Tony Holmes Prizes in Early Childhood Education
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Tony Holmes was passionate about early childhood education and taught many students alongside his valued colleague Feaua’i Burgess at Wellington Teachers College. These prizes were established by Janet Holmes in memory of her husband and are intended to encourage Pasifika students to pursue a career in early childhood education.
The Prizes may be held in conjunction with other Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington awards.
Recipients will be asked to write a letter of thanks to the donor within one month of receiving the prize, which will be forwarded appropriately.
These prizes will be awarded at the annual Faculty Teacher Education Excellence Awards.
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Two prizes are awarded annually:
Prize 1: The Tony Holmes Early Childhood degree prize - awarded to the highest achieving student, as judged by the Institute for Early Childhood Studies Director (or nominee) in either:
Prize 2: The Tony Holmes Early Childhood degree Pasifika prize - awarded annually to the highest achieving Pasifika student, as judged by the Institute for Early Childhood Studies Director (or nominee) in either:
Should the awardee of the prize for the highest achieving student be Pasifika, the Tony Holmes Early Childhood degree Pasifika prize shall be awarded to the Pasifika student, as judged by the Institute for Early Childhood Studies Director, to be the next highest achieving Pasifika student.