Laura Hyde
"This enrichment ‘waters the soul’ thereby creating a sensitivity to the voice of the inner tutor."
About Laura Hyde
Laura Hyde, MEd, Cert Ed, trained and worked in London initially as a primary school teacher in the state and independent sectors. She then served as Headteacher of a girls’ secondary school for 20 years and following this, as Director of Education toa group of senior schools and a preparatory school for eight years. In this role she advised the Board of Trustees, governing boardsand headteachers. Laura was alsoa Schools’ Inspector and a governorof a coeducational secondary school.
In addition to her work in educational settings, Laura is a qualified life-coach.
Throughout her many years in education, Laura’s particular interests and passion have focused on what it means to provide an educational environment where the best of human potential can flourish. Laura has written and spoken widely in many educational settings on this subject and her latest book, Living Well, Living Wisely: A Practical Guide for Young People brings to fruition her extensive practical experience in human development.
Laura has two adult sons and is a grandparent. Her life-long love of meditation and contemplation has led her to enjoy and savour the simplicity of life’s many blessings.
...If we would like to encourage in the next generation the presence of those virtues which we deem to be the best of our shared humanity, we will need to enrich their minds and hearts with the wisdom with which our spiritual and cultural traditions are so abundantly endowed. The effect of this is to draw out of human nature the expression of those qualities upon which a civilized society entirely depends: love, compassion, forgiveness, fortitude, patience, restraint and humility – to name but a few. This enrichment ‘waters the soul’ thereby creating a sensitivity to the voice of the inner tutor. When all is said and done, our lives are shaped by our understanding: the decisions we make, for better or for worse, are informed by the quality of our discernment and that is dependent upon wisdom. The growth of stability, integrity and sagacity in our young people are essential to responsible adulthood and socially-aware citizenship.
Laura Hyde