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英国的美术老师安卓亚·卓菲拉库（Andria Zafirakou）成功获得了2018年度“全球最佳老师”（global best teacher prize）的奖项，击败了来自全球的各个优秀老师，并赢得了100万美元的奖金。安卓亚·卓菲拉库在英国伦敦的阿尔伯顿社区学校教书，这里是英国内最平穷的地区之一。
Wow.Good evening everyone how are you. Fine, you ask me ask me.
I've not practiced my speech, so please forgive me if I mess it up slightly, But first of all thank you to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.Thank you to sunny Varkey and the Varkey foundation.I want to share this honor with my fellow teachers and wonderful students at Albertan Community School in Brent London.
London!
Now I think I know how it feels. Now I also want to share this honor with my fellow finalists incredible people, incredible. And all the teachers from all over the world, because tonight it's not about one person.It's about celebrating all the teachers and recognizing the important role they play in shaping the future for our children .
I know the people who have influenced me the most. My mum, my dad, who are somewhere here. Where are you mum? Yeah!
The Greek family have arrived. Also Thank you to my incredible rock my husband my beautiful daughters Sofia Anna Maria and my head teacher my boss who is in this building today.So thank you very much!
For his support and also to all my incredible friends who have been my inspiration. The community where I teach him Brent is beautifully diverse and indeed is one of the most multicultural communities in the world.
Nearly half of our residents were born outside the UK and over a hundred different languages are spoken by our students in our schools. For many of our students, English is not the main language spoken at home.
It's also community where many of our students unfortunately live in challenging circumstances. They have tough lives. They live in crowded homes and sometimes It's a challenge for them to find peace and a quiet place to study. Others are unable to stay for after-school activities, because they are carers or have to look after their younger brothers and sisters Whilst their parents go to work. What is amazing is that, whatever issues they are having at home, whatever is missing from their life or causing them pain. Our school is theirs!
And I know that if our school could open at six o'clock in the morning there would be a queue of children waiting outside at five o'clock in the morning. That's how phenomenal they are. So the most important thing that we can do as teachers is to ensure that our schools are safe havens. We also have students who have stable home lives and they choose to come to our school. This is because our school celebrates diversity and shapes them into real citizens who accept and appreciate one another.
So it's all the students all over the world. I say whatever your circumstances, whatever your troubles. Please know that you have the potential to succeed in whatever your dreams may be and that is a right that nobody should take from you. Yeah, absolutely.
Andria Zafirakou has been praised for working with disadvantaged pupils and their families
Since I was young my dream was to be in art and textiles teacher. I am proud to be an art and textiles teacher. The arts have to fight for space in the curriculum and for funding, they are often the first budgets to be cut. This is so wrong.
You can clap now!
The arts teach students how to think creatively which will be important for the jobs they are likely to do when they leave school. They also teach resilience and the perseverance can pay off . For my students the arts provide a sanctuary a place where they can safely express themselves and connect with their identity.
We know that students who spend more time on the arts can become more successful at the rest of their studies too. my students are evidence of this. They thrive, look at our results for a curriculum that embraces the Arts.
I just spent the most amazing few days meeting with other phenomenal teachers. Phenomenal teachers and they have come from all over the world. I am celebrating this win with you and all our teachers back home.
That is for all of us.
Thank you very much!
Andria Zafirakou with pupils from Alperton Community School, Brent
Andria Zafirakou called for more recognition for the value of the arts and creativity in school
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