About UsWe who participate with The Transformation of Education Foundation are in service to the children of the world who hold our future in their sites.May we find the tools to teach you to be more generous, thoughtful, peaceful, and successful than each generation that has come before. FacultyTawn HolstraExecutive Director
Transformation of Education is her life’s passion. Having grown up in a low income home she knows first hand the lasting negative impact of poorly funded public schools and the general ineffectiveness of memorization and standardized testing to prepare young people for leadership and adulthood. Learning is a natural ability, and learning to learn is imperative to creative thinking and empowering leadership. While a student of Dr. Fernando Flores, she developed a deep respect for language and the power of committed action. She is passionately committed that learning is an easy and natural state for all of people and, when well designed, can cause amazing results, satisfaction, and joy for students and teachers alike. While she maintains many corporate and governmental clients, The Transformation of Education and SchoolHouse Earth is the work that she sees will make a lasting difference in the world. Cultural change will only occur when we fully respect and honor our most vulnerable assets. Tawn holds a degree in Education with a specialization in Cognitive Sciences and a three year Master’s Level Certificate in Ontological Design. Tawn has two books out, Designing Your Child’s Education and Savoring Seattle, she is a regular segment host on Conscious Talk Radio as the Intuitive Parent www.conscioustalk.net , and does regular motivational speaking engagements.
Vincent LoweSchoolhouse Earth Managing Director
Vincent has created educational materials used in locations all around the world, and has facilitated training in locations around North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also known nationally in the US as a lecturer and public speaker in the field of technology and communications. In addition to being an award-winning speaker and educator, Vincent also engages in filmmaking, community activism, and civic leadership. Vincent is an avid baseball and science fiction fan, and the "top dog" at the Lucky Dog Ranch where he makes his home. Schoolhouse Earth is a natural expression of Vincent's commitment to training the generation of humans who will venture into space to live and work. David KatsumotoSchoolhouse Earth: Project Development
James OgdenFounder, Project Coordinator
Avis BeidenFounder, Consultant to Edible Rainbow and Remote Learning Technologies 
Avis is the President of AdeptMinds Learning Corporation and was a vital part of the team that founded Transformation of Education. Avis is an excellent chef and is strongly committed to improving nutrition education for children. Her home gardens make use of all natural materials and provide a model in the community for how humans can thrive in abundance with a minimal ecological footprint. |
One of the founding members of Transformation of Education and SchoolHouse Earth, Tawn has been in educational design since 1976.
Designing and implementing programs for a broad spectrum of populations and industries; from 0-5 year olds; the homeless; Navy Seals; to salesman; and couples;
she specializes in how people learn and has developed curriculums that are currently used in 6 countries.
Vincent Lowe is an independent Education Consultant in Mountain View CA. His client list has included Sun Microsystems, HP, US Air Force, UN Peacekeeping Detachments, Meru Networks, Galileo Systems, The Computer Classroom, SCO, The Texas School Board Commission, and many others.
David is a professional project manager with a long history of giving generously to his community. In addition to his work at Schoolhouse Earth, he is a Toastmaster of many years and has served as club President, Area Governor, and mentor to countless new Toastmasters. He also gives his time to other community organizations and is known throughout the Silicon Valley as an effective model leader. David's work at Schoolhouse Earth has cast him into the role of facilitator, liaison with community schools, and reliable "go-to guy" for the organization's leadership.
James is a modern renaissance man with talents that run the gamut from printed circuit board design and robotics to cooking and salsa dancing. He has a strong commitment to making a difference for kids and this is exhibited by his efforts with Schoolhouse Earth to prototype the Youth Robotics Workshop and train the pool of instructor/facilitators. James is one of the principals in a robotics company called Roboticore and a "hired gun" engineer who works with numerous Silicon Valley technical firms. He is also the author of a childrens' series called "Superskunk" and a tireless contributor to the arts community at Burning Man.