British Columbia Innovation Council

2008 Eve Savory Award for Science Communication

Mr. Gordon Gore

Founder, BIG Little Science Centre

Gordon Gore is a retired science teacher who has dedicated his life to spreading science education to audiences of all ages. Gore's career lists numerous successes as a secondary school physics teacher, author, presenter, and teacher trainer. Even in retirement, he continues to share and communicate a passion for hands-on experimental science with students of all ages and the teaching community. In 2000, Gore established the Big Little Science Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, a non-profit society dedicated to teaching science in an interactive environment. The Centre's beginnings started as a traveling science road show from the back of his truck until it established permanent residence at an elementary school. With numerous achievements to communicating science education, Gore's contributions have been significant in inspiring audiences of all ages to have fun with science.

Work and Achievements

  • Enjoyed 40 years as a teacher at the secondary and post-secondary level.
  • In 2000, founded the BIG Little Science Centre in Kamloops, B.C.
  • Published various books focused on engaging audiences with science.
  • Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year Award, BC Science Teachers’ Association (1996).
  • BC Premier’s Community Achievement Award (2004).
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, BC Physics Teachers’ Association (2005).
  • Honourary Doctor of Letters from Thompson Rivers University (2007).

Acclaim

"The BIG Little Science Centre housed in Kamloops, BC is but one indication of the career achievements of Mr. Gore and his desire to spread the love and understanding of science and its day to day incorporation in our lives."
- Annette Glover, President, BIG Little Science Centre Society

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