Leva Jamali
Budapest
Summary
Experienced director of education design and expression arts facilitator. Specialized in creative education, arts-based learning, skill development, and peace education for children and teenagers.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Support Group Co-Facilitator
01.2026 - Current
- Helping Iranians in diasporas through creative and expressive arts.
Peace Educator
Freelance
10.2018 - Current
- Developed peace education programs for children across various countries (Iran, Hungary, Turkey, India, Austria, Nigeria, The U.S). Conducted online and in-person sessions for children especially in underprivileged communities.
Freelance Art & Creativity Teacher
Freelance
10.2016 - Current
- Holding in-person and online workshops for children focused on peacebuilding, creativity, life skills, and values education, with a special focus on the needs and learning styles of Generation Alpha across various educational institutions.
Junior-Youth Animator
Bahá'í Trainingsinstitut Österreich
10.2025
- Facilitating sessions with junior youth as an animator, fostering community building, peace education, and meaningful connection.
Educational Support for Afghan Children
09.2025 - 12.2025
- Providing motivational literacy support and basic educational design for school learning.
Creative Expression Facilitator
BBu GmbH
08.2025 - 12.2025
- Conducted life skills and creative arts workshops for children, adolescents and adults in a refugee camp.
High School Photography Teacher
Hatvani Bajza József Gimnázium
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Taught photography to high school students using images as a medium to reflect on life, self-awareness, and personal growth.
Art and English Teacher
Babóca Montessori Bölcsőde
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Taught creativity and English to children in a Montessori kindergarten using art-based activities.
Life Skills and English Teacher
Angolul Vidáman
09.2022 - 08.2025
- Taught English through play-based activities, helping children develop language, learning, and coping skills.
Youth Facilitator
Practitioners of Peace Youth Conference
05.2025
Peace Education Director
Museum Colorado and Peace Museum Vienna
01.2023 - 02.2025
- Designed and held peace-related educational programs for Peace.
Global Education Director and System Designer
One Education One World (O.E.O.W)
03.2022 - 12.2024
- The O.E.O.W builds schools in underserved regions worldwide, including Nigeria, India, and refugee camps in Turkey.
- Designed the educational system, crafting a comprehensive nine-layered model that integrated modern educational paradigms to meet the evolving demands of the conceptual age and alpha generation.
- Conducted school visits, tackled operational challenges, devised effective solutions to improve children's access to education.
Skills Educator
Surasay Psychology clinic, Payapooy Institute, Sedorah institute
07.2011 - 12.2021
- Supporting children's development through creative and play-based education, with a focus on those facing learning challenges.
Founder
Bidar Institute
08.2015 - 12.2019
- Founded, designed and led an initiative implementing creative, art-based peace education programs for children across various institutions.
Education Support for Working and Afghan Children
Khaneye Mehr School
10.2009 - 08.2011
- Volunteered at a school for working and street children, facilitating classes on self-esteem, skills development, creativity, problem-solving, and crisis management.
Education
Kindergarten Teacher
Tehran University (Academic Center For Education, Culture And Research)
Tehran, Iran12-2016
Creativity Teaching
SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Tehran, Iran09-2017
Play Therapy with A Philosophical Approach
Kharazmi University
Tehran, Iran01-2017
Kindergarten Teacher
Tehran University (Academic Center For Education, Culture And Research)
Tehran, Iran12-2016
Introduction to contemporary photography - Photography
Mahe Mehr Art and Culture Institute
Tehran, Iran12-2016
Drawing
University of Tehran, College of Fine Arts
Tehran, Iran12-2011
Photography
Iran Photographers House
Tehran, Iran12-2010
Computer Graphic Designer
Tehran Institute of Technology
Tehran, Iran09-2009
Skills
- Educational Leadership
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Management
- Creative Education & Workshop Design
- Art, Photography & Graphic Design
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva)
- Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Zoom)
- Digital Illustration, Layout Design & Visual Storytelling
- Community Outreach, Presentation & Collaboration
- Creativity, Adaptability & Problem-Solving
Publications & Features
Author – The Labyrinth of Boundless Options (Peace Stories)
Featured – Peace Museum Vienna Newsletter
Featured – Fractured, BBu GmbH
Published – Photographs in Docu Magazine
Talks
- 2026-03 & 2026-04 - Guest speaker in a psychology class at ELTE University - Budapest, Hungary
- 2025-10 - BBu GmbH - Traiskirchen, Austria
- 2024-05 - Peace Camp DNS Teacher Training College - Ulfborg, Denmark
- 2023-08 - Peace Conference - Uppsala, Sweden
- 2022-11 - Gallary Walk, O.E.O.W Event - Budapest, Hungary
- 2018-08 - Love-centered Education Seminar - Tehran, Iran
Projects & Exhibitions
- Long Day of Flight - Austria, 2025
- FCKN Love - Hungary, 2025
- Gallery Walk - Hungary, California, 2024 & 2023
- Peace in Urban Margins - Austria & Colorado 2023
- Woman - Hungary, 2023
- Woman Life Freedom - Hungary, 2023
- Human Rights - Italy, 2022
- Smile with me - Iran, 2021
- M(0)ther, Dialogue of Civilization - Online Theatre, 2020
- Vahle - Iran, 2016
- Si Ah-e-Siah - Iran, 2015
- Theatre - Iran, 2015 & 2014 & 2013
Language
English
Advanced (C1)
Persian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hungarian
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Support Group Co-Facilitator
01.2026 - Current
Junior-Youth Animator
Bahá'í Trainingsinstitut Österreich
10.2025
Educational Support for Afghan Children
09.2025 - 12.2025
Creative Expression Facilitator
BBu GmbH
08.2025 - 12.2025
Youth Facilitator
Practitioners of Peace Youth Conference
05.2025
High School Photography Teacher
Hatvani Bajza József Gimnázium
10.2024 - 08.2025
Art and English Teacher
Babóca Montessori Bölcsőde
10.2024 - 08.2025
Peace Education Director
Museum Colorado and Peace Museum Vienna
01.2023 - 02.2025
Life Skills and English Teacher
Angolul Vidáman
09.2022 - 08.2025
Global Education Director and System Designer
One Education One World (O.E.O.W)
03.2022 - 12.2024
Peace Educator
Freelance
10.2018 - Current
Freelance Art & Creativity Teacher
Freelance
10.2016 - Current
Founder
Bidar Institute
08.2015 - 12.2019
Skills Educator
Surasay Psychology clinic, Payapooy Institute, Sedorah institute
07.2011 - 12.2021
Education Support for Working and Afghan Children
Khaneye Mehr School
10.2009 - 08.2011
Computer Graphic Designer
Tehran Institute of Technology
Photography
Iran Photographers House
Introduction to contemporary photography - Photography
Mahe Mehr Art and Culture Institute
Kindergarten Teacher
Tehran University (Academic Center For Education, Culture And Research)
Creativity Teaching
SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Play Therapy with A Philosophical Approach
Kharazmi University
Kindergarten Teacher
Tehran University (Academic Center For Education, Culture And Research)
Drawing
University of Tehran, College of Fine Arts