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OTTAWA — Alberta teachers and early childhood educators are among 60 recipients of the 2026 Prime Minister’s Awards recognizing excellence in education across Canada.
The awards honour teachers and educators in three categories: Teaching Excellence, Teaching Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and Excellence in Early Childhood Education.
Alberta recipients include educators from Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Wainwright.
In the Teaching Excellence category, Katherine Campbell, Jessica Oracheski and Kara Waddell of Wainwright High School received Certificates of Achievement.
Sandra Chaulk of Edmonton’s Ignite Centre for eLearning and Mackenzie DePatie of St. James School in Calgary also received Certificates of Achievement.
In the STEM category, Cilena Mathieu of Lethbridge Collegiate Institute received a Certificate of Excellence.
Hawra Khalaf, Uswa Riaz and Fizzah Aleem of Al Mustafa Academy in Edmonton received Certificates of Achievement, along with Mackenzie Whicker of Bishop McNally High School in Calgary.
In the early childhood education category, Nicole Rupprecht of Room2Grow Day Home in Calgary received a Certificate of Excellence.
Ashley Crosby of Normandeau School in Red Deer and Angeline Gagnon of Edmonton Northwest Early Learning and Child Care Centre received Certificates of Achievement.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the awards recognize educators for helping young Canadians build the skills and knowledge they need to succeed.
“Education is one of the most powerful forces for transforming our country and shaping our shared future,” Carney said.
The Prime Minister’s Awards were created in 1994 and have since recognized more than 2,300 Canadian educators.
This year’s 60 recipients were selected from 221 nominations through a two-tier process involving more than 100 volunteers from education and early childhood education communities across Canada.
Nominations are also now open for the 2027 awards and will be accepted until Jan. 13.
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