A Walpole woman who teaches school in Boston has been named one of the top teachers in the country.
President Barack Obama recently named Erin Flynn, of Walpole, one of the winners of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Flynn is a science specialist at the John D. Philbrick Elementary School in Roslindale.
Flynn, along with the other award recipients, will be honored in the fall at a White House ceremony.
Established in 1983, the PAEMST program is administered by the National Science Foundation for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. According to a Boston Public School press release, the Presidential Awards are the highest award a math or science teacher may receive for teaching in the United States.
“Ms. Flynn is a shining example of the great work happening every day in our schools,” said Boston School Superintendent Carol R. Johnson in the press release. “Her passion is bringing science to life for students and we congratulate her on this prestigious accomplishment.”
Flynn has taught at the Philbrick School for five years and in Boston Public Schools for eight years. In 2008, she received the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence for her approach to helping students explore science topics through applied experiments.
Flynn also published an article in the National Science Teachers Association journal “Science and Children,” featuring the work of the Philbrick Science Showcase. The family event celebrates students’ science learning and highlights the school’s ongoing partnership with the Boston Nature Center.
