Pat Frouws, executive director of the Simon Fraser University Childcare Society (SFUCS), has received a 2012 Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Childhood Education. It’s Canada’s highest award for K-12 teachers and early childhood educators. Frouws was honoured for her work designing and implementing the UniverCity Childcare centre, which opened this year. The centre showcases the society’s curriculum philosophy and demonstrates its vision of helping children develop their potential by exploring and engaging the world around them.