BLOGS
March on at Polyfest 2024
"My culture and language consolidate my learning environment (Samoan proverb)." March is on! This was an awesome event! It is technically called the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival. This year was it’s 49th celebration and it...
I am an Authorpreneur in a family of writers
When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind (African proverb). There are five writers in this family and I'm loving it! I really am an Authorpreneur or more precisely an aspiring one, budding but not a wannabe! There really is such a word and by...
Teacher’s thoughts January 2024
If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down (Buddha). For me, there’s always something magical about the New Year! As a teacher I look forward to reading my class lists, getting to know who my students will be. All the details are of course available...
Remember December 2023
“Ang palay ay parisan, habang nagkakalaman ay lalong nagpugpugay (Be like a rice stalk, the more grains it bears, the lower it bows, Filipino proverb). I started 2023 with high hopes: was given the opportunity to teach in a mainstream high school, Otahuhu College,...