Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki

Marriene Langton Principal/Tumuaki
Tēnā koutou e te whanau. This is my 16th year as tumuaki of our lovely kura. I am one-eyed when it comes to providing the very best education for all of our tamariki, strong connections to whanau and applying attachment theory so every child has a champion adult at our school who believes in them unconditionally. I just can’t see past it. Our kaiako and kaiawhina go the extra 50 miles to give our children the best chances to succeed. My family is number one. After 20 years of camping holidays in Kaiteriteri, Graham and I are recidivist “glampers “ and ready for new adventures in our latest caravan. It’s brilliant when our family joins us too.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Gold Awards Two Years Running

Our beautiful Hangi Garden entry was a Gold Award winner at the Oderings School Gardens' Competition held in conjunction with the Christchurch Horticulutral Society.
Dan Rutherford who is a landscaper and Gold Medal winner in many prestigious Garden Shows was such a fantastic adjudicator. His narrative about the individual entries was cleverly informed and gave respect and understanding to every entry.
As he talked about ours I was convinced that we would earn a Gold Award and by golly we did.
I am so proud of Bill, Trish, Janice and the children who put in so much creativity and work to make this such an ourstanding contribution to the story of our school.
It is the joy of something like this that makes being a principal such a privilege.












 

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