Palestinian teacher Hanan al-Hroub of Bethlehem is announced as the winner of the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award.
“Hanan embraces the slogan ‘No to Violence’ and uses a specialist approach she developed herself, detailed in her book, ‘We Play and Learn.’ She focuses on developing trusting, respectful, honest and affectionate relationships with her students and emphasizes the importance of literacy. She encourages her students to work together, pays close attention to individual needs and rewards positive behavior,” a biography on the award website says.
Al-Hroub is congratulated by Pope Francis for the win.
“I would like to congratulate the teacher Hanan Al-Hroub for winning this prestigious prize due to the importance that she gave to the role of play in a child’s education,” he says in a video statement.
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