Team Wharemauku
Wharemauku – House made of flax
A drop of water (kopata wai) flows from the Maungakotukutuku Valley over the land through the township of Paraparaumu along the Wharemauku Stream. As it moves along the stream it gathers knowledge and grows on its journey to the sea (Te Moana).
Room 1: Beth Brady
Beth is part of the junior team at Raumati Beach School. She graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 2009 and has since taught in both New Zealand and England. She has a special interest in working with younger children and building relationships which enable her to help them to meet their learning potential.
Team Lead, Room 2: Tansy Sharp
Tēnā koutou katoa
Ko Tararua tōku maunga
Ko Waikanae tōku awa
Ko NZ1 tōku waka
Ko Tasman tōku moana
No Kapiti ahau
Ko Sharp tōku whanau
Ko Tansy tōku ingoa
No reira, tēnā koutou katoa
Tansy has been teaching at Raumati Beach for the past eight years. She puts play at the centre of our curriculum, encouraging purposeful play and authentic inquiries as part of the school day. Tansy believes relationships are key to children feeling settled at school. She aims to create an environment where children feel safe and able to take risks in their learning. Tansy is driven by a passion that learning should be meaningful and fun. She strives to bring creativity into school to help foster a stimulating and engaging learning environment where students interact with meaningful learning that has relevance to their own lives.
Room 3: Rebecca Farrow
Tena koutou katoa
No reira tena koutou katoa
Room 4: Lorraine Rigg
Room 5: Michelle Abraham
Tena koutou katoa,
Michelle is a member of Team Wharemauku at Raumati Beach School and has had the pleasure of working on the Kapiti Coast for over 24 years. She lives with her husband and two daughters. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, going for walks, socialising with her friends and interior design. She graduated from Victoria University and the Wellington College of Education in 1997.
Room 6: Jasmine Guerin-Jones
Kia ora! My name is Jasmine.
I grew up in Wellington and the Kapiti Coast. After university, I moved overseas and spent 15 years teaching in South Korea and Japan. In that time, I taught all ages from kindergarten to adult students, and I developed a passion for teaching and for spicy food.
It’s a privilege to be a teacher. I love being in classrooms, sharing experiences and inspiring learning journeys. Relationships, creativity (including play) and self-motivated learning are at the heart of my teaching philosophy.
Room 7: Liz Gordon
Room 8: Molly Daube
I began studying in 1996 at Palmerston North College of Education and completed a diploma in teaching at the end of 1999. I completed my qualification with a Bachelor of Education in 2000 then moved to the Hutt Valley at the beginning of 2001 to resume a teaching position.