reuters

Students of the Don Bosco Technical Collegue in Quito, Ecuador. Guillermo Granja – Reuters

Malaysia

Tahfiz or Koranic students in Madrasah Nurul Iman boarding school outside Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Olivia Harris - Reuters

Tahfiz or Koranic students in Madrasah Nurul Iman boarding school outside Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Olivia Harris – Reuters

Uruguay

Teacher Ana Dorrego with students of the rural school Agustin Ferreira on the outskirts of Minas city, Uruguay. Andres Stapff - Reuters

Teacher Ana Dorrego with students of the rural school Agustin Ferreira on the outskirts of Minas city, Uruguay. Andres Stapff – Reuters

Chile

Teacher Guillermo Valenzuela with students of primary grade who are attending a night school for adults at Laura Vicuna school in Santiago, Chile. Ivan Alvarado - Reuters

Teacher Guillermo Valenzuela with students of primary grade who are attending a night school for adults at Laura Vicuna school in Santiago, Chile. Ivan Alvarado – Reuters

Jordan

Teacher Hanan Anzi with Syrian refugee students at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria. Muhammad Hamed - Reuters

Teacher Hanan Anzi with Syrian refugee students at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria. Muhammad Hamed – Reuters

Ivory-Coast

Teacher Kahon Rochel with students at the the EPV Sinai primary school in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Luc Gnago - Reuters

Teacher Kahon Rochel with students at the the EPV Sinai primary school in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Luc Gnago – Reuters

Afghanistan

Teacher Mahajera Armani and her class of girls at their study open area outside Jalalabad city, Afghanistan. Parwiz Parwiz - Reuters

Teacher Mahajera Armani and her class of girls at their study open area outside Jalalabad city, Afghanistan. Parwiz Parwiz – Reuters

Brazil

Teacher Marcos Paulo Geronimo with first-grade high school students from the Dante Alighieri school in São Paulo, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker - Reuters

Teacher Marcos Paulo Geronimo with first-grade high school students from the Dante Alighieri school in São Paulo, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker – Reuters

Morocco

Teacher Moulay Ismael Lamrani with his class in the Oudaya primary school in Rabat, Morocco. Youssef Boudlal Reuters

Teacher Moulay Ismael Lamrani with his class in the Oudaya primary school in Rabat, Morocco. Youssef Boudlal – Reuters

United States

Teachers Carla Smith and Laura Johnson pose for a picture with their third grade class at Jesse Sherwood Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Jim Young - Reuters

Teachers Carla Smith and Laura Johnson pose for a picture with their third grade class at Jesse Sherwood Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Jim Young – Reuters