Taylor Teaching Award – Maggie L Walker Governor’s School Foundation

Taylor Teaching Award 2018

By admin|2022-03-02T18:35:43+00:00July 23rd, 2018|Spotlight - Grants|

Dickson Benesh is back from his Taylor Teaching Award-funded trip to the UK! In the picture on the left, he is at Woolsthorpe Manor in Grantham, England, the birthplace and family home of Sir Isaac Newton. He is standing next to the famous apple tree from which Newton observed an apple falling, leading him to ponder the nature of gravity. Dickson's trip allowed him to follow in the footsteps of Sir Issac Newton from childhood through his

2016-17 Taylor Teaching Award

By admin|2022-03-02T19:20:50+00:00January 3rd, 2018|Spotlight - Grants|

We're happy to welcome back English Department Chair Lisa Williams from her Taylor Teaching Award-funded trip to India! The Taylor Teaching Award is named in honor of Pat Taylor, who dedicated decades of service to the Governor's School as a founder, teacher, and administrator and who we are lucky to have still involved with our school and alumni community after her retirement. The award is funded by the Foundation, though the recipient is selected by