Excellent teaching rewarded

Orewa College head of music Ann Stevens, left, with principal Kate Shevland.

Good teachers are worth their weight in gold, and there seem to be plenty of them around – there were just under 300 nominations for this year’s ASG National Excellence in Teaching Awards.

Just 20 winners were selected, and one of them was music teacher Ann Stevens of Orewa College.

She was presented with her award on June 22.

Ann was acknowledged for working to create an atmosphere of enthusiasm and excitement about making music.

As a result, students are passionate about performing and they share a desire to be part of the music groups.

ASG NEiTA chief executive John Velegrinis says community recognition is very powerful and Mrs Stevens should be proud of the impact she making at the grassroots level and beyond “Communities love being engaged in education and in some cases, they can be the richest educational resources.

So I congratulate Ms Stevens who is really making a difference in her community through education,” he said.