Staff
Wilma Lambert
Principal of the Lambert School and teacher of Secondary/ Primary English, Writing and Literature.
When I walked into the “Bubs” classroom at St Marys Convent School, Sale, I knew I was in a wonderful place. My teacher, Sister Monica, was a playful, clever woman who loved books, music, art, God and children. She is still my hero and I wanted to stay in school forever.
Later in Grade 3 I discovered another sort of teacher, cruel, with no love of learning or children. I still wanted to be at school forever but I understood school could be a place of beauty and learning or misery and failure.
This knowledge informed my desire to start a school for my own children who were encountering a lack of belief in learning, happiness or goodness in their local primary school. The school I founded allows me to live a privileged life of learning and creativity among students with whom I have made deep connection through learning.
Nina Penfold
Nina is the Deputy Principal at Lambert School. She has been teaching in the public system and internationally. She has worked from Foundation to Grade 12 in a variety of teaching and management roles. Her specialist interests are in the areas of Literacy and Learning Disability Support. Nina worked at Taroona Primary and 3 years in the Learning centre at Hobart College before joining the Lambert staff. She has been teaching at Lambert since 2019 and most recently teaches Primary HASS and Literacy as well as being the support teacher working with individuals and monitoring students’ individual learning plans.
Caroline Jackson
Caroline is the French teacher at Lambert School for Primary and High School students.
The courses introduce students to the French language and culture of the French speaking world. French and English are the only two languages that are official languages on all continents of the world, as well as Antarctica!
Caroline has been teaching modern languages for over 40 years and is the co-ordinator for the Alliance Française de Hobart. She is the President of the Alliance Française de Hobart and the organiser of the annual Alliance competition. With her experience teaching at College level and being the current Chief Setting examiner for TASC’s French 3C exam in years 11 & 12, Caroline is well able to prepare Lambert students for life after Lambert, whether they continue with French or not. ‘A study of other languages greatly helps with the development of and knowledge about one’s own language’.
Dr Tai Gardner
Tai teaches Science, Drama, and Math at Lambert School. Tai started teaching in 2021 and has worked in the school as a teacher’s assistant and administrator since 2017. Tai is currently undertaking his Master of Teaching (Secondary) specialising in Drama and Science. Tai’s qualifications include Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Hons), and a PhD in microbiology. Tai has worked professionally as a researcher at the University of Tasmania, as well as being an actor, director, and producer of local theatre.
Lili Christie
Lili teaches Chinese Language to students from Primary to Secondary at the Lambert School. With a Master degree in Teaching (Maths Chinese Language), Lili has been teaching Chinese language in both Primary and Secondary schools in Tasmania for 6 years. Lili’s additional educational qualifications include degrees in Civil Cost Engineering, Tourism and Hospitality, and Chinese language teaching.
Lili enjoys teaching Chinese language and culture to students. Lili believes learning an additional language allow the learner to connect with other cultures, foster an appreciation for tradition and history, promote greater empathy and the acceptance of others.
Ekkehart Mundana
Ekkehart is the music teacher at Lambert School, teaching grades 3 to 10 two days a week.
Originally from Germany, he immigrated to Australia in 1988 and started his own family in Hobart.
He is a fully trained music teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience in public and private
schools across several Australian states and overseas, including working as a volunteer teacher and
teacher trainer for two Australian NGOs in Nepal.
His formal qualifications include a Dip.Ed in Music (TAS), a Bachelor Degree in Music and the Arts
(Germany), and a TESOL Cert IV qualification (Cairns).
His teaching expertise includes all ages from foundation through primary to secondary and adult
education, the Humanities, German, ESL, and Steiner Education. Within the realm of music he
specialises in music improvisation, rock band, contemporary music, and has been involved in
composing, performing, and marketing. He returned to Hobart in late 2021 after 22 years of
travelling and working on the mainland, and joined Lambert School in September last year.
Carmen (Yichen) Wang
Carmen is the Visual Arts teacher at Lambert School. Recently relocated to Hobart, Carmen is a
qualified Secondary School Visual Arts and Visual Design teacher from Sydney. Carmen started
teaching Visual Arts in 2020 and taught in both public and private schools in Sydney before moving to Hobart.
Carmen’s educational qualifications include a Bachelor of History of Fine Art from China Central
Academy of Fine Arts, a Bachelor of Fine Art from University of New South Wales, and a Master of Teaching (Secondary) from Australian Catholic University.
Passionate about visual arts and art history, Carmen sees art as a great way to inspire young
people and help them build confidence as well as a sense of individual identity. Carmen believes
that art ‘is the oxygen that makes all the other subjects breathe’.
Nell Kay
Nell teaches the infant students at Lambert School. She has a Bachelor of Behavioural Science and Master of Teaching from the University of Tasmania and is a proud old scholar of Lambert School. Nell previously taught at Gagebrook Primary School as the Launching into Learning Coordinator (DECPY’s birth to four program) and taught specialist subjects of art and ICT across all grades.
Some of Nell’s previous experience include working as a swimming teacher and child minder at Friends Health & Fitness, as Waterfront Director at a summer camp in North Carolina USA and being part of the water safety management team for a season of Survivor.