Inspirational Teacher: Peter Tabichi

Quoted below are from the Varkey Foundation [1]:

"Peter Tabichi is a science teacher and Franciscan Brother who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor.  His dedication, hard work and passionate belief in his student’s talent has led his poorly-resourced school in remote rural Kenya to emerge victorious after taking on the country’s best schools in national science competitions."

Peter Tabichi won the Global Teacher Prize in 2019.  "His win was announced at the Global Education and Skills Forum on 23th March 2019."

From the tab "About The Global Teacher Prize":  "A US $1 million award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession."

Peter Tabichi's "Mathematical Science team also qualified to participate at the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair 2019 in Arizona, USA, for which they’re currently preparing. His students have also won an award from The Royal Society of Chemistry after harnessing local plant life to generate electricity."

Public day for the Intel ISEF will be on May 16, 2019 [2].

Quoted below are from SCIENCE alert [3]:

"In addition, Tabichi, who is also a Franciscan Brother, started a Peace Club at the school, to help integrate students from seven different tribes, all of which attend Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School, and introduced a common program for prayer and worship during school assembly, embracing the religions practised by different students."

"'You are a shining example of what the human spirit can achieve,' Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, said in a message of congratulations. [hyperlink omitted]

"'Not just for Kenya. Not just for Africa. But for the world.'"

Peter Tabichi is a living saint!



[1] https://www.globalteacherprize.org/winners/peter-tabichi/
[2] https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef
[3] https://www.sciencealert.com/kenyan-science-teacher-who-gives-80-of-his-salary-away-wins-1m-global-prize