About Us

Paul Stein

Paul Stein is a primary teacher, university lecturer and environmental scientist with over 30 years experience in working with students of all ages. He was nominated for the prestigious ‘Premier’s Teachers Award’ in 2007 and was the coordinator for Follow the Dream, an innovative program for indigenous youth in Kalgoorlie, in 2006. He has been trained in Rock and Water and has focussed on permaculture gardening for over 15 years as a mechanism for developing positive academic, social and emotional outcomes in youth. Paul is also instrumental in developing a series of highly innovative music programmes for primary students at Highgate Primary School.

Bill Johnstone

William (Bill) Johnstone is a primary school teacher with over 30 years of experience. In a wide and varied career Bill has had roles ranging from pre primary to deputy principal. He is a recipient of a National NEiTA Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching, an Australian Scholarship Foundation Research Grant looking at Boys in Education issues, The Westfield Premiers Education Prize and a Rotary Civic Award for Innovations in Education. Bill has been a presenter at numerous local, national and international workshops on topics related to Boys in Education. He currently manages the Rock and Water Program in Western Australia. Bill served as a judging panel member for the NEiTA Foundation in Western Australia. He has many community links and is the volunteer coordinator for the Fremantle Men’s Community Shed.