A LONG-time teacher at St Patrick\u2019s College has been recognised with an Edmund Rice Education Australia Charter Leadership Award for Gospel Spirituality.<\/p>\n
The school\u2019s year 7 coordinator Margaret Dodd was presented with the award during an event in Melbourne late last month, and said she was humbled by the acknowledgement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt very honoured to be presented with this award from the EREA and to share a meal with those people where I was being congratulated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also feel extremely humbled that my colleagues took the time to nominate me for this award.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having taught in the region for four decades, Ms Dodd has been at St Pat\u2019s for 11 years.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s taken pride in knowing each of her students by name and said a highlight is in seeing them grow from junior to senior year levels and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had the joy of knowing kids in the womb to when they\u2019ve left St Pat\u2019s and still seeing them out and about. Lots of boys in year 12 now, I taught their father,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot many people have that joy and I feel very lucky and blessed to be in that position.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe boys love it too. Straight away they\u2019ve got a connection, and they think, \u2018oh that\u2019s good, I know Mrs Dodd and Mrs Dodd knows me.\u2019 It\u2019s very special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Dodd\u2019s accolade marks the second consecutive year a St Pat\u2019s staff member has received an EREA award, with year 8 pastoral care teacher and faith in action domain leader Michael Weadon acknowledged with the Touchstone of Justice and Solidarity category.<\/p>\n
St Pat\u2019s is one of 55 Catholic schools steeped in the Edmund Rice tradition, with the awards introduced in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A LONG-time teacher at St Patrick\u2019s College has been recognised with an Edmund Rice Education Australia Charter Leadership Award for Gospel Spirituality. The school\u2019s year 7 coordinator Margaret Dodd was presented with the award during an event in Melbourne late last month, and said she was humbled by the acknowledgement. \u201cI felt very honoured to […]<\/p>\n