Meet the team
Arron Wood
Kids Teaching Kids Director
- 2001 Young Australian of the Year (National Environment Winner)
- 2006 Winner in the United Nations World Environment Day Awards – Individual Outstanding Service to the Environment
- 2006 The Centenary Medal for outstanding contribution to conservation and the environment, awarded by the Governor-General
- 2007 Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Award
- 2007 Melbourne Award for Contribution to the Environment
- Top ten education leaders nationally in 2009 as part of The Weekend Australian Magazine
Richard Wood
Kids Teaching Kids Co-Founder
- 1993 Age State curriculum Initiatives Award
- 1994 The Age Curriculum Excellence Award
- 1999 The Ford One Planet Environmental Award
- 1999 Victorian State Landcare Award
Dianne Wood
Dianne Wood has served as a Social Worker and Teacher before joining the team art Kids Teaching Kids.
- Trained Infant Teachers Certificate – Burwood Teachers College
- Trained Homecrafts Teachers Certificate in Special Education – Melbourne Teachers College
- Bachelor of Social Work – La Trobe University, Melbourne
- Vocational Counselling Accreditation – Deakin University, Melbourne
– Triple P Positive Parenting Program Trainer
– Suicide Prevention training – ASSIST first aid
– Domestic & Family Violence training
– Qualified Mediator – able to act in a Family Law environment
– Qualified in Child Inclusive Dispute Resolution Practitioner
– CIP trained for Aboriginal Children
– Bridges Out of Poverty Training
– Born to Learn Training (New Zealand)
– Post-traumatic Stress Disorders training - 2007 to 2013 – Family relationship Centre social worker; trained in child inclusive practices for indigenous and non-indigenous children
- 2006 Child protection agency and Family Start (New Zealand)
- 2004 to 2006 – Senior Social worker Christmas and Cocos Islands
- Prior to 2004 – School Social worker Mildura District Schools and teacher Mildura and Melbourne schools
Michelle Tripp
Events/Education Officer
- Bachelor of Media & Communications – University of South Australia
- International experience managing & facilitating youth development & recreation programs
– New South Wales & Victoria, Australia
– Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
– Woodside & Tahoe, California, United States - National experience directing corporate events & facilitating team building programs & workshops
- Developed & delivered STEAM & enquiry based in-school enterprise education projects
- Data collation & research for Stanford University Challenge Success – measuring 21st century skills & promoting healthy child development, effective education, strengthened sense of self & positive mindsets