Congratulations to Mrs. Cassie and Ms. Robins, Certificate of Excellence Recipients of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper with Laurie Cassie and Rebecca Robins / Le très honorable Stephen Harper avec Laurie Cassie et Rebecca Robins. Photo courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office.
Mrs. Cassie and Ms. Robin’s Profile on the Prime Minister’s Awards
Press Release from the Prime Minister’s Awards:
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, today announced the recipients of the 2010–11 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence and Excellence in Early Childhood Education. Award recipients were honoured at a ceremony in Ottawa, fittingly held on World Teachers’ Day. The event also marked the launch of the nomination process for the 2011–12 Prime Minister’s Awards.
“Great teachers inspire great minds to be their best,” said Minister Van Loan. “Today, we celebrate outstanding educators who are igniting the curiosity of their students and making Canada a better place, one child at a time.”
This year, 84 Prime Minister’s Awards were presented to teachers and early childhood educators, either individually or to teams, from across Canada. The Awards include 26 national Certificates of Excellence and 58 regional Certificates of Achievement for educational excellence at all levels, from preschool to secondary school. All award recipients were recognized as exceptionally innovative leaders who help students excel and young children get the best possible start in life.
All winners receive a certificate, a pin and a letter from the Prime Minister. Certificates of Excellence are each worth $5,000 and are shared equally between the winners and their schools or childcare institutions. Certificates of Achievement are each worth $1,000 and are given directly to recipients… [Full Release on the Prime Minister's Award]
Laurie Cassie and Rebecca Robins with the Honourable Peter Van Loan / Laurie Cassie et Rebecca Robins avec l'honorable Peter Van Loan
From SMART Technologies | EDCompass:
Two SMART Exemplary Educators, Laurie Cassie and Rebecca Robins from David Livingstone Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, are Certificate of Excellence Recipients of the 2010-2011 Prime Ministers Awards for Teaching Excellence (PMATE).
The awards recognize outstanding and innovative educators in Canada who help students excel and young children get the best possible start in life. This tech-savvy duo was honoured for their exceptional use of SMART Board interactive whiteboards, video and other technologies to make learning relevant for every student, along with their mentorship of other teachers… [Full Article on the EDCompass]
From The Vancouver Sun:
Besides, Ablett, the other teachers to get national-level certificates of excellence were Laurie Cassie and Rebecca Robbins of Vancouver’s David Livingstone elementary school; Arlene Anderson, West Vancouver’s Rockridge secondary school’s teacher-librarian; William Eaton from Similkameen elementary school in Keremeos; Christine Marin from Alfred B. Dixon elementary school in Richmond, and Harold Wardrop of Brentwood College School in Mill Bay… [Full Article on the Vancouver Sun]
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The BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association is pleased to announce that Sylvia Zubke is the 2011 recipient of the highest honour of the BCTLA, the BC Teacher-Librarian of the Year — Diana Poole Memorial Award.
Dawn Chubai of Breakfast Television was at David Livingstone Elementary school, learning about our activities, classes, programs and having a lot of fun.