"The most significant change you can make is the change you make through what you love"
– Paul Watson
This is my .
In pursuit of my passion, I’m here to make an impact through education and the environment
This is a microcosm of my journey, welcome to my portfolio
Experiences
Work, volunteer, and internship experiences I have had
Physical Wellbeing teacher
Worked as a full-time intern at the Green School Bali as a physical wellbeing teacher for ages 8-18 specializing in movement-based learning and outdoor education
P.W Internship
Throughout my internship as a Physical Well-being (P.W) teacher at the Green School Bali, I worked alongside other educators to plan and teach fun, engaging, movement-based learning experiences for students of various ages (7-18). As an intern, my role involved assisting, but also independently planning several classes of a diverse range such as nature walks, mud pit days, as well as more structured and competitively oriented sports lessons like athletics, volleyball, basketball, and more. At the Green School the learning philosophy embodies the goal to develop physical literacy, teamwork, and a love for movement in a student-centered environment, which is something I now embody.
Besides my basic teaching responsibilities, I was also fortunate enough to serve as the dedicated P.W teacher for the English Language Learning program, working with students aged 7-12 from diverse national backgrounds. Through sports and outdoor activities, I was able to both teach physical education, as well as support their English learning journey in a hands-on environment. This experience led me to strengthen my ability to adapt lessons to different learning needs, create safe inclusive spaces, and communicate effectively across language barriers.
From this internship, some key values I embodied were adaptability, creativity, leadership, collaboration (with other educators), and communication, skills which I now see as essential for outdoor facilitation and education as a whole. To me this internship also reinforced the importance of experiential learning in children, the need of fostering curiosity, cultivating resilience, and maintaining a connection to the environment around us through movement.
Volleyball Coaching
Taught as the coach of Cemagi Volleyball, a cadet girls volleyball team, focusing on training programs to develop technical-tactical skills, teamwork, and game strategy.
Cemagi Volleyball
Over the course of two years, I co-founded Cemagi Volleyball (CV), a girls cadet volleyball team in Bali alongside my father. Our goal was to create a space for young athletes from schools across Bali to develop their skills, find a sense of belonging in a team, and pursue their passion for the sport. Together, we structured and planned training programs and sessions—whilst I focused on the technical and tactical skill development, my father took charge of team-building workshops, fitness training, and game organizing.
Through co-coaching CV, I gained firsthand experience in athlete development, mentorship, and on-the-court coaching. The main focus of our team was for our young athletes to perform at their best whilst having fun, with engagement and love of the sport being the top priority. Our philosophy was to instill discipline, resilience, and strategic thinking in a sportsmanlike environment to foster greater intra-athlete connection and enjoyment. This experience helped deepen my understanding of what it means to be a coach in a more competitive oriented sports environment, further enhancing my ability to plan structured training sessions, provide individualized feedback, and promote positive team culture.
This team was also one of the turning points in my life, where I found a true passion for education and coaching, and it is what led me to be on the journey that I am now—seeking to make an impact through education through movement.
Parley Air Station
An internship at the Parley AIR Station Hawaii where I had the opportunity to work alongside likeminded activists to promote and educate the importance of our oceans
Parley AIR Station
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Sun Farm Hawaii
A WWOOF work exchange at Sun Farm Hawaii. I was able to bring my own experience and know-how to make my own impact on this ever changing farm.
Sun Farm Hawaii
An experience guided by the WWOOF program, my time at Sun Farm Hawaii provided me the space to learn more about agriculture, social connections, and farming as a whole. Sun Farm Hawaii is a small farm in Kokoa Head, Oahu, where they mainly grow greens in their aquaponics, vegetables, and fruit trees; however it is also a glamping location. This gave me the chance to connect to world-goers through the communal space and constant events held at the farm, expanding my network.
My work there was mainly independent, with guidance on what needed to be done by the farm owners and managers, but I was given quite a lot of freedom in deciding the other things that needed to be done. Coming from a very sustainability and ecologically oriented background, I was able to manage some of my own workflow and even add my own touch to aspects of the farm.
