Sarah has taken part in many courses and training in photography at such education institutions as Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Canadore College in North Bay, Sheridan College, Sir Sandford Fleming College at the Haliburton School of Fine Arts, and Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology in Sudbury, Ontario. She has taught numerous courses in photography throughout her career as an artist, and has received many awards for her art work at the LaCloche Art Shows from 1998-2007, as well as the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah Visual Art Exhibition, 2000-2007.