The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development will host the Excellence in Education Awards on October 1, 2014. The official awards ceremony will coincide with International Teachers’ Week 2014. The National Bank of Dominica Ltd. is the sponsor of the Excellence in Education Awards.
The Excellence in Education Awards is held every two years and is designed to celebrate and publicly acknowledge the achievements of outstanding principals, teachers and schools in Dominica.
Principals and teachers will be awarded in the following categories:
• Outstanding Principal- Primary
• Outstanding Principal-Secondary
• Outstanding Teacher- Primary
• Outstanding Principal-Secondary
• Aspiring Teacher-Primary
• Aspiring Teacher- Secondary
Awards will also be presented to schools in the following categories:
• Agriculture
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Culture
• Sports
• Innovation
• Child Friendly School
Early childhood educators will also be recognized.
The nomination process was completed in late March and District Education Officers subsequently met to review the nominees. Teachers and students will now complete surveys of the various nominees and officers of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, principals and former educators will engage in two rounds of observations of nominees. A selection committee will meet to assess the finalists in June 2014.
In 2012 Sr. Anita Peter of the St. Luke’s Primary School was awarded Outstanding Primary School Principal and Josephine Dublin of the Convent High School, Outstanding Secondary School Principal. Cassandra Lavinier of Tete Morne Primary was Outstanding Primary School Teacher, and Clementina Laurent, Outstanding Secondary School Teacher.
Dawn Darroux of the Belles Primary School received the award for Outstanding Aspiring Primary School Teacher and D’Nell James of the St. Martin’s Secondary School, for Outstanding Aspiring Secondary School Teacher.
What an absolutely fabulous initiative ! It is no wonder that our children are such great achievers. An award like this to the people who deliver education to our children is the kind of proactive incentive which will continue to drive excellence and encourage our service deliverers to aim to the sky in terms of delivering quality education ensuring a very high retention level. I was chuffed to bits when I read about Jerelle Joseph whom was awarded the prestigious Cambridge Scholarship. We should all be very proud of Jerelle. We should also be very proud to have a Minister of Education like Petter St John who never ceases to amaze me with the initiatives which eminate from his Ministry. He always strives for the best for our children. He seem determined to ensure that EVERY CHILD HAS A CHANCE!! Thank you Minister St John. Please keep up the good work. God bless you and God bless Dominica!!