Our Team

I started Virtually There Learning in 2020 out of a passion to support families doing it tough in pandemonium. Since then I’ve wended my way towards creating a village (virtually and in person) where EVERYONE can participate. I believe in whole-self living, where we can build a path to being our authentic selves more often, with less comparisonitis and self-judgement.

Whether it’s working with young people or adults, individuals, families or groups, my drive is to be a companion for the messy journey of life, as it unfolds in our day to day happenings. When I gather folks together I focus on nurturing the individual through warmth, creativity and playfulness so that we can sing up a more hearty world to inhabit together.

I am:

• an empath, a deep diving soul traveller and a passionate advocate for a more inclusive world.

• mum to a gorgeous teen, an angel baby and a generous hearted pre-schooler.

• a coach and educator (with 15 year’s experience working in schools, the community and adult education),

• a creative who loves to explore the world through crafting, connecting and collaborating.

• a lifewalker who companions others through the messy middle of life’s storms.

I love to cook, journal and craft. I am learning to love strength training because having lived with chronic illness and pain for most of my adult life, I am determined to get stronger!

Credentials

• Current Working With Children Check

• Childsafe Training Certificate

• Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership:

  • Educational Coaching Program

  • Leadership Teams Program

• Teaching and Learning Coach Heatherhill PS Victoria

• Tutor for Bachelor of Education and Graduate Diploma in Education

• Masters of Education (Research) - Monash University Australia

• Primary School Teacher Various Schools Prep-Year 6

• Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary Teaching) University of New England Australia

• Bachelor of Arts (partial) (English and Music) The University of Sydney Australia

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication The University of Canberra Australia

I’m an holistic occupational therapist and yoga teacher with extensive experience working across a variety of settings with adults and children. I have a unique way of working with children and families to support them to thrive. I support children's attention and regulation so they can function with greater calm in their day.

I trained as a hatha yoga teacher and specialised in prenatal and postnatal yoga. Through movement, breath and guided relaxation, I guide children to a state of peace and deep connection with their bodies. My background in dance and occupational therapy ensures a playful, sensitive and accessible approach.

It is my aim to bring more creativity and spirit into my life and the lives of others I work with. I like the idea (contained in a favourite childhood book - There’s a Tiger in the Teapot) that inside of us all there is greater potential, a wild and creative energy that is waiting to be released.

Credentials

• Current Working With Children Check

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

• Diploma of Yoga Teaching

• Certificate in prenatal and postnatal yoga teaching

• Private paediatric occupational therapist supporting children to develop:

  • play skills

  • motor skills

  • self care skills

• Extensive experience teaching gentle flow, restorative, pre-natal and mums and bubs yoga classes.

Read more about Libby Maitland at: https://www.tigerintheteapot.com/

I have 25 years’ experience teaching students of all ages, from primary through to tertiary, and have also been running and advising on makerspaces for the last 5 years for predominantly primary and secondary students. At the tertiary level I have taught in Art/Design and Education faculties.   

My approach to teaching and learning emphasises playful project-based inquiry that connects art, science and technology, grounded in the learners' interests and collaboration. I have been doing STEAM for a long time!

I also practice and teach Aikido to children and adults and am a dad to a gorgeous teen. I love art and creativity, and leveraging this for engaged and deep learning, to encourage independence and critical thinking, and to nurture students’ innate creativity and the ability to learn independently.

Credentials

• Current Working With Children Check

• Childsafe Training Certificate

• PD for various schools (Digital Technologies and Makerspaces)

• Lecturer/Coordinator Bachelor/Masters of Education LaTrobe University

• Makerspaces in a number of Primary/Secondary Schools

• TAFE Teacher Various Schools

• Cert IV in Training Victoria University

• Diploma in VET Victoria University

• PhD (Multimedia/Performance) Victoria University

• Master of Arts (Media Arts) RMIT

• Bachelor of Engineering with Distinction (Chisholm Institute)

Dr Greg Giannis