Nanaimo teacher receives national honours for creating inclusive classroom
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo teacher is being honoured for her work making her Brechin Elementary classroom a safe space for a Grade 5 student with autism.
Twila Konynenbelt received a National Inclusive Award on Friday, one of six teachers from B.C. honoured.
She was nominated by the mother of Cassie Gamlin after encouraging Cassie to present to the class about art.
Katerina Gamlin noticeably held back tears many times as she told NanaimoNewsNOW about how meaningful it was to see her daughter engaged by a teacher.