Bridget O’Rourke
2020 Judge
Role/organisation
Secondary School Teacher
Whangarei Girls’ High School
Location
New Zealand
Short bio
In Bridget O’Rourke’s teaching role, she has developed Media Studies courses that have seen many students gain success as twenty-first century learners to become effective communicators, connected collaborators, talented creators and critical thinkers across a range of media industries and workplaces. She finds that her reward comes in teachable moments and seeing students shine on big and small screens. She has an active role with her local film society in providing quality cinema and supporting independent filmmaking with weekly film nights.