Patsy Collins Award

The Patsy Collins Award for Excellence in Education, Environment and Community, celebrates educators who extend learning beyond the classroom – teachers who inspire their students through projects that relate to environmental and/or community stewardship. In the spirit of Patsy Collins, this award will go to teachers who create learning experiences that make a difference for kids and their community.

Award Information

Candidates should exhibit these qualities:

Demonstrate commitment to engage students in learning experiences using the classroom, schoolyard and surrounding community
Engage students in project-based experiences that motivate and inspire students toward environmental awareness and/or stewardship behaviors
Serve as a respected resource to colleagues and community leaders
Be committed to professional development
Be affiliated with a Puget Sound, K-12, public, private or non-traditional learning environment

What is the award? Three educators will be selected each year as award recipients based on the above criteria. A grand prize winner who best exemplifies the above qualities will be awarded a cash gift of $5,000. Two runner-up recipients will each receive a cash gift of $2,000.

Who can nominate a teacher for this award? Anyone in the Puget Sound region may nominate a teacher for this award.

How does someone nominate a teacher for this award? The person nominating a teacher completes an application which describes how this educator embodies experiential learning and how she has encouraged students to foster a high level of stewardship within their own communities. The finalists will be contacted by the nominating committee and asked to submit a current resume, and a description of the ways in which they embody in their teaching the desired qualifications.

When is the deadline for nominations? The deadline for nominations is July 27, 2012.

What happens next? Selected teachers will be asked to submit supporting materials. The selection committee will make the award announcement by mid to late October, 2012.

When is the award presented? The award will be presented at a breakfast event on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Westing Hotel, Seattle. As a condition of winning, recipients must be willing to attend the event.

To submit a Patsy Collins Award nomination on-line, click here. If you prefer to print a .pdf form and mail it, click here to download the form.

Questions? Please contact Cathy Sanford, 206.855.4397 or cathys@islandwood.org

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