[etni] fw: english teacher's award
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- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:17:36 -0700
Subject: english teacher's award
From: "ora" <omer_gv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
The following is Ofer Gvirsman's impressions of the English Teachers' Award
Ceremony held on June 12th 2006.
Ofer is the son of Ora Gvirsman, one of 15 English Teachers, recipients of the
Teachers' Award for outstanding educational initiatives.
English Teachers' Award Ceremony
By: Ofer Gvirsman
The English Teachers? awards ceremony, which took place on June 12th, was an
event of pride and long deserved recognition for the English teaching community
in Israel. The ceremony, was a culmination of Dr. Judy Steiner's (Chief
Inspector for English Language Education) year long effort, to recognize the
efforts made by English teachers in developing new and innovative teaching
methods and materials, all directed towards better English education.
Mr.Jim Buttery, Director British Council Israel, spoke on the importance of
mastering English as a basic tool and not just as a second language.
As the winning teachers were called up to the stage, the project each teacher
has designed was presented on screen, demonstrating the progress the profession
has undergone.
The excitement in the audience was barely contained, as principals, students
and colleagues flocked to the stage to congratulate each teacher and present
them with flowers.
The children?s choir from the "Hameginim" school in Holon presented the
artistic portion of the event, and made it fly by with beautiful renditions of
well known songs, in English, of course.
For the grand finale, the audience was treated to Dr. Judy Steiner?s, first
time ever, performance of the song "Catch a Falling Star", which had the
audience happily singing along and ended the ceremony with an excited
optimistic note.
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