The Advance Ashburton Leader's Scholarship and Jan Early Memorial scholarship closes 23rd of August.
The Jan Early Memorial Scholarship
Lorna Humm was announced as the inaugural recipient of the Jan Early Memorial Scholarship! Lorna is a practicing veterinary surgeon and has commenced her governance journey within the deer industry having been recently appointed to the Chair of Provelco and the Chair of the Canterbury West Coast Deer Association. She is committed to agriculture within the District as a farming partner and in a leadership position at VetEnt Riverside. It is her hope to expand her governance and leadership roles to the wider community.
Advance Ashburton 2022 Leader's Scholarship
We are delighted to announce the joint winners of this year's Advance Ashburton Leadership Scholarship are Liz McMillan and Janine Holland. Both women are totally committed to the District and both have already proven themselves in the field of leadership. The scholarship of $10,000 will enable the women to undergo further personal development and will, the Foundation believes, bring ongoing leadership benefit.
Advance Ashburton 2021 Leader's Scholarship
At a recent Donors’ function, the winners of the Advance Ashburton Leaders’ Scholarship for 2021 were announced: Tiipene Philip and Kaylib Gorrie.
Chair of the Foundation, Mary Ross, said the calibre of this year’s applications was so high that a joint award was made. A member of the selection committee, Sir Graeme Harrison, was impressed with both successful applicants and he contributed to the award, to a total of $15,000.
This scholarship is to enhance the leadership skills of outstanding Mid Cantabrians, to enable them to grow their leadership skills and enhance their capability of helping create a better Ashburton district.
Funds for the award were first raised at a breakfast fundraiser hosted by Sir Stephen Tindall in 2017 at the newly established EA Networks pavilion at Trotts Garden. This was a sold-out event and the proceeds raised established this new Leaders’ scholarship.
Both winners of this year’s award were humbled by the award and reaffirmed their ambition to help and support our district through their leadership roles.
Tiipene, a Warden and Trustee at the Hakatere Marae and Kahui Across School Teacher at the College, will use the scholarship to help improve capacity and leadership for Māori services provided on a volunteer basis for people of all ethnicities in the district.
Kaylib, Deputy Principal at Mt Hutt College, will continue his Master of Educational Leadership at Canterbury University, and develop his Wellbeing Tool currently on trial at the College.
‘The Foundation is delighted to recognise and support the leaders in our community with this award,”
says Mrs. Ross.
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Kaylib Gorrie (left) and Tiipene Philip accept their award from Sir Graeme Harrison, a member of the selection panel
Advance Ashburton 2020 Leader's Scholarship
Associate Principal and Head of ICT/e-learning at Allenton Primary School, Kerrin Corcoran, is the 2020 recipient of Advance Ashburton Community Foundation’s Leader’s Scholarship.
Kerrin wants educators and students in our district to become digitally fluent. This fluency is vital to meet education needs now, as shown during the current Covid crisis, and in the future. “I strongly believe that digital tools offer great opportunities to enhance learning and improve educational outcomes for all,” she says.
Kerrin strongly believes the focus needs to be on digital capability for educators and students. “We are all learners, as the digital landscape is forever changing and evolving. The challenge is not to know how everything ‘works’ . . . the challenge is to become digitally fluent, so we are capable of choosing the right digital tool to meet our needs or desired outcome.”
The Foundation was impressed by Kerrin’s passion to build digital capacity not only of students and teachers, but also of the wider Mid-Canterbury community.
Kerrin’s plan is to establish the Mid Canterbury e-Learning Network which will provide an opportunity for educators to network and learn from each other how to develop their and their student’s digital capabilities. She believes Mid Canterbury has a history of being innovative in its approach to new initiatives involving digital technologies. The development of an e-Learning Network will allow these innovations to be shared with colleagues to develop the capabilities within our wider community.
The Foundation’s Scholarship of $10,000 will allow Kerrin to undertake further study and become a Google Certified Teacher and Certified Trainer using the Google Suite. Units will include digital safety, tools for diverse learners and supporting English language learners. Kerrin will learn what true facilitation of learning in the classroom looks like and practical strategies for reaching every student.
