The Goddard School Announces Pamela Gijanto and Sabrina Piotrowski as "Teacher of the Year"

The Goddard School®, the nation’s premier preschool focusing on learning through play for children six weeks to six years old, announces Pamela Gijanto and Sabrina Piotrowski as two of the six extraordinary teachers for their tenth annual Teacher of the Year award.

In celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, happening May 2 to 6, The Goddard School acknowledges more than 10,000 teachers nationwide and presents six extraordinary teachers with a plaque that commemorates their passion, dedication and enthusiasm for early childhood education.

Pamela Gijanto and Sabrina Piotrowski, pre-kindergarten teachers at The Goddard School located in Marlboro (School Road East), NJ, created Kindness Mission. Through this project, Gijanto and Piotrowski guided and encouraged children to be kind to others. With the goal of showing the children that small acts of kindness can have a big impact on others, the teachers helped the children develop identities as learners while promoting positive self-image. The teachers extended Kindness Mission beyond the school and into their community by organizing a gently used toy collection that benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County, a nonprofit organization that provides aid to children in need. It is Gijanto and Piotrowski’s hope that the Kindness Mission will continue to connect their students to the community and make others feel good while feeling good about themselves.