Prime Minister's Awards for teaching Excellence

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Many students learn just as much, if not more, about a subject such as science from activities they do outside of school hours as they do in the classroom. Clubs and other extra-curricular activities bring students learning and social opportunities that help make them well-rounded individuals.

Extra-curricular activities can be rewarding for the teachers involved. They can also be challenging; students must see that the activities are interesting and worth their while or they will not participate, at least not for long.

David Keefe from Newfoundland, Terry Prichett from Ontario and Rocque Richard from Alberta have all found ways to keep their students, and themselves, interested and enthusiastic about science, even when they are not in class.