National Liberty Museum honors Ms. Sakita Tinsley
NPHS English teacher Ms. Sakita Tinsely (center) stands with her 1st period class. Tinsley recently received a prestigious honor from the National Liberty Museum.
PHILADELPHIA – The North Penn School District (NPSD) is proud to recognize North Penn High School (NPHS) English teacher Mrs. Sakita Tinsley for being selected to receive the 2019 Teacher as a Hero Award in the “Exceptional Teacher Award” category from the National Liberty Museum.
Sakita has been an educator in the NPSD for 10 years. She was nominated by her students and peers at NPHS as a teacher who nurtures an appreciation for diversity and respects students voices in the classroom and in public spaces while fostering a deeper understanding of rights and responsibilities. Sakita teaches English and Multicultural Voices to students in grades 10, 11 and 12 at NPHS and serves as the co-advisor to the NPHS African American Awareness Club.
The National Liberty Museum’s Teacher as a Hero Award, sponsored by State Farm, honors outstanding educators in the Delaware Valley. The “Exceptional Teacher Award” is presented to exceptional educators who leverage their excellence in teaching to make a difference in the lives of their students. Nominees were judged on criteria including their ability to teach students how to resolve conflicts respectfully, give students a deeper understanding of the relationship between rights and responsibilities, take risks in order to remove an obstacle to a student’s liberty and incorporate these concepts in their relationships with colleagues and community members.
Sakita was one of nine “Exceptional Teacher Award” winners in the 13th annual Teacher as a Hero Awards and will join fellow award winners at a ceremony at the National Liberty Museum on Saturday, May 11.
Kiana H. • Jul 1, 2020 at 11:37 pm
Ms. Sakita,
I am not surprised! Obviously well deserved.
💙💙💙💙💙
Jules Abraham • Feb 13, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Ms Sakita, I was your student just about 20 years ago. You probably don’t remember, but you called me one day to talk to me about a piece I had written, what you thought was good about it and you encouraged me to keep writing.
I have been thinking about that day and how it might have saved my life. Your encouragement and counsel helped me to decide to make choices I wouldn’t have made if you’re had not been the person you are and made that call that day.
I would not be the person I am today within you, I would have been just another statistic.
I can’t agree more with this award and I wish for you all the great things you wished for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Mrs. Felder • Apr 4, 2019 at 2:26 pm
Congratulations, Ms. Tinsley! You EMBODY this award through and through!