St Andrews Preschool

Hi, My name is Anne Campbell, I am married to Brett and we have 2 children: Talei who is 15 and attends Bethlehem College and Bryn who is 10 and goes to Kaka Street Special School. We have lived in Te Puke for 14 years. I am originally from Fiji and have both Fijian and New Zealand heritage. I trained as a Kindergarten Teacher at Auckland Teachers College, graduating in 1985. My teaching experience includes: 3 years at a kindergarten on the North Shore, 2 ½ years in England working as a Nanny and as a teacher at a Nursery school in London, 9 years teaching at a kindergarten in Mount Maunganui. During this time I had Talei taking off a year for maternity leave, and 4 years later Bryn. At this time I resigned due to Bryn having very high special needs.
Once Bryn started school I took up the role as support teacher 1 day a week and Office Administrator at Paengaroa Kindergarten. A teaching position relieving for a year arose at Paengaroa kindergarten which I took on. At the end of this position I was lucky enough to be offered a teaching position here at St Andrews, and have been here since April 2009. Through my professional and personal experiences I have a special interest in working with and assisting children with special needs and their families. Through the knowledge and skills I have gained in this area, I am the GSE liaison person and attend IDPs supporting the implementation of specific learning programmes for
children within our centre with special needs.