Jorge Knijnik

Jorge Knijnik was born in Porto Alegre (Brazil) and grew up in Sao Paulo. He currently lives in Australia where he works as a university lecturer. His written works on children's human rights and drama were acknowledged by the 'Building the Gender Equity' prize, presented by the Brazilian Research Council, UNESCO and UNIFEM. Jorge is interested in writing about democratic education, sport and society, teachers' lives and children's fiction. His innovative pedagogies were awarded by the Office of Teaching and Learning of the Australian Ministry of Education. Jorge is a terrific football coach and the world's best dad according to four little wonderful creatures