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2022 Educator Awards
The Heroes of Education Educator Awards are part of our annual gala, to be held this year on:
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 6:30pm ET
The gala will be held in person in NYC, safety permitting. In either case, a video of our program that honors all award winners will be made available online at the time above.
Each year, our annual event is a celebration in recognition of those who have improved the landscape of literature, literacy, and education through their work.
During our event program we will recognize the recipients of our two established annual awards: the John Graham Tucker Leadership award and the Book of the Year award. In 2021, we added a new award category, the Educator Awards, in order to shine a spotlight on the people who make such a difference in the daily lives of our students.
Please consider making a donation or sponsorship in support of our work and in recognition of the incredible people we are honoring this year. We thank all of those who nominated educators who have made a difference in the lives of students both throughout their careers and in spite of the challenges of the COVID pandemic which has drastically changed the lives of so many of our kids.
You nominated YOUR education heroes.
This year we welcomed nominations for consideration for an "Educator Award" on behalf of an educator who has shown a deep commitment to students of any age group throughout their career and who has continued to foster learning despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are thrilled to announce this year's winners...
Sabrina Bacchus
NYC DOE Teacher
PS 245 Magnet School of Arts and Sciences
Liliana Garcia
Group Teacher
Mother Hale Early Childhood Education Center
Katherine Mateo
Community Volunteer & Family Night Co-Host
Cypress Hills Childcare Corporation
Carolyne Ndolo
Center Director
Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center, Inc.
Sherry Ann Samuels
Teacher's Aide
St. Marks/Bishop Sexton Head Start
Our definition of "educator" does not strictly mean classroom teachers. We considered an educator eligible for nomination to be anyone who works in a school or other educational setting that teaches, guides, and supports students. Teachers, administrators, and support staff who meet the nomination criteria are all eligible.
Our five Educator Award Honorees will receive:
*$500 cash-equivalent gift card grant*
*2 free tickets to attend our in-person gala (safety permitting)*
*Recognition in our virtual event, at our in-person gala, and in event journal*
Thank you to all who submitted.
Books for Kids is a 501c3 nonprofit established in 1986. Our mission is to promote literacy among preschool-aged children in under-resourced communities. We create libraries and implement literacy programs in order to help children develop the critical early-literacy and social-emotional skills they need to be successful in kindergarten and beyond.
