BCRTA Golden Star Awards

Celebrating Programs that Feature the Interaction of Seniors and Students (deadline is April 15 of each year)

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2025  Golden Star Award year recipients!

Greenwood Elementary “GES and Parkview Manor” – Teacher, Jennifer Eaton 

J.W. Inglis School “Community Connections” Legion Award  Lumby BC Teacher Jennie Currie

Ladysmith Secondary School, “Health Care Auxiliary Youth Workers”  Teacher Kirsten Toole 

Lord Kelvin Elementary, New Westminster, BC  “Seniors Sewing and Such”  Teacher Kim Zimmerman 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Winner Golden Star Award  Maquinna Elementary School Port Alberni

“Senior Guest Storytime”  

2024 Golden Star Award Greenwood Elementary School, Greenwood

“Parkview Manor Advent”

2023 Winners 

“G is for Grandfriend” Ray Shepherd Elementary School, Surrey 

“Community Connections”  Tatla Lake Junior Secondary, Tatla Lake 

 

2022 Golden Star Award Recipient Article

2021 Golden Star Award Recipients Article

Congratulations to all students, seniors and teachers…

  • Mundy Road Elementary – “Real Acts of Caring”
  • Ray Shepherd Elementary – “G is for Grandfriend”
  • Sentinel Secondary School “Teens to Seniors Art”
  • Thetis Island Elementary School – “Intergenerational Program”
  • “Home on the Imjin River” A Poem by Braidyn Chang

Congratulations to all students, seniors and teachers…

  • Mundy Road Elementary – “Real Acts of Caring”
  • Ray Shepherd Elementary – “G is for Grandfriend”
  • Sentinel Secondary School “Teens to Seniors Art”
  • Thetis Island Elementary School – “Intergenerational Program”
  • “Home on the Imjin River” A Poem by Braidyn Chang

Previous Golden Star Awards

2020 Awards

The Excellence in Public Education
Committee is pleased to announce the
recipients of this year’s Golden Star
Awards. School closures mid–March
affected the number of applications we
received but quality made up for quantity.

Congratulations:

 Tecumseh Elementary School in Vancouver

(Tilia Prior and Marion Collins, teachers)

Elementary School on Thetis Island

(Genny Redman, teacher) 

These teachers led intergenerational
programs that exemplify the rich
interactions and outcomes that can occur
when students and seniors interact.
When circumstances permit, the
Committee looks forward to presentation
events at Tecumseh and Thetis Island.
Kudos to all involved!

2019 Awards

2018 Awards

2017 Awards

2016 Awards

2015 Awards

2014 Awards

2013 Awards

2012 Awards

2011 Awards

2010 Awards

How to Enter

Option 1: Fillable PDF Form

Application form is a fillable PDF form. When you click the link below the form will begin a download in your web browser. Save the form to your hard drive, then open it in Acrobat Reader or another dedicated pdf reader to fill in the form. You will get the best results if you have the newest version of Acrobat Reader. Remember to save the completed form after you fill it in! Keep track of the completed form as you will need to submit a paper and electronic version of this application. Please make sure you follow the instructions for submission on the last page of the application form.

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Option 2: Hand-written Form

The form is designed to be completed by hand. When you click the link below the form will begin a download in your web browser.

Print out the form, then fill in the information by hand.

Please make sure you follow the instructions for submission on the last page of the application form.

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