Three awarded for contribution to study of Bible
Kirsten Bolinger
Public relations assistant
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia
Assignments by three more Avondale College teaching students feature in the new Bible curriculum for Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Australia and New Zealand.
Daryl Murdoch presents Gary Marsters with a $100 cheque for writing a Bible unit for Adventist Schools Australia’s Encounter curriculum. Credit: Peter Kilgour.
Ashlie Biega, Barbara Boucher and Gary Marsters each received $100 from Adventist Schools Australia (ASA) for assignments submitted for professional development and experience, a unit the students are completing as part of their courses at Avondale.
Lecturer Dr Peter Kilgour submitted six assignments to ASA’s curriculum officer (secondary) Nina Atcheson. She choose Ashlie, Barbara and Gary’s to incorporate into the Adventist Encounter Curriculum. Peter says he expected Nina to choose only one of the assignments, but the quality of the three meant Nina could not choose between them.
“We value the contribution of teaching professionals in training at Avondale,” says ASA director Dr Daryl Murdoch, who travelled from Melbourne to present Ashlie, Barbara and Gary with their cheques. “Many will teach in our schools, so having a sound understanding of the Adventist Encounter Curriculum makes good sense because it is a major vehicle in helping students make decisions to follow Christ.”
Daryl’s message to other teaching students: “You have a significant contribution to make even before you enter a classroom.”
Tessa Vogel, a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching graduate, received a similar monetary award for submitting an assignment for the curriculum this past year.