Question: Who amongst the following was recently awarded the Global Teacher Prize-2018?
(a) Maggi MacDonell
(b) Nancy Atwell
(c) Andria Jafirakou
(d) Hanan al Harub
Reply- (c)
Related Facts
- On March 18th 2018, Global Teacher Prize award for 2018 from Sunny Varkey of the Varkey Foundation was given to British teacher Andria Jafirakou.
- The prize was distributed by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Maktoum, vice president and Prime Minister of UAE and ruler of Dubai.
- The winner is awarded $1million for their outstanding work.
- It is remarkable that she is the first person from Britain to get this award.
- Andria teaches at Alperton Community School, a secondary school academy in the inner city borough of Brent. It’s no easy task. Brent is one of the most ethnically diverse places in the country and 130 languages are spoken in its schools.
- It is known that this award is provided annually by the founding non-profit organization Varkey Foundation for improving the level of education for the poor children of the world.
- Varkey Foundation was founded by Sunny Varkey, a social activist born in Kerala.
Reference:
http://www.globalteacherprize.org/winner-2018/
http://www.globalteacherprize.org/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/british-teacher-wins-1-million-global-best-teacher-award-in-uae/article23293826.ece