The Inspiring Teachers award, an initiative of Clarín and Zurich, closed its third edition with a special program, in which the stories and educational projects of the six finalist teachers were the protagonists. They were chosen among 2,000 applications from the 24 districts of the country. In the program, which was hosted by Federico Seeber and Paula García and was broadcast on Saturday by TN, the names of those who received the $5,000,000 in prizes distributed by the contest were revealed. The first selection, of 24 semi-finalists, was made by a committee of thy Foundation. In the next stage, the jury made up of specialists from the Conciencia Association, Fundación Argentina, Proyecto Educar 2050, and Fundación Noble chose the six finalists.
The verdict was ruled by Melina Furman, Beatriz Argentina Phone Number List Hall, Marcela Noble Herrera, Guillermina Tiramonti, Diego Golombek, Manuel Alvarez Tronge, María Marta García Negroni, Pablo Jacovkis, Gabriela Azar, Agustín Porres, Paola del Bosco, Víctor Volman and Carlos Tramutola. Then, Viviana Yommi won the award for Inspirational Teacher of the Year and received 3,000,000 pesos to enhance her work. She stands out for her work in the field of special education, at the Esperanza Institute of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones. She promotes different initiatives aimed at helping her students develop their full potential. She promotes student participation in sporting and cultural events at the local, national and international level.
In addition, the school has garden projects in conjunction with the native community of Iriapu and job inclusion programs for its alumni in different hotels and businesses in Iguazú. “All of the award finalists are unique and could have been chosen as Inspirational Teacher of the Year, for all the incredible work that each of them does with their students and their community. For me this award means an opportunity to show society that nothing is impossible; that the abilities of my students will always be greater than any of their disabilities,” added Viviana, who has more than 30 years of experience. On the other hand, teachers Paula Aguilar and Leonardo Amarilla received a special mention of $1,000,000 each.