About Us

Our Team

Our Education Lead

Dr Dawn Garbett is the lead education consultant and self-proclaimed Queen of Kiwrious. Dawn has an extensive background in science education across all sectors of the education system - from early childhood centers and secondary schools to teacher education at University.

Dawn is leading the Kiwrious professional development programme to give teachers the confidence and competence to make doing science an integral part of schools' programmes. Arise, curious, creative science teachers!

Our Education Coordinator

Sonia Dupuch is one of the Directors of Kiwirous Ltd. She supported the development of the original Kiwrious solution during her time as a research assistant at the University of Auckland. She loves sharing her passion for Science and introducing all the exciting facets of the STEAM fields to young and curious minds. Sonia has a background in Engineering and spent 10 years in Silicon Valley working for high-tech companies. An entrepreneur herself, Sonia started the TestPod in 2014, and Kiwrious in 2020. She will be your point of contact when organising your PLD journey with Kiwrious.