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APPLE BLOSSOM AWARDS 2010 Nominations
NAPLES ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN ANNOUNCES APPLE BLOSSOM AWARD WINNERS Harlan and Ruth Hansen, Apple Blossom Committee Chairs Twenty-one Collier County preschool teachers were recognized for their excellence in teaching at the Naples Alliance for Children’s annual Apple Blossom Award ceremony Wednesday evening. The award celebrates outstanding early childhood practice in the education of children - infancy through five year olds who attend non-public schools. “The Apple Blossom Award is one way to recognize the hard work and dedication put forth by these teachers,” said Myra Shapiro, President of the Alliance. “They shoulder a huge responsibility in being a partner with the home in raising and educating children during these critical years. The large number of nominees this year reflects the high level of confidence those parents have in that partnership.” The Apple Blossom Award program was started in 1997 and each year selects Winners and Finalists from the list of nominees. Since its inception 32 teachers have received these distinctions. Once nominated, each teacher is visited by members of a selection committee of early childhood specialists who observe their teaching, room environment and interaction with children. The committee then meets and rates all nominees – finally arriving at a slate of Winners and Finalists. “The task becomes more difficult,” say Harlan and Ruth Hansen, Co-chairs of the Selection Committee, “as the number of nominees increases each year. There are so many excellent teachers that it too often ends up being a fine line between one category and another. What is encouraging is that a number of nominees who don’t receive an award their first year are selected in subsequent years. The selection committee offers individual feedback to all nominees. The 2009 Apple Blossom Awards went to: Winners
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