We are so pleased to announce the finalists for our 6th Annual Great Teacher Awards!

The entries were all so compelling that we couldn’t narrow it down to 12, but rather, we have 13 different finalists from across the country.

Will a teacher from your community be one of the the three finalists to take home top honours and $2,500 towards programming and supplies?

The finalists are:

Cecile Gerwing
Teaches: Pre-Kindergarten
School: École Camille J. Lerouge School, Red Deer, Alta.

Carolyn Stacey
Teaches: French Immersion
School: Macdonald Drive Junior High, St. John’s, Nfld.

Kevin Hrycay
Teaches: Music
School: Birch Cliff Heights Public School and Chine Drive Public School, Toronto

Janet Shillinglaw
Teaches: Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten
School: St. Patrick Catholic Elementary, Peterborough, Ont.

Ramy Melhem
Teaches: Grade 3
School: Edmonton Islamic Academy, Edmonton

Tamiko Ferguson
Teaches: SUMMIT Program for at-risk males, Grades 9-12
School: Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Kingston, Ont.

Edina Bajramovic
Teaches: Kindergarten
School: Alexander Hamilton Elementary School, Richmond, B.C.

Julie Lade
Teaches: English, History, Social, Law (Grades 10-12)
School: Highroad Academy, Chilliwack, B.C.

Wendy Parliament
Teaches: Grade 7/8
School: Enterprise Public School, Enterprise, Ont.

Lindsay Boyle
Teaches: Grade 5
School: Sir Wilfrid Laurier School, Hamilton, Ont.

Andrew Smith
Teaches: English (Grades 9-12)
School: Bert Church High School, Airdrie, Alta.

Chris Rapin
Teaches: Grades 1-3
School: Ernest Cumberland Elementary School, Alliston, Ont.

Melissa Brown
Teaches: Core French (Grades 4-8)
School: Talbot Trail Public School, Windsor, Ont.

See how all of these teachers are doing, and vote now for a great teacher!