Ellen van Tuijl works in Zonnelicht, a neohumanist day care in ‘s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. She started as a teacher since December 2007 and became a pedagogical policy officer in 2011 as well. She has worked a lot with children within the age of 0 to 12.
Over the years she has grown in her role as a pedagogical policy officer with tasks such as: explaining to teachers how to guide children from the perspective of neohumanist education and how to work with Zonnelicht’s development program. Between 2019 and 2024, providing pedagogical coaching was the largest part of her tasks. She supported teachers by means of coaching on the job and individual coach conversations. At the moment, as a pedagogical policy officer/ trainer, she is developing herself further as a trainer for teachers, parents and professionals from the educational field.
In 2006, Ellen obtained her bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
During the years that Ellen has worked at Zonnelicht, she has followed various workshops and courses to deepen her knowledge (of NHE).