Global Teacher Prize 2017 finalist – Wemerson da Silva Nogueira from Brazil

Global Teacher Prize

Wemerson da Silva Nogueira is one of the ten finalists in with a chance of winning the Global Teacher Prize worth $1 million on Sunday 19 March.

Wemerson is a science teacher at the Escola Antônio dos Santos Neves in Boa Esperança, Brazil. His first school was in an area with a very high crime rate – the school drop-out rate was 50% – and children were not interested in learning. Wemerson decided to add songs to make classes more inspirational. Now his school is considered the best in the city, and has contributed to reducing drug trafficking and violence by 70%.

Come back to First News this Sunday, 19 March, at 4pm (GMT) to watch a very special announcement of the winner – it’ll be out of this world! You can read more about the winner in Issue 562 of First News, on sale Friday 24 March.

Watch videos about all the all ten finalists.

Watch what Prince Harry has to say about the Global Teacher Prize 2017 finalists.

Find out more about the Global Teacher Prize.

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