Meet the Staff

Kathy commenced her teaching as a Primary school teacher having completed teacher training and spending an extra year to finish her Bachelors degree. During that time, she completed a double major in order to foster her love of English literature and drama.Three years of teaching Primary students and with the honour of a year with New Entrants, Kathy realised that her plan of moving up the levels to secondary having gained a firm pedagogical base of other levels, was never going to happen and thus she jumped overnight to secondary teaching at Hilcrest High School. Three years later, she received her first promotion and became a Head of Drama at Cambridge High School where she also developed an interest in film and ran a small studio. Having worked extensively with teacher trainees in her classrooms, Kathy was seconded to the University of Waikato to lecture in English, Drama and Film and was fortunate to gain tenure after one year. For six years, Kathy was incredibly motivated to provide the best teacher training that she could and even broke protocol by going  into schools to demonstrate for her trainees. During those six years, Kathy returned to another area of interest and performed in dozens of shows that ranged from drama to musicals.

lbayliss@chilton.school.nz

Lucy joined the Chilton Saint James team in 2018, bringing with her over 12 years’ experience in teaching and management within the early childhood education sector. After completing a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English literature, Lucy decided that teaching young children was for her. She was soon employed in an ECE centre in Thorndon, Wellington. This enabled her to work concurrently with completing her Bachelor of Teaching (early childhood). The arrival of her daughter and son in the ensuing 8 years presented a new challenge. Lucy found ways to take important time to be with family whilst continuing to advance her career, working in a number of teaching and senior management roles in the Wellington region.

Lucy believes that children’s development in the early years of their lives is vital to their future success. Integral to this are robust partnerships between parents and teachers. Lucy is committed to promoting positive and respectful relationships, both in her own teaching and in her role as Head of Preschool.

mhughes@chilton.school.nz

Michelle began her career teaching in the upper primary levels before moving to Scots College where she taught Years 2, 3 and 4. This cemented a love and passion for Independent Schooling. During her time at Scots College she led the Junior Syndicate, as well as being the PYP Coordinator. Michelle developed the Primary Years Programme (PYP) at Scots from the Interested to Authorised Stages. She is an advocate of inquiry based teaching and believes that the PYP provides a strong framework with which to develop critical, creative thinkers.

Michelle has been a Chilton parent since 2002, with both her daughters having begun their Chilton education in the Preschool. When presented with an opportunity to work at Chilton Saint James School, she jumped at the chance! She has taught Years 4, 5 and 6, and was awarded the position of PYP Coordinator in 2013. Continuing to develop the PYP at Chilton provided challenge and reward. In 2015 Michelle was announced as the new Head of Primary where she oversees the pastoral care and curriculum development of the Primary School

scolson@chilton.school.nz

Sue is a longstanding staff member of Chilton Saint James School. After 12 years as HOD Physical Education she has recently taken up the new role of Head of Middle School and also co-ordinates our Learning support Programme.

After graduating from Otago University and Christchurch Training College, Sue began her teaching career at Awatapu College in Palmerston North. From there she travelled overseas and was based in London for 2 years. After returning home, Sue taught Physical Education and Health at Upper Hutt College for 6 years before leaving to have a family.
Sue enjoys the Chilton community and the underpinning values that make it a positive place in which to work. In contributing to the pastoral care of students Sue has been involved in netball, badminton, skiing, civil defence and golf with- in the school’s extra curricular programme.

BCom, GradDip Professional Accounting
mboyd@chilton.school.nz

Mark joined Chilton in 2013 as the Business Director responsible for finance, operations, IT, and health and safety. An experienced accountant, Mark has spent time living in the USA, working most recently in the hospitality and ski industry.

Currently completing his Chartered Accountants designation, outside of study and work Mark enjoys spending time with his wife, young daughter and watching NASCAR.

