Viviane Gerardu Award 2020
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Inaugural Viviane Gerardu Writing Encouragement Award
The ACTATE Executive is proud to announce the winner of the first Viviane Gerardu Writing Encouragement Award in 2020.
This award commemorates Viviane Gerardu, a member of the ACTATE community who lost a 5 year battle with cancer earlier this year. It honours her contribution to the teaching of English in the ACT and her championing of young writers. It will be awarded on an annual basis.
2020 Viviane Gerardu Writing Encouragement Award Winner
The Day My Heart Died by Clare Russell – Year 7, Campbell High School
A sensitively written story of a young person reflecting on her life, challenges and relationships. The judges commended the narrative structure, description, imagery and effective use of repetition, all contributing to the lexical cohesion of the piece.
Remembering Viviane Gerardu
Viviane was one of those inspirational and generous teachers who made a difference in the lives of her students and her colleagues.
Many will remember her for the development of the Language for Understanding Across the Curriculum (LUAC) resources and workshops she presented to ACT teachers during the 1990s.
As an ACTATE member, Viviane presented regularly at conferences and workshops and at AATE national conferences. Teachers always left her workshops with practical strategies and interesting resources to use with their students. She has also been published widely through books such as the English Quest series (2000) and articles in ACTATE’s journal, Activate.
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