Teaching students to contribute to the world | Yasodai Selvakumaran, Sydney | Global Teacher Prize

What kind of teacher do you want to be? For some, the vocation of educating young people leads you right back to where you started.

Yasodai Selvakumaran is one of a crop of emerging Australian educators who are gaining widespread fame for innovating in their fields.

Born in Sri Lanka as a member of the Tamil ethnic group, opportunities in her early life were few and far between - the group were discriminated against, and subject to numerous infractions on their human rights. Her family moved to Australia as refugees, where her opportunities began to grow.

It is no surprise, then, that her work centres around sharing the opportunities she has benefitted from - using her gift for teaching to educate and inspire other refugees and migrants.

“It’s a privilege to work in a profession that is about improving individuals, groups and ultimately entire communities.”

At her school Rooty Hill High in New South Wales, Australia, it is communities she empowers. The majority of her students are migrant children. Limited by language barriers and cultural differences, her goal is to facilitate students in sharing their own “micro-level” experiences, building connections with each other and opening them up to the wider world of education, and letting them find that opportunity for themselves - friendship, security, trust, and community.

Teachers can change the world, and they can start doing it right at home.

Together, we are strongest when we stand united, and loudest when we speak together. By talking about education, you can help ensure the world doesn't forget the United Nation's sustainable development goal promising every child a good education by 2030.
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