Our Global Teacher Superheroes

We are delighted to introduce you to our trailblazing advocates and superhero educators, who are here to support, inspire and share their incredible work with you.

Edd Moore

UK, now Bali!

Edd has been at the forefront of environment and sustainability education for the last twelve years. Here are some of his credentials:

• Built his Primary School's eco work to become one of the top Eco-Schools in the UK, embedding the environment into the curriculum.
• Led the school to win multiple national environment awards including Eco-Schools Primary School of the Year, Surfers Against Sewage Schools Champion, Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Education Institution of the Year.
• 1 of 500 people to be named Coronation Champion for Environmental work.
• Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) winner of Teacher of the Year Award.
• Now at Green School Bali Grade 2 (7-8 year olds) Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator developing their environmental work - a school considered by many to be one of the leading Eco-Schools in the world.
• Edd teaches future generations about sustainability creating initiatives and programmes that are shaping not only his pupils' futures but the futures of the schools and communities, for example running a successful campaign to make a local town single use plastic free and provide safe cycle routes.
• Contributing to environment strategies for schools to implement into their curriculum and school ethos linked to different environmental topics.
• Mentoring and supporting schools, teachers and students from around the world on their environmental journey.
• National Council member of NAPE (National Associate for Primary Education) Schools’ Environmental Officer.
• Earth Cubs Superhero!

Grace Paljor

India

Grace has been an inspirational headteacher in Kashmir, India for over two decades. Here are some of her credentials:

• Providing children with special needs inclusive education.
• Professional development workshops for Teachers especially Early Childhood learning.
• Conducting outdoor-education camps and field trips
• Providing career guidance and counselling to students and alumni.
• Conceptualised and compiled a three part series called the Sheene-Pippen Series - a collection of rhymes and poems and stories (folktales) which contextualise Kashmir; Flora and fauna of Kashmir with Kashmiri nomenclature (In the Kashmiri script, Roman and English) along with pictures which has been compiled for the first time focusing on the pre-primary learners.
• Nature educator, bird watcher as well as enjoy art/painting and craft as hobbies and love outdoor trips in nature.

Esther Gacigi

Kenya

Esther is an educator with over three years’ experience working in underserved communities in Kenya to improve the quality of education. She specialises in climate education where she builds the agency of students, teachers, and the community to take climate action. Here are some of her credentials:

• In 2022-2023, she was a Teach for Kenya fellow at Kwa Njenga primary where she led the Kwa Njenga climate education champions project. The project engaged students to understand climate change and come up with solutions to climate impacts in the community. To address learning poverty, learners implemented an innovative gardening solution and collaborated with teachers and the community to install two greenhouses at the school where learners continue to plant vegetables. Using a custom module, Esther also engaged more than 180 teachers to incorporate climate education in the classroom.
• To scale her work, Esther co-founded the Pan-African Climate Education (PACE) Network with educators from Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The Network aims to bring together climate educators across Africa to learn, share, and collaborate together. 
• Esther is now the Senior Associate, Climate Education and Leadership at Teach for All where she continues to engage teachers within the network to implement climate education in their context.

Hannah Resseger

USA

Hannah Resseger aka B-Mor7 is an artivist/educator with 30 years of experience working with children, youth and families throughout Rhode Island, U.S. and beyond.

Her work as a community activist, Hip Hop artist, Africana Studies professor and Yoga Instructor led her into the K-5 classroom where she now serves 144 students daily as a specialist teacher.

She combines her subjects (Physical Education, Health, Music and S.T.E.A.M.) in creative ways to give her students a well-rounded educational experience to enhance their perspectives, potential and wellness; as well as raising awareness and taking action for the well being of the planet.

We are looking to build our profile with further Teacher Superheroes - if you are one, or you know one, please get in touch! Otherwise please check out out Teacher Guidance for hints and tips for bringing sustainability into your school.