Classroom Teacher, Year 4
Woodleigh School 

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James is a classroom teacher at Woodleigh School, a progressive independent school just out of Melbourne, Australia. He has taught across all levels of primary school and has previously held leading teacher and learning specialist roles within schools. He takes great joy in nurturing the spirit of curiosity in young learners and is an advocate for holistic education.

James is passionate about exploring ways to cultivate social and environmental regeneration within and beyond the confines of the education system. In his everyday work, he hopes to empower students to become active contributors to a more compassionate and sustainable world.

Through connection with Master Practitioner colleagues, James discovered the Compassionate Systems Framework. The framework’s emphasis on compassion and interconnectedness resonated with his vision for education and his view of the world. Primarily, James connects with this work due to its hope-filled stance towards the future. He has been utilising Compassionate Systems tools and practices with his students for a couple of years and has been inspired by the profound impact they can have.

In his spare time, you can usually find James in the garden or cooking up a storm with his young family.