30-year-old Sydney Engelbert, who teaches English at Keningau Vocational College in Keningau, Sabah, has been voted as the winner of the prestigious 2024
Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards, the 2nd Malaysian to win the award after Khalifa Affnan, who won in 2022.
“I never would have thought to be selected as the regional winner as other nominees were all amazing and I am truly honoured to be nominated amongst them. Yet, the overwhelming support that I have from my family, friends, colleagues and my students made me realise that I am not alone in this, oftentimes, can be a challenging journey.”Born and raised in Tambunan, a rural area in Sabah, Sydney said that her parents are both teachers and inspired her to delve into teaching.
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