Teacher at the Charles Morgan School in Clinton, CT Michael Graham, a history and civics teacher at the Charles Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut, has been awarded the 2012 Mystic Seaport Orion Award for Excellence in Experiential Education. He was honored at the Museum’s annual donor recognition dinner on September 28. The Orion Award is [...]
This year’s Orion Award was presented to the entire staff and faculty of West Broad St. School in Pawcatuck, CT during the reception for the donor recognition dinner on September 23. Terry Jordan, the principal, and her entire team at West Broad St. School deserve this Orion Award because of the creativity and courage they [...]
East Lyme High School Teacher Jason Hine, a Social Studies teacher at East Lyme High School in East Lyme, CT, has been awarded the Mystic Seaport Orion Award for Excellence in Experiential Education. He was honored at an awards dinner May 21. Mystic Seaport presents the award each year to a teacher who draws upon [...]
Fifth-grade teacher at Pine Point School Gay Long, a fifth-grade teacher at Pine Point School in Stonington, CT, is this year’s recipient of the Mystic Seaport Orion Award for Excellence in Experiential Education. Each year, Mystic Seaport presents the award to a teacher who uses the educational opportunities offered at the Museum to create innovative [...]
Booth Hill Elementary School in Shelton, CT Each year, Mystic Seaport presents the award, to a teacher who draws upon the rich array of educational opportunities offered at Mystic Seaport to create innovative and experiential classroom lessons. William Federowicz, a sixth grade teacher at Booth Hill Elementary School in Shelton, has been named the 2008 [...]
Montville High School, Montville, CT Wendy Halsey, of Montville, CT, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Mystic Seaport Orion Award for Excellence. This year, through Halsey’s initiative, a new course was introduced at Montville High School, “Maritime Literature.” Halsey created the syllabus that includes the works of Homer, Joseph Conrad and Patrick O’Brien. [...]
Lyme/Old Lyme Middle School Heather Hug and Olivia Hersant, teachers at Lyme/Old Lyme Middle school were named joint recipients of the Mystic Seaport Orion Award for Excellence in 2006. “The winners and their school have demonstrated leading edge approaches to education utilizing primary sources, innovative techniques and the willingness to explore topics across disciplines,” said [...]
American School for the Deaf Mystic Seaport is proud to announce the recipient of the 2005 Orion Award is Annie Nutt from the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT. Annie has been a teacher at ASD for almost 20 years teaching both in the humanities and sciences during the course of her [...]