ARAD Solo Seal, RAD Life Member, RAD Registered Teacher, RAD Teaching Certificate (Distinction), ISTD Advanced (Modern Branch), ISTD Advanced (National Branch)
bbennett@chilton.school.nz

With more than 30 years teaching experience Bronwyn’s passion and dedication to dance has inspired many children throughout the Wellington area. Prior to Chilton, Bronwyn owned her own dance school in the Hutt Valley for many years – teaching both Ballet and Jazz. In 2002 she joined joining Chilton Dance Centre in 2002 to focus on teaching Classical Ballet.

Since becoming Director of the Chilton Dance Centre, Bronwyn has worked to build the Dance Centre to a highly successful school, offering a range of dance styles to students taught by high-calibre teachers. Past students have gone onto tertiary dance studies with successful careers in dance and performing arts both nationally and internationally.

In her spare time, Bronwyn enjoys reading, walking and spending time with family.

abaker@chilton.school.nz

lrusling@chilton.school.nz

Lindsey is a Provisionally Registered first year teacher who is currently teaching Drama.  Lindsey is originally from the UK and has a background in Human Resources and Administration and spent many years working for NATO in the Netherlands.

Lindsey is a qualified Science and Social Science teacher with an MSc in Environmental Science who first came to Chilton Saint James School as Human Resources Co-ordinator and expanded her role to Administration Manager which involved organising and carrying out relief teaching.

Alongside her administration work, Lindsey has worked extensively in the theatre industry as a performer, choreographer, director and adjudicator for many years and this had led to her teaching Drama and also heading CSJ Drama, our after school drama programme for the wider community.  Lindsey recently helped to launch our Middle School by producing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jnr which also incorporated boys from Hutt International Boys School.

Lindsey is excited to be in her dream job and looks forward to encouraging students to gain confidence in the performing arts.

lholland@chilton.school.nz

bscoble@chilton.school.nz

sconway@chilton.school.nz

Dip Tchg, Dip PhEd

adennehy@chilton.school.nz

Alex’s career has been focused on education and the teaching of Physical Education since graduating from Otago University. Originally trained as a teacher of Physical Education she moved into sports coordinating while teaching at Chilton in 1999. Alex then worked with a team from Victoria College of Education, SPARC and the Ministry of Education to deliver an initiative to schools nationwide that aimed to support teachers to deliver quality Physical Education teaching to primary age students. After completing this contract she moved back into a sports coordinating role at QMC before moving back to Chilton in 2016 to assist the Director of Sport. Alex is passionate about encouraging young learners to develop physical literacy and provides opportunities for all students to engage in a variety of sports throughout their schooling at Chilton.

deverett@chilton.school.nz

jhayton@chilton.school.nz

shart@chilton.school.nz

Susan completed her Bachelor’s degree at Victoria University followed by a Master of Arts at Canterbury University and her Diploma of teaching. She commenced teaching French and German at Upper Hutt College, remaining there for five years before leaving to raise a family of four children. She resumed teaching French part- time to primary students at Wai Ora Montessori School, did some relief teaching at various Hutt Valley schools and then was appointed as a part-time teacher of French and English at Chilton Saint James School. After six years in this role, she became HOD Languages, teaching French to Years 7 – 13.

Susan considers learning a language to be part of a complete education. The celebration at school of International Languages Week helps to raise awareness of the importance of this. Susan also runs a successful Language Club for Year 7 & 8 girls, giving them the opportunity to experience cultural activities such as cooking, crafts, treasure hunts and the celebration of festivals.

Susan enjoys sharing her passion for French with young people and has led trips to New Caledonia and France. She finds it very rewarding to see the growth in students’ language ability after intensive language lessons and time staying with French families. She loves watching the buzz they get from being able to communicate in French and encourages them to continue to develop and use this real life skill throughout their lives.

jgilling@chilton.school.nz

Jocelyn began teaching with a New Entrant class in Palmerston North after completing her teacher training in Wellington. She has vast experience in teaching having taught in Primary schools inTauranga and then made the move to secondary when she accepted a position at Kelston Boys High School in Auckland and later completed a stint in the Waikato. This varied career in teaching also encompassed time spent teaching special needs students at Hamilton North Special School as well as teaching students from aged five to eighteen. Not only has she taught in a range of schools but also has experience as a guidance teacher and Dean.

