Teachers' Scholarships

Council honours Hume’s leading educators

Winners of the Teachers’ Scholarships 2012 were announced at the Awards Night held at the Hume Global Learning Centre – Craigieburn on Thursday 29 November 2012.

Hume City Council was proud to recognise and celebrate the incredible work of so many dedicated, inspiring and innovative teachers in Hume.

Congratulations to the following six recipients of the $4,000 scholarships:

Early Years Educator
Angela Robinson, Brotherhood of St Laurence Family Day Care

Primary School Teacher
Mariko Sato, Mount Ridley College

Secondary School Teacher
Kathee Tocci, Hume Valley School

Open Category
Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon, Banksia Gardens Community Centre

Graduate Teacher
Emily Derix, Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Special School

Outstanding Team
The Environment Action Team, Meadow Heights Primary School

Congratulations to the following 12 recipients of the $500 scholarships:

Early Years Educator
Lindy Dwyer, McEwen Drive Preschool
Ebru Arnavut, Homestead Child and Family Centre

Primary School Teacher
Louise Cashen, Kismet Park Primary School
Jennifer Mawson, Holy Child Primary School

Secondary School Teacher
Michael Cooper, Aitken College
Tony Bottino, Hume Central Secondary College

Open Category
The Computer Club, Hume City Council
Cassandra Lock and CaraJane Millar

Graduate Teacher
Melissa Bonaddio, Mount Ridley P-12 College
Katherine Wharton, Sunbury Downs College

Outstanding Team
Sarah Shatford and Marisa Jarvis, Hume Anglican Grammar
Sunbury Downs College and Victoria University

All recipients of a teachers’ scholarship will use their award funds to go towards their professional development. The scholarship can be used to learn new models, ideas and approaches to support learning, knowledge or skill development in Australia or overseas.

Previous Teachers' Scholarships winners

2011

• Elyse McHardy, Dallas Brooks Community Primary School (Early Years Educator)
• Karen MacDonough, Northern School for Autism (Primary School Teacher)
• Ashley Mills, Penola Catholic College (Secondary School Teacher)
• Fahriye Yilmaz, Coolaroo South Primary School (Open Category Educator)
• Nicholas Edward Waxman, Holy Child Primary School (Graduate Teacher)
• The Rock Team, Craigieburn Secondary College (Outstanding Team)

Watch the Teachers’ Scholarships 2011 winners' interviews and hear how they used their scholarship prize money.

2010

• Catherine Russo, Coolaroo South Kindergarten (Early Years Educator)
• Karen ter Haar, Mount Ridley P – 12 College (Primary School)
• Fr Peter Monaghan, Salesian College (Secondary School)
• Mehmet Tevfik Kerimoglu, Austurk Education and Cultural Foundation (Open Category Educator)
• Dane Calleja, Kolbe Catholic College (Graduate Educator)
• School Wide Behaviour Support Team, Holy Child  Primary School (Outstanding Team)

Watch the Teachers’ Scholarships 2010 winners' interviews and hear how they used their scholarship prize money.