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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, Iran
12-2016

Creativity Teaching

SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Tehran, Iran
09-2017

Play Therapy with A Philosophical Approach

Kharazmi University
Tehran, Iran
01-2017

Kindergarten Teacher

Tehran University (Academic Center For Education, Culture And Research)
Tehran, Iran
12-2016

Introduction to contemporary photography - Photography

Mahe Mehr Art and Culture Institute
Tehran, Iran
12-2016

Drawing

University of Tehran, College of Fine Arts
Tehran, Iran
12-2011

Photography

Iran Photographers House
Tehran, Iran
12-2010

Computer Graphic Designer

Tehran Institute of Technology
Tehran, Iran
09-2009

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

AuthorThe Labyrinth of Boundless Options (Peace Stories)

FeaturedPeace Museum Vienna Newsletter

FeaturedFractured, 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
Leva Jamali