Syosset HS educator named 'Distinguished Teacher' of 2023

Syosset High School history teacher Brett Klopp has been selected as one of a dozen Long Island teachers to receive the Harvard Club’s Distinguished Teacher Award for 2023. Distinguished Teacher Award honorees are nominated by current Harvard undergraduates and then selected by Harvard Club of Long Island board members. Mr. Klopp will join fellow award winners at a ceremony in mid-March to celebrate this amazing accomplishment.

“This award honors teachers who transform lives,” explained Dr. Judith Esterquest, Chair of the Distinguished Teacher Selection

Committee. “Devoted teachers honored by these awards offer Long Island students their deep expertise, extraordinary talents, and countless hours of attention. By capturing the minds and imaginations of our children and preparing them for challenges that were unknown even a few decades ago, these teachers shape the future of our country.”

Mr. Klopp has been a secondary level teacher in Syosset for the past 16 years. He currently teaches two AP history classes, Advanced Research for Social Science, and is an advisor for the Model UN club.