While in  the Waikato she completed her Bachelor of Education whilst maintaining a busy teaching life at Melville High School.  In coming to Wellington, Jocelyn became Assistant Head of Department at Taita College and Wellington Girls before being appointed as Head of Department at Chilton Saint James 17 years ago.  Jocelyn has also experienced Chilton from a parent’s point of view.  Her daughter went through the Secondary School graduating in 2013 as the Head Librarian. Her daughter’s enrolment in the school was a clear example of Jocelyn’s belief in a Chilton Education.

Higher learning has always been important to Jocelyn who took the opportunity to finish her Masters in Science with a specialty in Mathematics Education with Distinction. While at Chilton, Jocelyn has lead the Mathematics Department and has been involved in a number of Academic extension initiatives and this year has embarked on the challenge of teaching the CIE curriculum.

tchatterton@chilton.school.nz

Tom is the Head of Performing Arts at Chilton.  He has worked extensively teaching music in schools both in New Zealand and the UK, where he grew up.  

Tom believes that the curricular and extra-curricular music have the potential to add so much to the development of young people and his aim is that all children at Chilton should have regular experience of performance while at school.  He runs the Amadeus Orchestra at Chilton whilst also taking overall responsibility for all aspects of music making from Pre-School through to Year 13.

Tom holds his music qualifications from the University of Cambridge, UK; a diploma from the Royal College of Organists; and his teaching degree from the University of Buckingham, UK.

Tom aims to ensure that his teaching fosters a love of music and music-making in all students of all abilities across the school.  To find out more about Tom’s teaching principles and ambitious plans for musical development at Chilton, see here.

sclements@chilton.school.nz

​Sim grew up and attended school in Kenya. After completing her GCE O Levels, she moved to the UK to complete her A Levels and went to Aston University to study Optometry. On the completion of a BSc degree, Sim went on to Keele University for further study where she studied Physics and completed her Teacher training PGCE. Sim worked over eight years in two UK independent girls’ schools teaching Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. In 2016 Sim moved to Thailand with her family and worked as Head of Chemistry in an international school in Bangkok. She was the Head of Chemistry before she moved Wellington to take up her position as the Head of Science at Chilton.

kforsyth@chilton.school.nz

Karen is Head of Social Science who joins us recently joined us all the way from “Bonnie Scotland”. She has come to New Zealand to join family. Karen brings with her an experienced background in pastoral care and careers. In contributing to the pastoral care of students Karen has been involved in Princes Trust, Study Skills and Pupils Forum Council. She taught at Chryston High School in Glasgow teaching social science, history and religious, moral and philosophical studies where she believed she always took a pupil centred approach in all aspects of learning and teaching. Karen also has vast experience as a grade 1 marker appointee working with the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) something she believes helped her massively with the changing from one qualification system to another. Karen enjoys sharing her passion for history and has led trips to Berlin and around Scotland. She loves seeing the young people getting a buzz out of experiencing new things and learning about the past. Karen is excited to be here in New Zealand and has been blown away by the welcome she has received here at Chilton Saint and is excited for the future.

rdaddy@chilton.school.nz

Art has always played an important part in Rachel’s life. From an early age she understood that great pleasure could be had from viewing and creating Art. In her final years of school at ACG Senior College, Rachel earned a scholarship grade and the Prize for Excellence in Painting. This encouraged her to find a career where she could be involved with Art every day.

Rachel attended Elam School of Fine Arts where she studied a range of disciplines, including printmaking, painting and photography. Rachel enjoyed the opportunity to take papers in a variety of other subjects, such as Art History, History, English and Anthropology and her learning in these areas informed her Art practice. In 2010, Rachel gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours. She completed a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) the following year.

Rachel was fortunate to spend the first three years of her teaching career in the very successful Art Department at ACG Strathallan College. There she taught a range of levels, from Year 6 to Year 13. She gained experience teaching the Cambridge curriculum and specialised in Painting. Her students attained high levels of achievement and it was a very formative time for her teaching practice.

