Gori public school wins National Teacher Prize

Nino Psuturi, a teacher from central Georgia’s Gori Public School No.8, has won the National Teacher Award of Georgia after being nominated among five educators from across the country.

Psuturi, a mentor teacher of Biology, was awarded by the Education Minister Giorgi Amilakhvari on October 5, marking World Teacher’s Day, with the official highlighting the importance of supporting teachers throughout the country.

Nino Psuturi, the winner of the National Teacher Award. Photo: tprize.ge

This profession has always been the most distinguished, honourable and responsible profession among those that need special appreciation. This is the main priority for me, and in order to support teachers, I actively continue to work on new initiatives with my team”, Amilakhvari said at the award ceremony.

Amilakhvari said the National Teacher Prize, established in 2017, was “one of the most important awards” in the country and thanked organisers involved in handing out the prize.

He also briefed those involved in the awards about the Ministry’s initiative to establish National Teacher’s Day on October 27, marking the birthday of Iakob Gogebashvili - Georgian educator, teacher, publicist, writer and founder of the scientific pedagogy in the country.

Teachers will be awarded the prize for their “contribution to the development of the society and the education system”, with the prize coming with a specially designed badge and a monetary award.