Before retiring Liz Fewings was a primary school teacher and a trained Reading Recovery specialist. Since retiring Liz has seized the opportunity to volunteer for a variety of projects, including nature conservation and guerilla gardening.
Four years ago Liz saw an article about Sugata Mitra, 2013 TEDPrize winner, and his Granny mentoring project Since then Liz has been volunteering for the project and will be travelling to India at the end of 2013 to visit various schools and an original Hole in the Wall computer location. She also set up the Granny Facebook page so that the Grannies could chat informally, sharing triumphs and the inevitable disasters
Liz has always felt that what you teach children is less important than communicating enthusiasm and facilitating a desire to learn. She has a strong sense of community and is involved in several local projects, the latest being an exhibition exploring community at Hackney Museum. .
Liz is married with two children and has lived in Hackney for more than thirty years.
About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