Notably, together with another WWOOFer, we conducted a soil analysis to determine what could be planted effectively, as well as what we needed to do to change the properties of the soil to habit more greenery. I also noticed that the farm, which was quite small, was not making use of the vertical space, and as such, created their first trellises on the farm to grow vines (such as passion fruit and luffa).
This experience developed some important skills for me such as discipline, resilience, adaptability, communication, and critical thinking. It was an important milestone in my life being the first time away from home, and I truly thrived in an unknown environment exploring new horizons for myself.
Ocean Uprise
As an intern for Parley, I spent 3 months cooperating with other young changemakers to create individual projects for a positive impact in the environment
Ocean Uprise
During my internship, I had the opportunity to meet, listen, and talk to multiple activists from around the world who were leading the march for solving social and environmental activists.
Leaders like, Paul Watson, Sarah Jeanne Royer, and the founder of Parley himself Cyrill Gutsch, who inspired the other interns and I to pursue our own projects to aid the cause of the ocean crisis.
Partaking as a co-leader, along with Ayu Suciati, we led a team of over 70 people on a trash walk for Bali's Biggest Cleanup day.
We also had workshops and events organised by us such as volleyball, coaster making from flip flops, bracelet making, and sunset watching after doing the cleanup.
We collected many bags of waste ranging from glass to straws to cigarette buds and even thrown away wiring.
We presented our work to each other at the end, and made an awareness campaign representing all our projects with Parley to spread our message to communities around the world.
India Service Trip
A school service trip that made me grow as a person. A volunteer community, personal growth workshops, and aiding at an AIDS orphanage all matured me physically and emotionally
India Service Trip
After a selection process of 15 applicants, we began preparing for the trip by fundraising ten thousand dollars in order to support the investment of new transport for Light Partnership, a home for orphaned kids with AIDS.
After team building beforehand, we set off to India and subsequently to Sadhana Forest, a vegan, down-to-earth place where the concept of “REAL community" could actually be felt and seen.
We worked as a collaborative, and cooperated with the rest of the volunteers there to do our part.
We also meditated in the Matrimandir, where my deep subconscious came forth and changed me, even if just a little bit, and after that we set off to Mahabalipuram, where we created pieces of self expression to reveal those buried feelings to the rest of the group.
Eventually we arrived at Light Partnership, where we made connections and truly bonded with each other. It was eye opening to listen to their stories.
After the service trip, we created a performance to explain each story, feeling, inside joke, and change we experienced on the trip to perform in front of the school; a physical reflection. It had short skits, comedy pieces, poems, rants, dancing, acting, and many other things that we used as a canvas to express ourselves.
It was a mind blowing trip that showed me the real meaning of community, embracing the environment, and working as a collaborative.
Journeys
Notable experiences and projects that I have been involved in
Ringing The KulKul
My 12th grade capstone journey, where I took initiative in becoming more "culturally conscious" and embarked on a journey to bridge the local–expat community in my school environment
Ringing the Kul Kul Capstone Project
My 12th grade capstone journey, where I took initiative in becoming more "culturally conscious" and embarked on a journey to achieve my goal, and attempting to bring others to do the same
GSSA
The GSSA, also know as the Green School Student Association is a student council built on the premise of giving students a voice in their learning to make education the best it can be
GSSA
Created by a group of students in 2018, the GSSA was a small body of High School students who wanted to enhance the Green School experience through student voice, and acted on several different levels to do so.
From creating student-led events to leading student forums, the GSSA steadily gained the approval of the school and became a core part of the community. Now, the GSSA has over fifteen members in High School and more in Middle School, and continues to improve the educational journey of students across the school.
I was one of the founding GSSA members; however I left only to come back two years later to become one of the Board Representatives.
The Board of Learners (BoL) meeting is a conference held between all the heads of school to discuss and formulate the enhancement of the Green School experience.
