23 min

Episode 87 - Brett Girven - Principal of the Arbor School The Matrix Green Pill

    • Entrepreneurship

About Brett Girven 
Brett is the Principal of The Arbor School, an ecological school with a focus on sustainability. He is a dad of 3 and his wife also works as a principal. In March he the Ironman 70.3 in Dubai.


About this episode
In this episode, Brett shares his experiences being a principal of the Arbor School and how he balances his work with his personal life. He also shares more details about the school’s GCSE Programme.
 
Quotes
"I saw the connection between humans' influence on the environment and how difficult It was to separate the two."
"We build sustainability into where we teach, into how we teach, into what we teach, and being mindful all the time that we’re not teaching about disaster."
"Once they connect with nature, they care for nature, once they care and they connect, how can they be curious and ask the right questions."
"Enjoy it. It’s too hard a job to not enjoy it. If you find yourself really not enjoying it, then you got to think about why you’re doing it."
 "Great teachers are precious."


Useful Links
Website: https://www.thearborschool.ae/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arbordubai/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArborDubai/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheArborSchoolDubai/featured

The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/



The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/
Please review us: https://g.page/r/CS8IW35GvlraEAI/review

About Brett Girven 
Brett is the Principal of The Arbor School, an ecological school with a focus on sustainability. He is a dad of 3 and his wife also works as a principal. In March he the Ironman 70.3 in Dubai.


About this episode
In this episode, Brett shares his experiences being a principal of the Arbor School and how he balances his work with his personal life. He also shares more details about the school’s GCSE Programme.
 
Quotes
"I saw the connection between humans' influence on the environment and how difficult It was to separate the two."
"We build sustainability into where we teach, into how we teach, into what we teach, and being mindful all the time that we’re not teaching about disaster."
"Once they connect with nature, they care for nature, once they care and they connect, how can they be curious and ask the right questions."
"Enjoy it. It’s too hard a job to not enjoy it. If you find yourself really not enjoying it, then you got to think about why you’re doing it."
 "Great teachers are precious."


Useful Links
Website: https://www.thearborschool.ae/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arbordubai/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArborDubai/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheArborSchoolDubai/featured

The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/



The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/
Please review us: https://g.page/r/CS8IW35GvlraEAI/review

23 min