Episode Details

Our guest for this week is Gahmya Drummond-Bey, a global Instructional designer, education hacker, writer, and founder & CEO of ‘Evolved Teacher’. 

About Gahmya

Gahmya believes that learning should be a uniquely amazing experience, designed to inspire people to be, do and have more.

She has spent 11 years traveling around the world teaching while also learning from some of the top educational systems around the world. Gahmya has redesigned learning programs and trained educators in over 20 countries, reaching the status of “celebrity teacher” in South Korea.

In 2015, she founded ‘Evolved Teacher’ with a goal of empowering global communities to build an equitable educational system and also to create a digital platform that would provide primary students all over the world with equal access to quality education. 

Her approach is learner-centered, meaning those who are learning are at the core of the process. The role of the teachers is not only to guide but also to learn from the learners and further evolve their approach and educational philosophies. 

Gahmya has also just recently launched ‘KidYOUniversity’ which is a personal growth platform for kids. It features animated courses and challenges that nurture the genius and loving spirit within each child.

Connect with Gahmya:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gahmya
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedteacher/?hl=en
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gahmya-drummond-bey-a1a46b88/
• Website: https://www.evolvedteacher.com/

Gahmya’s Story of Inspired Evolution

Even though Gahmya has had major success working in the field of education, her own educational background is in chemistry, health care, and communications. She was drawn to education as she realized that it’s usually presented to us with the hope of achieving future value and success.

“I had one of those moments that I think a lot of people have now… where you feel like you’re preparing for future value. You feel like you’re preparing for future success and I wanted to feel a value at that moment. I wanted to be useful and helpful at that moment.” - Gahmya Drummond-Bey

Gahmya went on to pursue a career path that would help her contribute to society in the present. She subsequently decided to join the Peace Corps and went to a country where she could help, teach and also learn an uncommon foreign language. She was assigned to go to Turkmenistan.

“I felt a value every second. I could see people grow... Seeing someone who can’t communicate with you come back to you the next day and they’re expressing greetings and they can express themselves - it is powerful!” - Gahmya Drummond-Bey

Her experiences from Turkmenistan inspired her to go to as many countries as she could. She wanted to learn directly from children and people of different cultures about their educational desires and needs so that she could guide them and help them improve further. 

In This Episode We Canvas:

• Following Your Curiosity

We’ve often talked about the importance of following our passions. It’s been absolutely proven time and time again that this approach can be immensely valuable for personal growth. However, Gahmya’s experience is that not everyone has a clear idea about what their greatest pas