"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
— Henry B. Adams

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
— William Butler Yeats

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
— Albert Einstein

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
— Nelson Mandela

"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another."
— G.K. Chesterton

 

Announcements & News

3/12/2010

AND THE GOLDEN APPLES GO TO.....

Golden Apple Foundation is very pleased to announce the five Golden Apple Recipients for 2010. The teachers, who were surprised in their classrooms today by Golden Apple Foundation Board Members and Sponsors, principals, superintendents, family and representatives from the media, are:

 

  • Cindy Adami, Brookview Elementary School-Rockford-2nd Grade
  • Shannon Anderson, Prairie Hill Elementary School-South Beloit-Kindergarten
  • Erikka Coletta , Ledgewood Elementary School-Roscoe-3rd Grade
  • Amy Conklin, Windsor Elementary School-Loves Park-2nd Grade
  • Patty Crow, Maria Montessori School-Rockford-Pre-K-K

These distinguished Pre-K-5th grade teachers were among twenty outstanding finalists representing the public and non-public school districts of Winnebago and Boone County.  Since January, all twenty have participated in a rigorous selection process.  They were observed in their classrooms on four separate occasions by trained Golden Apple community volunteers, and in the final stage, were interviewed by teams of Golden Apple Foundation volunteers.

 

 The newest Golden Apple teachers will be welcomed to the 14th Annual Golden Apple Banquet with a Red Carpet Arrival on Friday, April 30th at the beautiful Radisson Hotel and Convention Center.  Excellence in Education will be celebrated and each Golden Apple Teacher will be honored and presented with a cash award and a professional development stipend from Golden Apple Foundation, a desktop computer for their classroom from Rockford Computers for Schools, computer software compliments of Micrograms and Entre Computer Solutions, a personal laptop compliments of Supplycore and the Terry Ingrassia Professional Development Scholarship at Rockford College.  They will also be inducted into the Golden Apple Teacher Academy where they join 145 members in continuing to positively impact the education profession through mentoring and professional development.

  

Next year, teachers in 6th through 12th grades in both public and ISBE recognized non-public schools in Winnebago and Boone Counties will be eligible for the award.

 

For more information or for reservations for the 14th Annual Golden Apple Banquet held on Friday, April 30, 2010 contact the Golden Apple Foundation office at 226-4180 or contact Lori Berkes-Nelson, Executive Director at lbn@goldenappleofrockford.com.

 

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