Rachel and family moved to Wellington in 2014 to experience life in the capital. Rachel soon began work at St Mary’s College where she taught NCEA Visual Art and Painting. In 2015 Rachel and family celebrated the birth of baby Xanthe, and Rachel took some time off from teaching to care for her two children.

Rachel is excited to join the Art Department at Chilton St James in Term 2, 2016. She gains great satisfaction from helping students to strive for excellence and achieve their personal best. Rachel continues to enjoy making art herself and feels blessed to teach the subject she loves on a day to day basis. When at leisure Rachel likes to spend time with family and friends, and enjoys getting outdoors as much as possible, especially tramping, camping, swimming and mountain biking.

BPhEd

jtungatt@chilton.school.nz

Jude has a Bachelor of Physical Education from Otago and a Teaching Diploma from Auckland. She began her teaching career at Upper Hutt College where she taught Physical Education, Health and Science. She enjoyed coaching a variety of sports and participating in school tramps and camps. Jude started teaching at Chilton Saint James School as a relief teacher and then took on a part-time role while her four children were young. She moved into a fulltime position in 2007, teaching Health, Physical Education and Food Technology. Jude is Head of the Physical Education, Health, Food and Nutrition Department and is responsible for the Education Outside the Classroom programme in the secondary school as well as being a Dean. She really values the opportunity to get to know students outside of the school environment. Jude is kept busy outside of school with her adult children, keeping fit and travelling to visit family overseas.

kkeys@chilton.school.nz

Kelsey is an experienced classroom teacher with 7 years of classroom experience. Kelsey attended Otago University where she obtained a BSc in Human Nutrition and went on to complete her PgDip in Secondary Education at the University of Otago College of Education. Her teaching career began at City of London Academy (COLA) in London, England where she taught Food Technology, Materials Technology, GCSE Catering and BTEC Hospitality.

While working at COLA Kelsey held the role of Head of Food Studies and was responsible for setting up an after-school Cooking Club for years 7-9 and ran a schoolwide MasterChef competition. Kelsey has come to Chilton after her return to New Zealand where she is now teaching Food Technology, Food and Nutrition and Health. She also holds the role of Year 7 and 8 Dean.

Kelsey is passionate about all things food and is excited to share her knowledge and love of cooking with the Chilton community, she is particularly looking forward to further educating our girls about the importance of healthy eating and the role it plays in a well-balanced lifestyle.

scolson@chilton.school.nz

Sue is a longstanding staff member of Chilton Saint James School. After 12 years as HOD Physical Education she has recently taken up the new role of Head of Middle School and also co-ordinates our Learning support Programme.
After graduating from Otago University and Christchurch Training College, Sue began her teaching career at Awatapu College in Palmerston North. From there she travelled overseas and was based in London for 2 years. After returning home, Sue taught Physical Education and Health at Upper Hutt College for 6 years before leaving to have a family.
Sue enjoys the Chilton community and the underpinning values that make it a positive place in which to work. In contributing to the pastoral care of students Sue has been involved in netball, badminton, skiing, civil defence and golf with- in the school’s extra curricular programme.

bnewton@chilton.school.nz

Bev began her career teaching Materials Technology and Science at Auckland Girls’ Grammar School after completing a Home Science degree in Dunedin and teacher training in Christchurch.

Three years into her teaching career, she was promoted to Dean of Year 10, followed the next year as Acting Head of Department for Foods and Materials.  Family life followed but Bev continued working part-time at Onehunga College teaching Special Needs students, Science and Foods. A move to Wellington meant that Bev worked at Te Kura Pounamu, teaching and writing courses, including one of the first on-line courses that the school introduced.

