An elementary school teacher received a national teaching award this week, in Ottawa, which was presented by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
“It’s one of the greatest highlights of my career, to get to go to Ottawa and represent teachers and meet the prime minister,” said Anderson elementary’s Glyn Davies.
Davies was honoured with a Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Teaching for bringing science to life and engaging his students with subject matters that relate to the children’s personal interests.
For instance, Davies’ Grade 7 class put on a marine science exhibition at Aberdeen Centre last February for the Richmond School District’s Education Week.
Students chose the marine animals they were most interested in and created a walk-through coral reef, replete with papier mache animal models, for the general public. The hands-on education experience saw students present facts on each of their animals to curious visitors.
Davies also incorporated social media and community outreach into the project. He said his projects are always based on the curriculum guidelines.
This year he’s embarking on a mystery game project that incorporates deductive reasoning, problem solving skills and writing.
Davies has been honoured several times before for his teaching method, but he credits those around him for the honour.
“It’s not my skill or talent it’s the team; the teachers, district, children and parents,” said Davies.