Becoming the medium of student voice at the BoL was my duty, and during my time, along with my co-representative Gusde, was able to aid the school in becoming the best version of itself.
We strategized problems, created solutions, and voiced concerns and suggestions from the Green School Community.
Project Mahalo
An 8th grade capstone project where I took plastic waste from the beach and turned it into surf fins for surfers to use. To solve this problem, we all need to make steps, this was mine
Project Mahalo
It started with a gut wrenching feeling of paddling through the water on my surfboard and having to pass through mounds of plastic so disheartening that I knew I had to do something about it.
In 8th grade at the Green School, students create a capstone project that is based on their passions and how they can make an impact with them.
For my Quest, I decided to tackle the issue of ocean pollution, and I had to think outside the box how I could contribute to the solution.
I took bottlecaps, which can usually be found on the beach and are hard to recycle, and turned them into surf fins.
These fins would stand as a statement on how even a middle-schooler can have an impact when they want to.
Although the year ended with only a prototype, the project remains as something I passed down through SOAP (Student Ocean Ambassadors Program) and other, fresh and younger minds have continued perfecting these fins after my departure.
If you would like to learn more, click on this link below, or scroll down on my website:
Project Mahalo - Tiago | Quest 2018 - YouTube
V-Day
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls celebrated on February 14th, and at Green School we perform Voices, our homage to the Vagina Monologue
V-Day
The "Voices" performance at the Green School is our version of Ensler's "Vagina Monologues" which highlights stories of violence and brings awareness to the problem.
As one of the first ever male cast members in the performance, I brought a new perspective to the table which sought to unite men to change their behaviours.
But besides the performance, Green School also engages its students in multiple workshops, discussions, and activities throughout V-Day, such as the V-Day dance which was something I led in 2022 and involved the whole school: coming together to dance for an end to violence.
S.O.A.P
SOAP is the Student Ocean Ambassador Program, created by Francis Mollet at Green School to form a group of ocean enthusiasts and make them advocates for our waters
S.O.A.P
As one of the first student members of SOAP, I was one of the many ambassadors charged with the responsibility to protect our oceans.
I participated in cleanups, created products from trash, and made sunscreen to sell at a stand during Green School's Farmer's Market.
A notable experience I had as a SOAP member was partaking in a class that taught special needs children from Matahari Terbit how to surf.
Over the course of six weeks, we spent hours at the beach teaching them how to surf, and the importance of our oceans.
We also did numerous trash walks with the Matahari children to encourage the birth of even more future ocean activists!
SOAP is a program that has become one of my lifelong commitments, and as I continue my journey through life, I will strive to advocate and represent the will of our waters in my own way.
Model United Nations
Conferences for young leaders who wish to reshape the world. MUN has changed my interests, hobbies, and become my passion. My goal to work with the UN is one I've set and will achieve
Model United Nations
Model United Nations, are conferences done by students which model and follow real world topics being discussed by the UN right now.
Students are assigned UN committees (Economic and Social Council, Human Rights Council, etc.) and countries, and are expected to think critically in researching and learning more about their role.
Students activate themselves in conferences by debating, engaging as a collaborative to form resolutions, and attempting to come to agreement to solve problems.
Personifying your country and representing REAL opinions is the essence of MUN. It teaches you something you cannot learn in school, and this alone makes it truly special
Participating in more than half a dozen conferences, I've been able to represent a wide array of countries and hone my skills as a delegate greatly. Earning multiple best delegate awards and engaging in high level MUNs with top schools around the world, I have come far from where I started.
MUN is one of my passions, and the things that I have learnt are teachings which I will never forget.
RINGING THE KUL KUL - PRESENTATION
PROJECT MAHALO - PRESENTATION
ABOUT ME
Tiago is a
Skill Set
- Physical Literacy
- Environmental Awareness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Creativity
- Sustainability Mindset
- Leadership
- Communication
- Public Speaking
- Adaptability
- People Management
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