The exemplary efforts of two community language teachers have been highlighted at the Outstanding Community Language Teacher of the Year awards 2025 held at WA Museum Boola Bardip last night.
The annual event pays tribute to the achievements of community language teachers and is presented by Community Languages WA in partnership with the Office of Multicultural Interests.
It features two awards in the categories of Outstanding Community Language Teacher of the Year and Emerging Community Language Teacher of the Year.
Mrs Christine Reger from the Goethe Society WA received the Outstanding Community Language Teacher of the Year Award, acknowledging a recipient who has made an exceptional contribution which significantly enhanced the quality of teaching and learning in a community language group in Western Australia.
Mrs Sylwia Mason, from the Polish School WA, received the Emerging Community Language Teacher of the Year Award, first introduced in 2024. This accolade is for a community language teacher in their first three years of teaching a community language. It aims to reflect the dedication of new teachers to community language schools.
The 2025 awards attracted a strong and competitive field of applicants from a wide range of community language schools, which reflected the value of the awards to the sector.
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Photo by Ezra Alcantra.