“I believe that the professional development and leadership opportunities that this scholarship will allow me to undertake will benefit the Mid Canterbury community as we all build our digital capabilities,” says Kerrin.
Kerrin wants educators and students in our district to become digitally fluent. This fluency is vital to meet education needs now, as shown during the current Covid crisis, and in the future. “I strongly believe that digital tools offer great opportunities to enhance learning and improve educational outcomes for all,” she says.
Kerrin strongly believes the focus needs to be on digital capability for educators and students. “We are all learners, as the digital landscape is forever changing and evolving. The challenge is not to know how everything ‘works’ . . . the challenge is to become digitally fluent, so we are capable of choosing the right digital tool to meet our needs or desired outcome.”
The Foundation was impressed by Kerrin’s passion to build digital capacity not only of students and teachers, but also of the wider Mid-Canterbury community.
Kerrin’s plan is to establish the Mid Canterbury e-Learning Network which will provide an opportunity for educators to network and learn from each other how to develop their and their student’s digital capabilities. She believes Mid Canterbury has a history of being innovative in its approach to new initiatives involving digital technologies. The development of an e-Learning Network will allow these innovations to be shared with colleagues to develop the capabilities within our wider community.
The Foundation’s Scholarship of $10,000 will allow Kerrin to undertake further study and become a Google Certified Teacher and Certified Trainer using the Google Suite. Units will include digital safety, tools for diverse learners and supporting English language learners. Kerrin will learn what true facilitation of learning in the classroom looks like and practical strategies for reaching every student.
“I believe that the professional development and leadership opportunities that this scholarship will allow me to undertake will benefit the Mid Canterbury community as we all build our digital capabilities,” says Kerrin.
Advance Ashburton 2019 Leader's Scholarship
Ross will be using this scholarship to attend an educational leaders course at Harvard University, including professional development for preparing your educational institution for the future. At a key time of change in our education system, Ross will enable this knowledge and learning to be brought back to our community to ensure positive change and forward thinking for our local education system
Pictured: Ross Preece, together with wife, Paula Preece, Sir Graeme Harrison and Barbara Harrison.
Pictured: Ross Preece, together with wife, Paula Preece, Sir Graeme Harrison and Barbara Harrison.
"To be recognized with this scholarship is a huge honour and one which I choose to take full advantage of. I feel a very keen sense of responsibility and leadership to my community and am excited to support others in my current journey and all that lies ahead." - Lisa Anderson, Scholarship Recipient
This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Sir Graeme Harrison.
This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Sir Graeme Harrison.
Katrina Palmer will be attending an Outward Bound Professional
Leadership course and we wish her all the very best with this
opportunity to build confidence and leadership skills.
This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Sir
Graeme Harrison.
Leadership course and we wish her all the very best with this
opportunity to build confidence and leadership skills.
This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Sir
Graeme Harrison.
Advance Ashburton 2018 Leader's Scholarship
Advance Ashburton is very proud to announce Fleur Mulligan as the recipient of our first Leader’s Scholarship. The new Leader’s Scholarship provides an opportunity for an individual wishing to continue their leadership and personal development journey.
Fleur has already achieved much. She has worked in Central Government, local Government and is now a banker. Meanwhile, she has held, and still holds, leadership roles in many community organisations as well as a business with her partner.
Fleur stated that one of her aspirations is “to enhance my governance skills to be a credible leader, able to represent those of my age, stage and gender in decision making and strategy.”
As a recipient of our first Leader’s Scholarship, Fleur will be undertaking the Essentials of Directorship with the Institute of Directors.
This first Leader’s Scholarship was funded from proceeds made from a Breakfast Fundraising event with Sir Stephen Tindall, held in November 2017.
Fleur has already achieved much. She has worked in Central Government, local Government and is now a banker. Meanwhile, she has held, and still holds, leadership roles in many community organisations as well as a business with her partner.
Fleur stated that one of her aspirations is “to enhance my governance skills to be a credible leader, able to represent those of my age, stage and gender in decision making and strategy.”
As a recipient of our first Leader’s Scholarship, Fleur will be undertaking the Essentials of Directorship with the Institute of Directors.
This first Leader’s Scholarship was funded from proceeds made from a Breakfast Fundraising event with Sir Stephen Tindall, held in November 2017.