Learn about the names of the candidates to win “Best Teacher in the World 2019”

Yesterday, the Varkey Education Foundation announced the final list of the ten teachers nominated to win the “Best Teacher in the World 2019” award, in its fifth session, which is organized by the Foundation under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Its value is one million US dollars.

The well-known actor Hugh Jackman, who announced the list of teachers nominated to win the award, confirmed in a video clip recently published on its website, that “the award has become a beacon that inspires and illuminates the path of teachers in the world, thanks to the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and his continuous support for it.” “.

The top ten nominees for the World Teacher of the Year 2019 award include Andrew Moffat MBE, a personal social health education teacher at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, and Daisy Mertens, a teacher who teaches all subjects at De Voorvogel School. Community College in Helmond, Netherlands, and Deborah Garofalo, “Technologies for Education” teacher at EMEF Almirante Aray Barreras School in São Paulo, Brazil, Hidekazu Shoto, English and ICT teacher at Ritsumeikan Elementary School in Kyoto, Japan, and Martin Salvetti, Head of the Department of Automotive Studies and Adult Vocational Training, at ESTN 5 de Abril Temperley in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Melissa Salguero, music teacher at PS48 Joseph R. Drake Elementary School, in New York, USA.

Peter Tabichi, mathematics and physics teacher at Kirito Secondary School, in Pwani village, Nakuru, Kenya; Swaroop Rawal, life skills teacher, Lavad Primary School, Gujarat, India; and Vladimir Abkhazava, civics teacher at Shipatti Public School, Tbilisi , Georgia, and Yasudai Selvakumaran, History, Society and Culture Teacher, Rooty Hill High School, New South Wales, Australia.

The Foundation indicated that the nominated teachers were chosen from among 10,000 applications and nominations from 179 countries from all over the world. This year, the award also received thousands of applications from applicants for about 33 national teacher awards inspired by the “Best Teacher Award in the World,” and the winners were also taken. The National Teacher Awards were taken into consideration when determining the final list of the 50 best teachers nominated for the award.

The top 10 teachers were selected from 50 teachers who made it to the shortlist announced in December 2018. By highlighting their stories, the Varkey Foundation hopes it can arouse public interest and awareness of the importance of the teacher’s role in building society. The name of the final winner of the award will be announced during the “Global Education and Skills Forum”, which will be held in Dubai on Sunday, March 24, 2019.