New school awards16 August 2021 (by Tricia Douglas (admin)) |
This year we introduced two new awards. These awards are dedicated to the spirit, vision and moral courage of two very special women who have dedicated their lives to the promotion of integrated education.
Over 40 years ago Jackie Davidson organised a meeting in her house for other parents who would be interested in opening up Belfast’s first integrated primary school. One of the parents who attended was Linda Paul.
With other parents Linda and Jackie worked tirelessly, overcoming many personal and professional challenges to find an alternative to the segregated system of primary education.
In 1985 history was made when Hazelwood Integrated Primary School opened its doors to its first pupils. Both Linda and Jackie have been working in different capacities at Hazelwood ever since.
As a tribute to their vision and dedication it is with pride that we presented the inaugural Jackie Davidson Award for the Spirt of Integration and the Linda Paul Award for Creativity to two pupils this year.
We hope that these awards will recognise the values and ethos of integration in all our pupils at Hazelwood.
A child in P7 won the Jackie Davidson award and a child in P4 won the Linda Paul Award - well done boys and girls. Jackie and Linda's familys were able to attend the ceremony.
