The 2015 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Prairies and Northwest Territories)

is awarded to

Patrick Kossmann

"I am grateful that I was nominated for this award and humbled that I was chosen. I would like to thank all the people who were willing to say such nice things about me and my teaching. This award symbolizes all the amazing people I have worked with and leaned from over the years." winner citation

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2015 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Prairies and Northwest Territories) is awarded to Patrick Kossmann, Greenall High School, in recognition of for his creative work in encouraging students to learn physics. A Physics teacher and a drama coach, his classes are engaging and enjoyable, while maintaining top standards of academic excellence. announcement

Patrick Kossmann has been the Physics teacher at Greenall High School in Balgonie, SK for the last 14 years. During that time he has provided material for text book publication, written curricula for a locally developed Robotics course, helped plan several provincial Math and Science Conferences, run the Regional Science Fair(s) along with be a part of the 2010 Saskatchewan/Manitoba Iron Scientist team. In addition to being a dedicated science teacher Patrick has found the time to be an award winning coach drama coach and regularly takes students to competitions in Improv and Once One Act drama. nominator citation

The CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics, which was introduced in 2010, is intended to recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs and to encourage and promote physics at the high school/CEGEP level in Canada. The award is sponsored by the CAP, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, TRIUMF, Nelson Education, and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. medal description

The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of Corporate, Institutional, and Departmental Members. In addition to its learned activities, the CAP also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. cap description

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For more information, please contact:

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Tel: 613-562-5614
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