Meet the founder

Jie Wu (he/him/they/them) considers himself to be a “Whole Person” educator. He has travelled extensively around China, India, the U.S.A., Canada, Portugal, Brazil, and France for personal development and studies. Here is a summary of his qualifications (however he truly believes that “presence” is more powerful than degrees)!

M.A. in Communication and Culture, specialization in Asian Studies, York University (joint program with Toronto Metropolitan University), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2017-2019

B.A. in Economics (minor in Anthropology), Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A., 2008-2012

Other Training and Professional Development (ongoing):

  • Combined 60 hours of Teaching Practice experience as a Montessori-educator-in-training with Thacher Montessori School in Milton, MA, U.S.A, Whole Child Montessori Center in Portland, OR, and Jun Zi Lan Montessori School in Cambridge, MA. More than 100 hours of Observation time with Whole Child Montessori Centre (Portland, OR), Frog Song Preschool (Portland, OR), La Mariposa Montessori School (Santa Fe, NM), Journey Montessori School (Santa Fe, NM), Jun Zi Lan Montessori School (Cambridge, MA), Walnut Park Montessori (Newton, MA) and Thacher Montessori School (Milton, MA).

  • Association Montessori International Diploma for Early Childhood Educators (3-6), Institute of Education Maria Montessori Portugal, Ericeira, Portugal, 2024-2026 (ongoing)

  • Advanced ESL: Grammar and Writing, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., Winter 2026 (ongoing)

  • Certificate in Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga (200 hours), Breathe for Change, U.S.A., Winter 2026 (ongoing)

  • Montessori Orientation Training 12-18 Certificate, International Montessori Training Institute (U.S.A. and Canada), Madison, Ohio, 2025

  • Human Development, Buddhist Psychology and Meditation, Plum Village Meditation Center, Upper Hamlet, France, 2019-2024

  • Mindfulness and Creative Writing Workshop, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2019

  • Creative Non-fiction Writing, NYU School of Continuing Studies, NYC, USA, 2016

  • VONA/Voices Writer’s Workshop in English non-Fiction writing, University of Miami,Miami, FL, U.S.A., 2016

  • Fulbright Student Research Grant Recipient, Kolkata and Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, 2014

  • CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults endorsed by University of Cambridge), International House, Lisboa, Portugal, 2013

Join the team

Do you want to be part of a team that seeks to bring positive change to the field of wellness and education? Are you interested in learning, testing and implementing effective, research-backed, critical methods that could improve student wellness and make learning more engaging, culturally appropriate and fun? If yes, do send us a short cover-letter and resume/C.V. No A.I. made applications please (only for grammar check if needed). We have A.I. use screeners to check for professionalism and academic integrity. Due to high number of potential applications, we will only contact those who have passed the initial screenings. Thank you for your time and understanding.