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Arron Wood

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

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

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 21^st century skills & promoting healthy child development, effective education, strengthened sense of self & positive mindsets

Bachelor of Biological Sciences-Colorado State University, USA
Post-baccalaureate Secondary Science Education-University of Northern Colorado, USA
Experience teaching and developing science curriculum in schools-USA and Vietnam
Experience teaching and coordinating environmental education programs-Denver Zoo and Great Plains Zoo, USA
Program Coordinator for non-profit travel organisation for students with disabilities; focused on science, service, leadership and culture-Colorado, USA
Teaching English as a Foreign Language certification and international teaching experience
Earth Expeditions Advanced Inquiry Program field study in Belize: Approaches to Environmental Stewardship-Miami University, USA
International Baccalaureate certificate in teaching and learning-DePaul University, USA
Wilderness First Responder certified