Roberts ES teacher wins early childhood educator award
Julie Warner
Julie Warner, a kindergarten teacher at Roberts Elementary School, was recently recognized by the Children’s Museum of Houston for her dedication to working with some of Houston’s youngest students.
Warner was named the 2014 winner of the museum’s Marian and Speros Martel Early Childhood Educator Award on April 26. She was selected by committee from a field of candidates who have worked with children aged eight and under for at least five years and who have an associate or bachelor’s degree in education, Montessori certification, or Child Development Associate Certification.
Warner received a $1,000 honorarium and a year’s membership to the Children’s Museum of Houston as a part of her prize. You can read more about her in this related article.
Congratulations also go out this week to:
- Rusk School teacher Joseph Olan, who has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar. He will be learning and teaching in Singapore during the second semester of next year.
- Jackson Middle School and Scroggins Elementary School, which both received $5,000 grants to expand, update, and diversify their library book collections through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Awards. The Jackson and Scroggins collections are overseen by librarians Cynthia Ramos and Jo Reed, respectively.
- The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, which received the inaugural Arts Empowerment Award from Young Audiences of Houston (YAH). The school was recognized for its 33-year partnership with YAH, as well its commitment to high-quality arts education, ensuring the continuing success of its many talented students.
- Reagan High School, which received a commendation from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently for its participation in student foreign exchange programs.
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