WORLD’S
BEST
TEACHER
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Lowbridge said people could go up to the herbs
and smell, feel and taste them and then take them
home, hoping it would help them “realise the
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- Learned basic phrases in
35 languages spoken at the
school, including Gujarati,
Hindi, Tamil and Portuguese,
to better engage with pupils. - Held extra lessons during the
day and the weekend, as well
as giving students who live in
disruptive households a quiet
place to work. - Redesigned the school
curriculum to make it relevant
to the student population. - Established girls-only sports
clubs for students from
conservative communities.
At a ceremony in Dubai, the Varkey Foundation awarded
UK arts and textiles teacher Andria Zafirakou the fourth
annual Global Teacher Prize, worth US$1 million.
The judges noted her ability to go above and beyond
at Alperton Community School in the London Borough
of Brent. Ethnically diverse, with around 130 languages
spoken in the area, it is also one of the poorest areas
of the UK, something Zafirakou noted in her speech
when referring to the hardships of many of the students
at the school.
“I was set free because
my greatest fear had been
realised ... I had an old
typewriter and a big idea.
And so rock bottom became
a solid foundation on which
I rebuilt my life.”
- Author JK Rowling on failure
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A few ways
Andria
Zafirakou
went above
and beyond:
Compiled by
Adrian Flores
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