The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXX
THE COURAGE OF CHILDREN: BOSTON AND BEYOND Volume XXX is dedicated to a beloved partner and volunteer, who for thirty years helped to advance our mission, through her expertise and passion, by editing, preparing, and overseeing production of this publication. This extraordinary support enabled The MAX to showcase and preserve these outstanding stories of courage. Alexandra Marshall We thank you for your remarkable dedication, precision, loyalty to the program, and to the integrity of the students’ work. The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond viii
Champion of Courage Award The Champion of Courage Award is given annually in recognition for outstanding volunteerism at MAXCourage. Past recipients have been board members and long-time volunteers who have given their time, treasure, and talent to the organization. Awardees go beyond the call of duty, and we could not do the work we do without them. We honor ALL OF OUR COURAGEOUS TEACHERS as the 2021 recipients of the Champion of Courage of Award. Elsie Wilmerding Award for Excellence in Teaching The MAXCourage Board of Trustees is honored to present the Elsie Wilmerding Award for Excellence in Teaching. Named in honor of our late and long-time board member, this award celebrates Elsie’s talent and passion for teaching, and the tremendous impact teachers can have in the lives of young people. Elsie spent thirteen years as a learning specialist at the Fenn School where she was known for her patience, kindness, and creativity with her students. She authored workbooks and the young adult historical novel, This Land is Mine!. This beautiful book tells the story of Crazy Horse and General Custer and the contested expansion of the Western United States, through the perspective of those two important historical figures. The recipient of the 2021 Elsie Wilmerding Award for Excellence in Teaching is THU-HANG TRAN-PEOU, of Josiah Quincy Upper School, for embodying the qualities that Elsie championed. Volume XXX ix
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Champion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Courage</strong> Award<br />
<strong>The</strong> Champion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Courage</strong> Award is given annually in recognition for<br />
outst<strong>and</strong>ing volunteerism at MAX<strong>Courage</strong>. Past recipients have been board<br />
members <strong>and</strong> long-time volunteers who have given their time, treasure, <strong>and</strong><br />
talent to the organization. Awardees go beyond the call <strong>of</strong> duty, <strong>and</strong> we could<br />
not do the work we do without them.<br />
We honor ALL OF OUR COURAGEOUS TEACHERS as the 2021 recipients<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Champion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Courage</strong> <strong>of</strong> Award.<br />
Elsie Wilmerding Award for<br />
Excellence in Teaching<br />
<strong>The</strong> MAX<strong>Courage</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees is honored to present the Elsie Wilmerding<br />
Award for Excellence in Teaching. Named in honor <strong>of</strong> our late <strong>and</strong> long-time<br />
board member, this award celebrates Elsie’s talent <strong>and</strong> passion for teaching,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the tremendous impact teachers can have in the lives <strong>of</strong> young people.<br />
Elsie spent thirteen years as a learning specialist at the Fenn School where she<br />
was known for her patience, kindness, <strong>and</strong> creativity with her students. She<br />
authored workbooks <strong>and</strong> the young adult historical novel, This L<strong>and</strong> is Mine!.<br />
This beautiful book tells the story <strong>of</strong> Crazy Horse <strong>and</strong> General Custer <strong>and</strong> the<br />
contested expansion <strong>of</strong> the Western United States, through the perspective <strong>of</strong><br />
those two important historical figures.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong> the 2021 Elsie Wilmerding Award for Excellence in Teaching<br />
is THU-HANG TRAN-PEOU, <strong>of</strong> Josiah Quincy Upper School, for embodying<br />
the qualities that Elsie championed.<br />
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