Libby Giles

Meet Libby Giles, Education Director of Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence (CAPEs).

Title

Education Director CAPEs

Location

Auckland

Accreditations

  • MOE Accredited 
  • English Medium Accredited 

Facilitator

  • Cultural Capability
  • Localised curriculum

Qualifications/Credentials

2020   Diploma of Global Leadership, University of Peace, Costa Rica

2004 Grad Dip Teaching (Secondary), Auckland University

2002 Master Professional Studies (International Relations and Human Rights), Auckland University

2001 BA Hons, Auckland University

My Experience

Libby is a specialist practitioner in global citizenship education (GCED).  She has set up whole school models of GCED in two New Zealand secondary schools and is active in the development of transformative education for global citizenship, sustainable development, and well-being.  Her teaching background includes history and philosophy.  She most recently held a senior leadership position at St Cuthbert’s College.  Libby is Director of the New Zealand Centre of Global Studies (NZCGS), a non-profit organisation, undertaking research and policy analysis on global affairs and New Zealand’s role within that realm.

Libby’s  approach to global citizenship is whole-organisation, philosophical, and centred in responsibility.  Committed to meeting local and international goals, she seeks to empower people with the knowledge and skills to think critically, act responsibly, and live well.

Contact details

Libby Giles

Auckland