I have been in the teaching profession for more than 20 years working in both Primary and Secondary Schools. I am really excited to be a part of this new initiative, the Kaahui Ako, which will enable teachers to work toward making a significant change in creating opportunities to improve practice, therefore empowering students to achieve to their potential in all areas of school life.

We want our colleagues to feel a sense of achievement both professionally and personally, that they have modeled and facilitated to students a strength in what faith can do and that they have created opportunities for students to be involved in their learning. We want our students to leave our places of education with faith in their hearts, memories of being a person who was involved in their education and a love of learning so that they may use these skills to create communities that align with what God wanted for us all.

The education and the educating of colleagues and students alike is at the forefront of all people in the business of learning. The access we have to experts, to new pedagogies and information is phenomenal and we are completely immersed in this all the time. The biggest challenge facing us today is how can we sift and sort through all of this to formulate the best outcomes for both teachers and students. Within Kaahui Ako this challenge becomes exciting as we are able to collaborate to achieve our common goals.

He waka eke noa.
We are all in this together.