“I feel like I make a positive difference. You know there might be a water quality issue there and myself and my team work to resolve that issue; so, we actually do impact everyone who uses the beach." Jess Brooks is a Healthy Water Specialist in the Storm Water Department at Auckland Council, working to … Continue reading Inside the Career – Episode Nine: Environmental Science and Water Quality Management (Jess Brooks)
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Inside the Career – Episode Eight: Banking (Laura Davie)
I absolutely love the variety, that I can have random things thrown at me [on] any given day and I [can] change the course of what I’m doing depending on the priority. And I love being able to problem solve with other people. So, here’s an idea and [then] going to talk to different … Continue reading Inside the Career – Episode Eight: Banking (Laura Davie)
Inside the Career – Episode Seven: Acting (Max Crean)
“I love being able to see words written on a piece of paper and being able to be like, cool, we need to make this alive, we need to bring flavour to this, we need to add action to it. And just the process of that, seconds before they are going to start filming it, … Continue reading Inside the Career – Episode Seven: Acting (Max Crean)
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Mrs Melany Eddy is a Technology Teacher | WSL Transitions | TIC Interact at Westlake Boys High School. She wears a lot of hats and does a stellar job with taking care of and supporting our Year 9 students. Take a look at her presentation below to find out more about what she has been … Continue reading Transitions
Inside the Teacher’s Classroom, episode 7
“One of the things that interested me about Ida, that I will always remember, is that she talked to us about the benefits of reading…and she said, you can read while you are ironing…and that stuck in my mind that you could have a family and a career, which for her was a very successful … Continue reading Inside the Teacher’s Classroom, episode 7
Inside the Teacher’s Classroom, episode 1
“He showed such belief in me…it shocked me out of myself…and, I find now in my teaching, I look for that in every student. If you can find that little spark to gift them, to give them that confidence, it’s just magical…and it’s certainly influenced my career.” At about ten minutes into the interview, Jon … Continue reading Inside the Teacher’s Classroom, episode 1
Pupuke Basketball Coaching
The 15th of September saw 40 students from Pupuke Kāhui Ako Schools participate in a Basketball Coaching Session in the Westlake Boys High School Gymnasium. 16 Student Coaches from Westlake were on hand to help develop basketball skills and discuss transitions into High School with the young students. Boys and Girls of all ages were … Continue reading Pupuke Basketball Coaching
