[etni] fw: english teacher's award

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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