Frequently Asked Questions
| 1. | Q: | What does it cost to participate in the Awards? |
| A: | Nothing. Participation is free thanks to the generous support of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and the Imperial Oil Foundation. | |
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| 2. | Q: | How long have the awards been running? |
| A: | The Awards have been celebrated since 2004 in Alberta and British Columbia and since 2005 in Ontario. Prior to this, from 2000 to 2004 the awards were called the Garfield Weston Outstanding Principals Awards. | |
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| 3. | Q: | Who provides the financial support for the Awards? |
| A: | The awards are generously sponsored by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and the Imperial Oil Foundation, Canadian charitable foundations. | |
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| 4. | Q: | What is the purpose of the Awards? |
| A: | The purpose of the awards is to raise national academic standards by encouraging Canadian educators to embrace, a) productive competition among schools and, b) the public celebration of educators’ success. In addition, the program demonstrates to all educators that their success is highly valued and will be celebrated publicly. | |
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| 5. | Q: | How should I dress for the awards? |
| A: | The evening is a semi-formal evening. | |
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| 6. | Q: | Where do the awards take place? |
| A: | The awards are presented at gala events in the cities of Calgary and Toronto. | |
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| 7. | Q: | Do I have to be present at the dinner in order to receive prize money if I am a Finalist School? |
| A: | Yes, at least one person from a Finalist school must be present at the gala. | |
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| 8. | Q: | How do you select the schools to invite to the awards? |
| A: | To identify the schools to be honoured the Fraser Institute thoroughly analyzes the historical results data of each school included in either the Institute’s annual Report Card on Elementary Schools or its annual Report Card on Secondary Schools in each of the four participating provinces. This analysis determines a short-list of approximately 30 schools for each award category. Only schools that are rated in the Fraser Institute's most recent edition of the Report Card and have received a rating in each of the last six reported school years are eligible for consideration. | |
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| 9. | Q: | What are the award categories? |
| A: | Award categories change each year. See award categories for the current year. | |
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| 10. | Q: | Where do I find the link to download photos from the awards dinner? |
| A: | The link will be emailed to each principal as soon as it is available after the event. | |
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