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):

• Neuroscience of Learning: An Introduction to Mind, Brain, Health and Education, Harvard Division of Continuing Studies, Cambridge, MA, 2026 (registered to begin June 2026)

• 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