Amar Elmir

Kindergarten Teacher, Unity Grammar

Amar, an early career educator, has significantly impacted the staff, parents, and students at Unity Grammar. Her care for her students, collaborative approach with colleagues, and ability to connect and engage reflect not only her love of learning but also her capacity to be an inspirational educator. Being an Early Stage 1 Kindergarten teacher, Amar is uniquely placed to shape the initial experiences her students have at the commencement of their schooling. She is also the first point of connection and contact with the school community that the parents have. Amar values these connections, to her it is the heart of all she does in her role as an educator of the youngest students attending Unity Grammar.

Described as being always present for those she is with, prepared and ready for any challenges that may arise during the day, Amar’s professional presence belies her position as an early career educator having entered the profession in 2022. Amar sees compassion, empathy, and engagement as key to being a successful teacher as she works with both mind and heart to share those core values with her students. Generous by nature, Amar willing supports other teachers in need, whether it is through additional support or relief in class, or with the sharing of resources. She welcomes others into her classroom and happily shares the successes, and challenges, that early career educators face and work diligently to overcome. She contributes to, and benefits from, the strengths of the community she is part of as a teacher at Unity Grammar.

Amar has connected with her peers and the school community through her hard work and dedication, sharing her time, resources and enthusiasm for learning with those around her. For Amar, the transformational role teachers play in the lives of young people is the foundation that underpins her practice. She seeks every day to set high standards for herself and her students, to inspire them to see that they can do and be more in the same way she herself was inspired by her thoughtful and caring teacher in Year 4. It is these connections to community, family, and friends that drive her in her role as a teacher. It is her engagement of mind and heart that underpins her relationships with her students, their parents, and her colleagues as an inspiring educator.