Whitby Free Press, Wedriesday, June 22, 1994, Page 29 Student wins bronze Peter Jaruczik of Anderson CVI won a bronze medal'for architectural design at tbe recent Canada Skills Challenge. Jaruczik won a silver medal at the Ontario Skilla Challenge held previously. Jeremy Dresar of Henry Street High School was first in the photography competition at the Ontario event (there is no photo- graphy competition at the Canada event). He was also first in Iast year's event. Adluit gradluation June 28 On Tuesday, June 28, close to 200 aduits will graduate with their high school diploma at the 1Oth annual commencement of the Durhamn Aduit Learning Centre. Single and married young Funding for JK adults, older parents and even grandparents will walk up to the stage to receive their high school diplomas. Durham board trustee Louise Parr, will give the message to graduates this year which features the largest number of graduates in this history of the school.1 The graduation will take place at G.L . oberts CVI, 399 Chaleur Ave., Oshawa at 7 p.m. Ontario government funding bas been made available te reno- vate six Whitby schools to accom- modate junior kindergarten classes. Additions will be made to Bell- wood and Glen Dhu public schools and alterations to, Col. J.E. Farewell, Ormiston, R.A. Sennett and R.A. Hutchison pub- lic schools. The Durham Board of Educa- tion received $3. 19 ilflion for work on 34 schools, including the six in Whitby, for junior kinder- garten classes. Junior kindergarten will be p hased in over three Cars in Durharn Board of Education schools. %'.dm atm EREPt awarded The Durham Board of Educa- dion recently awarde4 the con- tract for construction ~ a school in Whitby te Tasis Cntracting Ltd. The elementary school will be built on Rolling Acres Dr. The contract amount was $4.1i million, but the total cost of the project ie $5.57 million, to be finanoed fron the board's current funds. The board will seek final approval of the contract from the Ministrv of Education and Train- ing. VIOLET (Ieft) and Myrtie certainly didn't expect to see elephants walking through downtown Whitby when they went out for a stroil recently. The two elephants, from Bow- manville Zoo, were out on their annual 'elephant walk,' visiting schools in Whitby and other communities. Photoôs by MAark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Teaching honour given to former Whitby resident A Iong-time Seneca College fctymember -- and former Whibyresident -- is being honoured by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCO) for her excellence in teaching. Sarah Olive Inkpen, who teaches in Seneca's sehool of aviation and flight technology, has been named winner of ACCÇ's 1993 teaching excellence award. ACCO president Tom Norton presented a conimemorative plague to Inkpen ta aspecîal ceremony at Seneca'* Newnham campus on Jun~ 21. The awar is presented annulaly to a faculty member at one of Canada's community colleges in recognition of excellence in teaching. Inkpen, a professor at Seneca for over 20 years, is being honoured for her work with the school of aviation and flight technology. As a woman in a traditionally male-dominated faculty, she has contributed new perspectives, provided an excellent role model and bas consfistently used innovative approaches to teaching mathematics. "It is very encouraging to have this level of recognition for work that one enjoys doing," saysý Inkpen. 'This honour gives credence to the innovative way of teaching we are developing and the way we are integrating technology into the teaching process. Inkpen challenges her students by placing them in situations where they must utilize higher-order thinlIdng kiIlis and develop independent learning eiliýs. By avoiding thie drill and practice approach to mathematie and inculcating a 'what if' mentality, she encourages students to develop a deeper understanding of the princi pies and concepts of calculus, Using a variety of interactive software, the students explore calculus in a holistic and visual environment. This bas nieant a complete restructuring of teaching phîlosohy and rnethods. The students have become responsible for their own learning with the teacher acting more as a facilitator for the learning process. Students becomé conversant with at least six software packages while neyer receiving a single lesson in individual applications. They are seamlessly and simultaneously learning to select the most appropriat software for the task at had, manipulate it successfully and integrate problem resolution witb the presentation. Inkpen bas presented ber innovative work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for the Society for Engineering Educators, bas 9 articipated i n a think-tank run y ýthe icro Electronica Developmental Centre in Paisley, Scotlarid, and has been invited to run workshops in Texas, Ceorgia and Britain. This summ-r, Inkpen will bein her doctorate in, adaptive tecnolgie atthe Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. ACV15S Ennis awarded Ron Ennis, head of the mathe- matics department at Anderson âI recently received an award fothe D)escartes Society. The society, associateà with the faculty of math at the University of Waterloo, presen- ted Ennis with one of two tea- cher recognition awards for bis contributions to teaching math. school year Just a couple of hours a week dis suer at a Sylvan Iearrimg Centre can help your child do better this falini subjects nnngfoimad4 andlwnrig to basic math and aigebra e )1990 Sylvan t12mg cOepeý Kendalwood Park Plaza, 1801 Dundas St. E., Whitby 404-1818 4 s ier- S upor s C* rscol rsrn renoainsConstruction renovation Sylva n ~ Learning Centre HelPing kids Le theîr best.;m