A number of local teachers were recently presented with awards from the provincial government for outstanding work in their field.
This year’s recipients of the Premier’s Award for Innovation in Teaching were Christina Manning of Holy Trinity Elementary in Torbay and Laura Elliott of Forest Park Primary in Grand Falls-Windsor.
The Minister of Education Awards for Compassion in Teaching went to Lesley Castella of Larkhall Academy, S. Nichole McLean of Amos Cornelius Memorial in Hopedale, Sean Kennedy of St. Paul’s Junior High in St. John’s, and Stacey Luscombe, of AP Low Primary in Lab City.