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Compassion sits at the center of Tara Waudby’s work as an educator and leader. A third-culture kid herself, she has spent nearly 30 years working alongside students and educators in schools around the world, holding roles from classroom teacher to Head of School and Assistant Superintendent for Learning, though her all-time favorite position is Middle School Principal because she loves the passion and energy of middle schoolers. She also has a background in special education and EAL. Tara's work is guided by the belief that creativity and innovation flourish when schools prioritize belonging and compassion.
Tara most recently served as Regional Education Officer with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools, partnering with international schools, embassies, and consulates across Europe and Latin America to support families serving abroad. She is co-founder of the Compassion Summit, a movement dedicated to building coalitions of compassionate schools as a catalyst for peace. She has served as a volunteered for ISTE as the chair-elect of the Digital Storytelling Network, for NESA as a PDAC member and for COETAIL as a coach and course instructor.
Tara holds an MA in Educational Leadership, an MFA in Poetry, and graduate certificates in educational technology and future-driven schooling. Tara is completing her doctorate in Education for Social Justice at the University of San Diego.
Leadership Spotlight
Leadership Spotlight
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February 2020September 2019Tara Waudby Spotlight from Global Insights,
November 2019Coach as Change Agent by Steve Barkley
June 2016
Family Holiday
Cannes, France 2019
Bahrain National Day
Bahrain, 2019Our Family
Our Family
Tara is the proud mother of Mia and Madison and the happy wife of Marcus.
Marcus is an avid sportsman and enthusiast. He enjoys all sports and has transferred his love to the rest of us. He is particularly passionate about rugby and cricket, both of which he has played at national and international levels. Marcus has also played basketball and field hockey at the county level. He has enjoyed success coaching numerous sports including rugby, basketball, cricket, volleyball, swimming, football and table tennis. Marcus also enjoys entertaining and travel. He loves to host sporting barbecues and is an excellent cook.
Aside from education, Tara is passionate about writing and yoga. She writes poetry and creative nonfiction and also dabbles in screenplay. She loves yoga and other outdoor sports such as kayaking, hiking and rock climbing. Her perfect days include spending time outdoors as a family and with friends. She is naturally creative and loves dreaming up innovative ideas, be it for work or home.
Mia is artistic, compassionate and athletic. At the moment, her favorite pastime is creating as a Lego masterbuilder. She also loves to run and play outdoors with her friends. Mia is a generous and kind big sister. Her teacher calls her a sponge in the classroom and she surprises us daily with all her creative ideas and knowledge.
Madison is our charmer. She talks nonstop and has amazing language skills. She adores school and is an avid learner, full of imagination and joy. Eager to smile and naturally sporty, she'll kick anything, including her Christmas pomelo, which she mistook for a soccer ball when she was a toddler. She is naturally loving and thinks her big sister is the greatest person alive.
Both girls are huge Netball enthusiasts and play weekly at the Bahrain Rugby Club. As a family, we enjoy cooking, travel, leisurely walks and spending time with friends. We split our time between Arizona, where Tara is from and Spalding, Marcus's hometown and where we own a home. We also enjoy spending time at our summer home in Cyprus.
We are a family who loves to laugh and we are always open to new experiences.
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