Russell Kerr
Founder of the Hands-On Learning program, a teacher-turned-educator who developed hands-on, project-based approaches to re-engage disengaged students; has grown the program to around 140 schools across Australia.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 13min
Changing Australia: Russell Kerr and reconnecting disengaged students with hands-on learning
Russell Kerr, founder of Hands-On Learning and former teacher who reimagined classroom engagement. He recounts taking disengaged students into the bush to build stick furniture and how hands-on projects ignited creativity and confidence. Talks cover scaling the program to 140 schools, balancing practical doing with core academics, and the roles of teachers and artisans in full-day sessions.
