Abu Dhabi teacher finalist in $1 million prize

  DUBAI – A Physical Education (PE) teacher in Abu Dhabi has been chosen as a finalist to win the $1 million Global Teacher Prize. Riadh Zammali made it to the top 50 shortlist for the prestigious Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2021 in partnership with Unesco. The award is now on its seventh year and is considered the largest of its kind. Teen student Lamya Butt from Dubai Scholars Private School has also been shortlisted for the Global Student Prize. The winning student will receive $100,000. For the Global Teacher Prize, Zammali was shortlisted from more than 8,000 nominations from 121 countries. Zammali said that if he wins the Global Teacher Prize, he will launch an association to support children with disabilities using virtual reality tools. The Tunisian teacher has worked in rural areas of his home country where he launched an led a number of PE clubs and the first sport associations for girls, despite a lack of infrastructure or equipment. Zammali is currently teaching at Abu Dhabi’s Gyathi Centre Zayed Higher Organisation. At the Ghayathi Center for Special Needs in the UAE, he introduced innovative approaches to Special Education Needs sports that helped his students win more than 100 sports prizes. He introduced the region’s first Microsoft Educational Programme for people with disabilities, helping his school win Best SEN Public Centre in Abu Dhabi in 2020. He also won Best Teacher in Abu Dhabi public centres for people with disabilities, and was nominated for the Mohamed bin Zayed Award for Best Gulf Teacher. ICA/Expat Media
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