Strengthening tamariki wellbeing through healthy eating, drinking and quality physical activity
Amy has a range of experience as a teacher and leader in primary education. Her passion lies in Health and Physical Education, where she is committed to creating meaningful, positive outcomes for both tamariki and kaiako.
Jason has been involved in the Taranaki education sector for the past 20 years, including roles as Associate Principal at Devon Intermediate and Deputy Principal at Mangorei School. He has also worked in professional and community rugby environments in England and Taranaki and is excited to be part of a kaupapa combining his passion for education and hauora.
Rosie brings her passion for communuity health promotion to the team. With a background in Health Science, she focused her studies on community healthcare. She supports kaiako, whānau, and tamariki by promoting hauora and helping create inclusive kai and wai environments.
Megan Hitchcock
Healthy Active Learning Advisor
021 822 082
Megan has taught at Sacred Heart Girls’ College in New Plymouth in the Intermediate and Secondary School areas of Health, Physical Education and Science. She has also taught in Wellington and London. Megan enjoys helping empower students to make informed decisions, fostering lifelong habits around hauora.
Mattie has a background in education and coaching. He has played and coached cricket professionally overseas with clubs in Scotland, Holland, and England and still plays for the Taranaki cricket side. Mattie is excited to work alongside kura and kaiako within the Taranaki region to help grow an area he is passionate about.
We partner with 33 Taranaki schools aiming for:
*Education settings that value and prioritise quality play, active recreation, sport, and health and physical education.
*Education settings that support and promote quality food and drink environments.
*Education settings that value mātauranga Māori and promote culturally distinctive approaches to play, active recreation, sport, kai, inu, and curriculum delivery.
*Teachers and kaiako who implement active teaching and learning approaches to deliver quality health and physical education.
*Education settings that work effectively with whānau and their local community to enable inclusive and equitable access to play, active recreation, sport, and quality food and drink.
CONTACT
Phone:
(06) 759 0930
Email:
info@sporttaranaki.org.nz
Location:
Stadium Taranaki
Maratahu St, New Plymouth
New Zealand
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