Question: Who has won the 2016 Global Teacher Prize?
(a) Robin Chaurasiya
(b) Aqeela Asifi
(c) Hanan Al Hroub
(d) Maarit Rossi
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- On 13 March 2016 A Palestinian primary school teacher Hanan Al Hroub has won the 2016 Global Teacher Prize.
- Pope Francis announced the 2016 Winner of the Global Teacher Prize in a ceremony held at the Atlantis Palm Hotel in Dubai.
- Hanan grew up in the Palestinian refugee camp, Bethlehem and now teaches the children of the refugees.
- Hanan embraces the slogan ‘No to Violence’ and uses a specialist approach with her students and emphasizes the importance of literacy.
- Hanan has shared her perspective at conferences, meetings and teacher training seminars.
- The Global Teacher Prize is a 1 million US dollar award presented by Varkey Foundation annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.
- It was set up by Sunny Varkey, Kerala-born entrepreneur and educational philanthropist in 2014.
- The prize serves to underline the importance of educators and the fact that, throughout the world, their efforts deserve to be recognized and celebrated. It seeks to acknowledge the impacts of the very best teachers – not only on their students but on the communities around them.
- She beat nine other finalists to bag the award including India’s Robin Chaurasiya, who runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city’s red light district of Kamatipura.
- The Global Teacher Award in 2015 was awarded to the American teacher Nansi Atvel.
Reference:
http://www.globalteacherprize.org/pope-francis-announces-2016-global-teacher-prize-winner
http://www.globalteacherprize.org/the-global-teacher-prize-ceremony-highlights
http://www.globalteacherprize.org/winner-2016
http://www.globalteacherprize.org/take-the-top-10-finalists-global-teacher-prize-quiz