Paul Brown

Paul Brown

Knox Grammar School

TED Attendee
Sydney, Australia
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About Paul

Bio

Graduate of Sydney University; Bachelor of Arts Double Major in Eng Lit and History (Fine Arts Minor), Master of Arts in English Literature plus Macquarie University Graduate School of Management - Human Resources. Currently Deputy Headmaster Knox Grammar School Wahroonga (Sydney) NSW Australia, an independent day and boarding school for boys from K-12, 2200 students, 500 staff. Previously Director of Staff, St Ignatius' College Riverview (Sydney) NSW Australia, an independent day and boarding school for Boys Yr 5 - 12.

I'm passionate about

Being part of an organisation that assists students to achieve their best; intellectually, socially, physically, culturally, creatively within a vibrant learning community. Art, history, & literature

An idea worth spreading

School's should be marketplaces for ideas. We invite thinkers and practitioners from around the country and around the world to visit us and share their ideas. We send out emissaries from our institution to seek out the best in creativity and innovation wherever it exists. We also utilise one of the great untapped resources that exist in all schools; our students. 2,200 creative and active minds who have profound ideas now, not just when they reach their twenties. We involve students in discussions and idea-sharing far beyond the 'formal curriculum'. We have adults who are curious and open-minded and who constantly seek better ways of doing things. We are striving to be globally connected and broaden our ideas marketplace from the local to the global...and we welcome interested colleagues to join our journey.