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Peter Tabichi Wins the Global Teacher Prize 2019

Published on March 27, 2019
A science teacher from rural Kenya, Peter Tabichi has won the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2019 which honours the world's best teacher.
Peter Tabichi Wins the Global Teacher Prize 2019
  • He was honoured for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and a few textbooks.

About Peter Tabichi:

  • Peter Tabichi is a maths and physics teacher at Keriko secondary school in Pwani Village, in a remote part of Kenya's Rift Valley.
  • He gives away 80% of his income to help the poorest students at the poorly-equipped and overcrowded school who could not afford uniforms and books.
  • Tabichi started a "talent nurturing club" and expanded the school's science club, helping pupils design research projects of such quality that many now qualify for national and international competitions.
  • His students have taken part in international science competitions and won an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry after harnessing local plant life to generate electricity.
  • Swaroop Rawal, an Indian teacher at Lavad Primary School, Gujarat and various other schools, was also there in contention for the award.

About the Global Teacher Prize:

  • The Global Teacher Prize underlines the importance of educators and seeks to acknowledge the impacts of the very best teachers not only on their students but on the communities around them.
  • The award was constituted in the year 2015 by the Varkey Foundation and the winners are awarded a US $1 million award.
  • The prize is awarded by the Varkey Foundation under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.

Question:

Q. Who has won the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2019?
a. Paul Tabichi
b. Peter Tabichi
c. Pinto Tabichi
d. Pablo Tabichi
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