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Leigh Caprile is a UNSW Engineering and Commerce graduate and co-founder of DocuBuild, a tech platform streamlining construction and compliance. With experience across major infrastructure and digital transformation projects, he brings a strong focus on how emerging technologies, particularly AI, are reshaping engineering, sustainability, and regulatory practice. Leigh is known for making complex ideas clear and engaging, helping learners build confidence in STEM and digital innovation, and showing how tools like AI can be applied in real-world contexts.

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Andriana Carney. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Camila Caro, BEd, is a Spanish as a Foreign Language teacher from Argentina who has taught learners of all ages and levels. She is passionate about helping students build confidence and fluency in Spanish, focusing on communication and real-life language use. She creates a supportive and relaxed environment where students feel comfortable to express themselves. Watching students achieve their goals while enjoying the whole process is what inspires her the most.

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With a background in law, economics, and finance, Benoit has worked in financial institutions in Paris while pursuing studies in Latin and Ancient Greek. He holds a master’s degree in Classics from the University of Paris Nanterre and is currently completing a PhD thesis on trust in myths among Greek authors of the Imperial era. He is convinced that exploring new fields and acquiring diverse skills not only broadens the mind but also creates unexpected connections between disciplines.

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Francisca Castro is an experienced history educator with a passion for making complex historical topics accessible and engaging for diverse audiences. She has taught across a range of educational contexts and is committed to combining strong historical knowledge with effective, discussion-based teaching. Her interests span both twentieth-century history and the Roman imperial period.

In 2025, Francisca was awarded the NSW Premier’s History Teachers Scholarship, supporting her research into the Spanish Civil War. Her work explores how the conflict has been remembered through museums, memorials and digital archives, with a particular focus on the International Brigades and the Australians who volunteered to fight against fascism.

Francisca is especially interested in connecting global historical events to contemporary audiences through storytelling and primary sources. She is a Director of the History Teachers’ Association of NSW and NSW Coordinator for the National History Challenge, and contributes regularly to professional publications such as NSW HTA Teaching History.

Her work bridges academic research and teaching practice, fostering critical thinking and historical understanding.

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Perry Celestino, M.A. has been teaching with the WEA since 1985. He is a teaching anthropologist, musician, and traveller. Perry has offered over 100 different courses with the WEA on anthropological, travel and music topics. His main interests are ethnography, Travel in Asia and the Pacific, and Blues music.

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Certificate II Auslan. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Certificate II Auslan: Class B. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Certificate III Auslan. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Certificate IV Auslan. Tutor of WEA Sydney