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What does it cost to participate in the Weston Awards? |
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Nothing. Participation is free thanks to the generous support of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. |
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How long have the awards been running? |
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The Weston Awards have been celebrated since 2004 in Alberta and British Columbia and since 2005 in Ontario. Prior to this, from 2000 to 2004 the awards were called the Garfield Weston Outstanding Principals Awards. |
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Who provides the financial support for the Weston Awards for Excellence in Education? |
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The awards are generously supported by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, a Canadian charitable foundation. The Weston family is probably best known for its ownership of Loblaws and the Real Canadian Superstore, and for its contribution to projects such as The Weston Family Innovation Centre at the Ontario Science Centre, but they have a long tradition of commitment to children and education that began with Garfield Weston. This commitment is reflected in the Garfield Weston Awards for Excellence in Education. |
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What is the purpose of the Weston Awards? |
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The purpose of the awards is to change the climate of opinion among Canadian educators so they will embrace both competition among schools and the public celebration of success as vital ways to improve the effectiveness of schools. |
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How should I dress for the awards? |
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The evening is a semi-formal evening. |
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Where do the awards take place? |
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The awards occur in the cities of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. |
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Do I have to be present at the dinner in order to receive prize money if I am a Finalist School? |
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Yes, at least one person from a Finalist school must be present at the gala. |
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How do you select the schools to invite to the awards? |
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To identify the schools to be honoured the Fraser Institute thoroughly analyzes the historical results data of each school included in either the Institute’s annual Report Card on Elementary Schools or its annual Report Card on Secondary Schools in each of the four participating provinces. This analysis determines a short-list of approximately 30 schools for each award category. Only schools that are rated in the Fraser Institute's most recent edition of the Report Card and have received a rating in each of the last six reported school years are eligible for consideration. |
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What are the award categories? |
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Award categories change each year. See award categories for the current year. |
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Where do I get the link to download photos from the awards dinner?
The link will be emailed to each principal as soon as it is available after the event. If you did not receive this email:
Ontario 2008 Smug Mug Link:
http://fi-events.smugmug.com/gallery/4586247_6UULu#P-1-15
Quebec 2008 Smug Mug Link:
http://fi-events.smugmug.com/gallery/4796692_k3nic#284925015_RdmHR
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