Pip Cornall is an educator, mediator, outdoor guide, and author whose life’s work is to help boys and young men grow into good men, men who value empathy, cooperation, and stewardship of the Earth.
Pip was a PE and Outdoor Education teacher who blended physical skill with lessons in resilience, teamwork, and respect for nature. He guided white-water rafting trips and taught skiing in Australia and the USA, always using the outdoors as a classroom for character and connection.
Beyond adventure, Pip worked as a mediator in the juvenile justice systems of both countries. In Oregon schools, he taught peer mediation, giving young people practical tools to resolve conflict peacefully.
His work led him to Washington DC as part of a global movement advocating for an American Department of Peace. He met senators and congress members on Capitol Hill, to promote the inititative.
The goal was simple yet profound: to inspire nations to invest more in peace-building than in war.
Pip’s latest project, The Quirky Quest for ManGood, brings his mission to life through memoir, storytelling, and his signature “quirkers”, short, witty poems that spark conversations about breaking free from the “man box” and redefining what it means to be a man.
Inspired by multi-day rafting trips with young offenders, the book captures evenings around campfires where laughter and reflection flowed, and where the wilderness became both teacher and mirror. In that setting, boys discovered that real strength grows from connection, not domination.
Through The ManGood Project, Pip continues to create books, workshops, and resources that help young men, and the women who care about them, build a healthier, more sustainable vision of masculinity. His work encourages dialogue, empathy, and collaboration across generations.
As Pip often says, “When boys and men value empathy and cooperation, they become protectors of people, communities, and the planet itself.”
