23 December 2016

Singaporean music teacher Philip Tan has been shortlisted for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2017 which carries an award of US$1 million (S$1.4 million) and is sponsored by the Dubai-based education charity Varkey Foundation.

Criteria for shortlisting nominees for the prize include outstanding achievements inside and outside the classroom, and the use of innovative and effective teaching methods.

The winner will be revealed next year on March 19 at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai.

Philip Tan has worked as an adjunct lecturer at Republic Polytechnic, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, ACS International and Lasalle College of the Arts.

He has a master’s degree in music from Kingston University in Britain, and a diploma in music from Lasalle College of the Arts.