AWARDS & NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Sandra has been featured on many television and radio programs, magazines, and newspapers in Canada, Spain, USA, India, the Caribbean, South Africa, and other countries around the world.
- Presented to the White House Presidential Commission on Hispanic-American Affairs.
- The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award was presented to Sandra for her “remarkable work in education”.
- The Organization for Economic Development (OECD) recognized Sandra’s school as “A Model for Community Cohesion”.
- The International Bertelsmann Award (Carl Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany) named The Durham District School Board “The Best School System in the World”. Sandra’s school was one of the two schools showcased.
- Recipient of “The Global Best Award” by The International Partnership Network.
- The Royal Commission on Learning listed Sandra’s School as “A Success Story and Model to Follow.”
- The Federal Government of Canada awarded a grant to The Durham District School Board to develop and scale Sandra’s work as a Canadian Model for Education.
- Recipient: The Conference Board of Canada’s “National Award for School, Business, and Community Partnerships”.
- The Bruce Mather Award For Contributions To The Professional Growth Of Others
- Woman Of Distinction For Education
- Educator Of The Year (awarded by Sandra’s peers)
- The Canadian Administrator Of The Year (Niagara University, NY, USA)
- Corporate Presentations: General Electric, General Motors, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank,
- Presentations, Training, and Workshops conducted globally: Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, England, France, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
