Two Ukrainian teachers enters Top 50 Global Teacher Prize

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Two Ukrainian teachers, Oleksandr Zhuk and Natalia Gladkikh, are in Top 50 of Global Teacher Prize nominees. This was reported by Global Teacher Prize Ukraine on Facebook.

“Oleksandr Zhuk and Natalia Gladkikh are now officially one of the best teachers worldwide. Overnight, it became known that they were the best among 36,000 participants, having got into the Top 50 of the Global Teacher Prize [nominees], claiming USD 1 million,” the statement reads.

Natalia Gladkikh is a Kyiv-based educator. She has developed an educational program at a school hosting 35 teenagers with various severe developmental disorders. In addition, she oversees the inclusive projects of the “See with heart” public organization.

Oleksandr Zhuk is a 29-year-old IT-teacher at Zaporizhia-based specialized boarding school Dzherelo. He entered the Top 30 (under the age of 30) from the Kyiv Post 2018, and was also awarded the title “Honored Teacher of Ukraine” by the Ukrainian President’s decree. Zhuk learned sign language to communicate with his students.

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