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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
November 8, 2011

Teachers Receive Awards at Arts Work Conference

Three educators in this province have been recognized for their outstanding contributions in leading and supporting the arts within their school communities.

The 2011 Arts Work Education Awards were presented Monday, November 7, during the annual Arts Work Conference for teachers at the Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre. This year’s award recipients include Lori Lane-Balsom of Hazelwood Elementary in St. John’s, Zak Chaulk of J.M. Olds Collegiate in Twillingate, and Jacqueline Hyde of Booth Memorial High School in St. John’s. The teachers were presented with the artwork of Krista van Nostrand.

“The Provincial Government, through our Cultural Connections strategy, recognizes the importance of enhancing the arts and incorporating cultural content into the school curriculum,” said the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education. “For the past five years, Arts Work conferences have connected teachers with artists, musicians and performers, offering practical and effective experiences that they bring back to their students. I congratulate the recipients of the 2011 Arts Work Educator Awards, as well as all of our arts teachers throughout the province who champion the development of the arts within our schools, and help foster important links with the arts community.”

The Provincial Government provided $230,000 for this year’s Arts Work conference through the Cultural Connections initiative. The event, which concludes today, was hosted by the Eastern School District and supported by several arts and education community partners.

The conference offered practical workshops that explored methods and approaches to develop teachers’ skills in the arts and highlighted effective means to use the arts in a broad range of curricular areas. Teachers participated in workshops and heard from artists who actively work in genres as diverse as cartooning and songwriting to rug hooking and tufting.

“The connection between arts in schools and the development of talent within the province is vital,” said the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. “Schools provide young people with early exposure to different genres of art allowing them to discover their own individual talents.”

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador invests $2.1 million annually in its Cultural Connections strategy. For more information see: www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/culturalconnections/index.html.

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Photo: Through the Arts Work Educator Awards Program, administered by the Provincial Government, three teachers have been recognized for their outstanding contributions in leading and supporting the arts within their school communities. Shown (left to right) are: Bradley Clarke, Director of Program Development, Department of Education; Lori Lane-Balsom, Hazelwood Elementary School, St. John's; Zak Chaulk, J.M. Olds Collegiate, Twillingate; Jacqueline Hyde, Booth Memorial High School, St. John's; and the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.

Media contacts:

Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Education
709-729-0048, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
Diana Quinton
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 631-8155
dianaquinton@gov.nl.ca

2011 11 08             9:50 a.m.

 
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