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Christine has taught French in the UK, the US and Australia at secondary and tertiary levels. She has continued to teach and train adults through her professional life (WEA and Alliance from Beginners to Advanced). She strongly believes in active participation and interactive learning. Christine is passionate about current affairs and the evolution of the French language. Christine travels to France regularly and students enjoy sharing their food and travel experiences during practice conversations. Overall Christine’s classes are relaxed and fun whilst covering language fundamentals.

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Isabel Graham. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Joakim Groesvik, ADMus (Guitar), has been teaching guitar since 2013 and has over ten years of experience helping students achieve fast results using the structured and proven G4 Guitar Method. Joakim focuses on keeping students motivated and engaged by breaking down concepts in practical ways tailored to individual learning styles. He believes that consistent progress and enjoyment are key to long-term success. Joakim’s teaching approach is clear, goal-oriented, and supportive, ensuring that students not only improve quickly but also stay inspired to keep practicing and developing their skills.

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Bill Gye OAM has a B.A. (Hons. Psych); M.Cog.Sci. (Cognitive Science – UNSW). he is currently the Director of Education and Training at WEA. Bill is writer on Substack, has co-authored a number or Peer Reviewed published papers on a range of topics. Bill has had a long career in senior management in the community sector and was previously the CEO of Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA).

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David Hall. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Anne Harbers MA, MBA, MAppSc, GCLT, is an experienced presenter and writer in Art History and European Decorative Arts and has tutored at WEA for over 5 years as well as given talks to museums, antiques study groups and art history conferences in USA and Europe. She lives part-time in The Netherlands whilst working on her PhD on the 17th century Dutch still-life painter Abraham van Beyeren. Her current art history research interests lie in European art and Decorative Arts from the 17th to 19th centuries. She has published on art and collecting, contributing to over 5 books. Anne likes to teach in a collaborative way, presenting current exhibitions in Europe & Britain and hopes to encourage participant learning through informing but also exploring ideas.

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Christelle grew up in France. She holds a Master in Applied Languages from the University of Angers and a BTS in translation and interpreting. She has been teaching French for over 25 years to children, young adults and adults from different backgrounds and with various objectives. She speaks English, Spanish and is currently learning Italian. She understands the challenges of gaining confidence and progressing in a language. Whether you are learning for fun, travel, studies, family or work, she will help you reach your goals in a motivating, friendly and interactive classroom environment.

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Kate Hart. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Michael Hauptman, MBA, MEngSci, has conducted walking tours of the Sydney CBD for over 15 years.  He is a keen amateur historian with a passion for studying the late 1800s and early 1900s, when so much of our modern world took shape.

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Peter Headley, MA, BA has had a career mainly in the export sector globally covering over 40 years in fields such as food processing, renewable energy, environment management and Trade Commissioner Service. Since his retirement he has been giving lectures at WEA since 2012 and also to outside groups such as U3A, Probus and as a lecturer with Princess Cruises since 2008.  He has had a life long interest in history and cultures, and his talks reflect this interest and good fortune in visiting and researching many of his talks on site. He has an engaging presentational style and encourages audience participation/contribution. Notably his presentations contain a  higher pictorial/media content than what might be normally encountered. Peter aims to not only educate his audience and to bring alive the times and subject of his talk, but to inspire an ongoing interest by his audience.