Our motivation, passion and why come from the words of Dame Whina Cooper when she reminded everyone that today’s mokopuna are the future of Aotearoa. We have to make sure that what we are doing in ECE has a positive long-term impact.
About Us
What is our WHY - Educating Heart and Minds
We have had the privilege of working alongside kaiako and leaders through private contracts, mentoring, wānanga and SELO support(MoE funded programs).
The SELO contracts have been both long-term support focused on leadership or manaakitanga that have involved clusters of settings or they have been supporting individual settings to meet Licensing Criteria. We love doing both.
Our mantra at Educating Hearts and Minds comes from the whakatauki - He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata he tangata he tangata!
Of course, it is the people, the people, the people, not the paper, the paper, the paper. We continually strive to ensure that kaiako are connecting to the people (the mokopuna and whānau) in their settings to make sure that what they are doing has meaning to the learning lives of the mokopuna and kaiako. Keeping connected with their HEARTS and MINDS to create vibrant learning spaces.
It is through thoughtful teaching and learning practices that the mokopuna of our mokopuna will not only survive but they will thrive and this will support the future of Aotearoa.
Lynn Rupe
I have been mentoring teachers and leaders for 20 years and have come to realise that this is foundational for growing the successful future of Aotearoa.
Raechel Thompson
My philosophy is continually underpinned by our world-class curriculum, Te Whāriki. I love talking about how Te Whāriki is a curriculum that supports whole communities to feel empowered.
Anita Rewa Johns
I have been in education for 17 years and in kaupapa Māori settings for the past 8 years. Throughout this time I have grown through many aspects of learning and experiences that have further moulded my workplace/ career passions and aspirations.
Michelle Flower
One of my favourite quotes about learning is by Sir Ken Robinson “the gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of the gardener is to create optimal conditions”.
