Caring Teacher Awards 2010

2010 Caring Teachers (from left): Mrs. Rosiah Giri, Mr. Chan Kar Hong and Mdm Wong Kwai Yeok, June

April 8, 2010

Three exemplary teachers received the National Award of the Caring Teacher Awards (CTA) 2010 from Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Education on Thursday, 8 April 2010. They are:

Mrs Rosiah Giri, Da Qiao Primary School;

Mr Chan Kar Hong, Kent Ridge Secondary School; and

Mdm Wong Kwai Yeok June, National Junior College

An additional 12 teachers received the Award of Commendation during the CTA 2010 ceremony.

This biennial award recognises the commitment of these dedicated teachers towards the holistic development of their students. They have played multiple roles of an educator, nurturer and mentor to their students in demonstrating inspiring passion, innovation and dedication in teaching.

CTA 2010 is jointly organised by the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, with support from the Ministry of Education, Singapore. The award was first given out in 1996 and it is aimed at acknowledging and rewarding those teachers in our schools who, through their daily deeds and actions, exemplify the values of caring, sharing and concern for the academic, moral, social, emotional and mental welfare of their students.

There are two categories for the CTA award – School Level and National Level. School Level winners are selected by the schools, which can have up to a maximum of five winners per school. Each school will then nominate one of the School Level winners for the National Award.

NIE received more than 2,000 nomination forms from 161 schools who nominated teachers for the CTA 2010 National Level Awards. A total of 175 schools, including those schools which only entered into the School Level awards, participated in CTA 2010.

A judging panel, chaired by Associate Professor Nick Aplin, went through the nominations submitted by schools and selected the National Award and Commendation winners.

About ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

ExxonMobil is one of Singapore’s largest foreign manufacturing investors with fixed asset investments of over US$7 billion. Its manufacturing facilities include refinery operations in Jurong and a world-scale petrochemical plant on Jurong Island.  ExxonMobil also has a network of Esso service stations and it is a major supplier of cylinder cooking gas. ExxonMobil also serves the commercial market with its industrial, aviation and marine fuels and lubricants.

As a corporation, ExxonMobil is committed to safe operations, making a positive, lasting impact on the community and environmental protection. In line with those strategies, ExxonMobil contributes to programmes in Singapore that support education, the arts, the community and the environment.

For more information, please visit www.exxonmobil.com.sg

About the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore

The National Institute of Education (NIE) is an institute of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

NIE provides all levels of teacher education, from initial teacher education programmes to professional development programmes for in-service teachers and executive leadership programmes for Principals, Departmental Heads and other school leaders. NIE also administers postgraduate programmes that lead to the award of higher degrees in Arts, Education, Physical Education and Science. In addition, NIE also offers part-time programmes that make it possible for current primary and early childhood level teachers the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Education degree.

Expanding her wings beyond local shores, NIE is also lauded for programmes such as Management and Leadership in Schools (MLS) and Leaders in Education (International) (LEPI) by overseas education leaders.

NIE Singapore is a founding member and inaugural chair of the International Alliance (IA) of Leading Education Institutes, which was first established with seven other world-leading education institutions in August 2007. Currently, the IA has seen an inclusion of two new members to the think tank that will influence the education sector globally. Together, they will draw expertise and research in education to generate ideas, identify trends and serve as a collective voice on important educational matters and thus influence policies and practice in education.

The National Institute of Education, Singapore is one of the leading teacher preparation institutions in the world. NIE collaborates with MOE and its schools to transform the teacher preparation system and to ensure it continues to meet changing needs of the education system. NIE also plays an important role in providing education research and research based-pedagogical curriculum and direction to the Ministry and its schools. This is all in line with the mission of the Ministry, which is to mould the future of our nation.

For more information, please visit www.nie.edu.sg