A history teacher at Hampton High School has received a national honour.
Mark Perry has received the 2021 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The award recognizes teachers from across the country for their exceptional work in teaching Canadian history.
According to Canada’s History Society, which established the award, Perry has led students of various grades in several local schools in a commemorative project called “The Kennebecasis Valley Remembers.”
The students have uncovered thousands of primary documents and video-interviewed more than 60 Second World War veterans.
The accounts are shared in several published books and documentary films, with the volumes featuring the biographies of more than 180 people from New Brunswick and Wabanaki territory.
“This work has been used by university students and University of New Brunswick historians as they have conducted their own research on the stories of New Brunswick,” said Canada’s History.
“Through this authentic investigation of history, Mr. Perry’s students enhanced their historical thinking skills and overall understanding of the participation of New Brunswickers in the two world wars.”
Perry will receive a medal, a $2,500 cash prize, and a $1,000 cash prize for the school.
