Annie Ohana was brought to tears when she learned that she is now among the top 10 candidates for a prestigious global teacher award valued at US$1 million (CDN$1.38 million).
The Surrey teacher was nominated for the prize in recognition of her efforts to ensure that 91裸聊视频渁ll students are seen and heard and able to realize their full potential.91裸聊视频
The Global Teacher Prize recognizes educators who are creating change with their platforms for students and the wider community. Ohana, a teacher at L.A. Matheson Secondary, is one of 10 chosen from more than 7,000 applicants spanning 130 countries, a release notes.
91裸聊视频淵ou lead your students in field work and infuse authentic Aboriginal language and content within the curriculum. As a result, more students are taking social science courses and there are higher graduation rates for Indigenous students,91裸聊视频 actor Stephen Fry said in a Global Teacher Prize video congratulating Ohana.
While announced publicly on Wednesday, Oct. 25, Ohana was told the news a few days earlier and still can91裸聊视频檛 believe it.
Watch Annie Ohana91裸聊视频檚 surprise reaction, as she finds out that she is a Top 10 finalist for the 2023. Congratulations Annie!
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91裸聊视频漌hat I go through, I think, is so little but in essence, you are constantly fighting for your space and your right to teach in a way that is more inclusive and tries to break through that settler colonial framework,91裸聊视频 Ohana said.
A social justice teacher and department head of Indigenous studies at her school, Ohana91裸聊视频檚 teaching process aims to support the large groups of racialized students who attend her 91裸聊视频渋nner-city school.91裸聊视频
Doing so is not always easy, but it91裸聊视频檚 always worth it, she said.
91裸聊视频淭o have the vitriol, to face the harassment from some groups can be tough and this definitely makes it feel like 91裸聊视频極K, you91裸聊视频檙e doing something right.91裸聊视频91裸聊视频
With the winner of the grand prize set to be announced on Nov. 8 in Paris, Ohana says winning isn91裸聊视频檛 everything and to have made it into the top 10 is an honour.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 more about education taking that stage and having that chance. It91裸聊视频檚 a moment that a lot of teachers don91裸聊视频檛 get and so, if I can represent a whole lot of different people, then why not?91裸聊视频
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 such a stressful job and you wonder if you91裸聊视频檙e doing anything well or right, and are you making an impact. In a way, this allows you to see that.91裸聊视频
Ohana is the only Canadian chosen as a finalist, even in the top-50 category, with the other nine finalists hailing from Ghana, the U.K., France, South Africa, Pakistan, Chile, India, Ukraine and the U.S.A.
91裸聊视频淎s a collective, when you see these 50 teachers, these 10 teachers, everything they do is wrapped around community and it91裸聊视频檚 wrapped around elevating students,91裸聊视频 she said.
Since being recognized, Ohana has been feeling the love from her students, colleagues and the wider community.
91裸聊视频淢y principal announced it over the P.A., so all day it91裸聊视频檚 been 91裸聊视频楥ongratulations Ms. Ohana.91裸聊视频 I don91裸聊视频檛 know, maybe they just want the money,91裸聊视频 she quipped, laughing.
91裸聊视频淲e haven91裸聊视频檛 had a lot of moments on that global stage so it91裸聊视频檚 another moment for us to highlight our school and fight back against that idea of what Surrey is and what the kids are.91裸聊视频
The winner of the prize will receive US$100,000 each year for 10 years.
91裸聊视频淚 would love to give a trip to Haida Gwaii for our Indigenous program91裸聊视频 We91裸聊视频檝e never been able to pull that off with fundraising.
91裸聊视频淭o look at where the holes are and treat it as seed money so it grows bigger, that91裸聊视频檚 the plan. And there91裸聊视频檚 more to come.91裸聊视频
Ohana is a firm believer that 91裸聊视频渆ducation can not be within four walls91裸聊视频 and works hard each day to live that philosophy.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very humble to be a servant, to work alongside people and offer spaces and time that I think public education should be about.91裸聊视频
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