Meet Foundation member John Hodge

As part of our 70-year anniversary celebrations, we connected with 323 Foundation Members who joined us in 1954 and are still with Teachers Health today! We then travelled around NSW to meet seven of those members.

The stories we heard warmed our hearts and brought tears to our eyes. As we leafed through photo albums, viewed mementos and shared a laugh over coffee, we heard about simple but happy childhoods, teaching without textbooks, and the passions, loves and losses that have made our members’ lives so meaningful.

A huge thank you to John, Jean, Yvonne, Elaine, Bruce, Coralie and Nola for opening up your hearts (and homes) to share your wonderful stories with us – stories we will treasure forever.

John Hodge (95), High School Principal

John Hodge loves maths and science, and got great joy out of inspiring his students to do the same. He also adores his wife Jean and their big family, and talks fondly about his teaching days and what keeps him so positive.