The opportunity to teach part-time at Chilton Saint James School arrived and she relished the opportunity to be back in the classroom. This was followed by four years as HOD of Foods and Materials. Having a family and seeing the importance of spending time with then was a priority but nevertheless her joy of teaching meant that she continued to work part-time. Once her children were a little older, she returned to full-time teaching and has had a varied and exciting programme ever since, including the role of Dean. It is with pleasure that Bev saw one of her students win the Newmarket Young Fashion Designer award in 2014 and in a runner up in 2015.

jtungatt@chilton.school.nz

Jude has a Bachelor of Physical Education from Otago and a Teaching Diploma from Auckland. She began her teaching career at Upper Hutt College where she taught Physical Education, Health and Science. She enjoyed coaching a variety of sports and participating in school tramps and camps. Jude started teaching at Chilton Saint James School as a relief teacher and then took on a part-time role while her four children were young. She moved into a fulltime position in 2007, teaching Health, Physical Education and Food Technology. Jude is responsible for the Education Outside the Classroom programme in the secondary school as well as being a Dean. She really values the opportunity to get to know students outside of the school environment. Jude is kept busy outside of school with her adult children, keeping fit and travelling to visit family overseas.

odocouto@chilton.school.nz

Odette grew up in Johannesburg, a city in South Africa. Her parents were born in Portugal and as immigrants made South Africa their home. The gathering of family and friends is distinctly a Portuguese way of life; celebrating birthdays and festivals has always played a major role in Odette’s life. It’s the food and the stories from the past that bring people together. Thus Odette has inherited the love of cooking and eating different types of food from her family.

Odette has resided in New Zealand since 1999 and she loves living in this beautiful country and is a very proud New Zealander, however she still miss the warmer South African weather and visiting the wild animals, especially the elephants in the nature parks. Odette trained as a preschool and primary school teacher and has taught in both primary and preschools and has been teaching at Chilton Saint James preschool since 2002. Teaching young children has been her passion since the age of 21 and she was delighted when Chilton Saint James employed her because it has given her the most amazing opportunities to continue with her professional growth.

Odette tries to keep a balanced life by going for walks on the beach, going to the gym, gardening, reading, flower arranging and socializing with friends.

jeatwell@chilton.school.nz

Judy has been working in Early Childhood education for 20 years, 16 of these at Chilton Preschool.

Judy considers it a privilege to teach and work alongside children as they discover and learn. The early years are an exciting age to teach as the children develop new skills and inquire into new learning and experiences.

Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)
SPELD NZ Level 5 Certificate in Specific Learning Disabilities

nhenderson@chilton.school.nz

Nadia is passionate about working with children and their families to ensure they have a positive, fun start to educational journey. Nadia also believes in working with a child’s individual strength to support their growth in literacy and numeracy and understand the importance of supporting a child through play to develop their social and emotional intelligence.

amaniparathy@chilton.school.nz

Dip Tchg, Adv Dip Tchg, H.Dip Tchg

agarland@chilton.school.nz

BMus (Hons)

kmayne@chilton.school.nz

Katie trained as a primary teacher after graduating from the University of Surrey, England with a first class honours degree in Music. After completing her schooling in Northern Ireland, Katie’s love of teaching was ignited when she moved to South Africa to teach English and Music at an orphanage for a year. Katie subsequently returned to England where she gained teaching experience in all primary year groups from years 1 – 6 whilst working on senior leadership teams. Katie took a break, after ten years of teaching, to raise her daughter. During that time she and her family relocated to New Zealand and she is excited to join the Chilton teaching team. In her spare time Katie enjoys travelling, playing the violin, reading and yoga.

BA (Hons), Cert Ed, Dip Tchg

tsegal@chilton.school.nz

Originally from the UK, Trish has worked at Chilton Saint James School for 19 years and has taught from Years 1 – 6 during this time. Trish graduated from Southhampton University with a B.A (Hon) and Certificate of Education and she has a post-graduate Diploma of Primary Teaching from Victoria University. She has an interest in learning disorders and is SPELD qualified. Trish was previously an examiner and teacher in Exercise to Music for the Royal School of Arts and for a while ran her own fitness business. She maintains a passion for the performing arts, in particular dance, and she continues to perform and dance with Crows Feet Dance Collective. In the past she has directed the Primary School Productions and for several years has been the Costume Coordinator. Trish’s daughter is an old girl of Chilton. Jess graduated in 2005 and held the role of Student Leader of Performing Arts in her final year.

BEd

eblush@chilton.school.nz

Eva attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, majoring in Physical Education and studying Literature and Anthropology. She taught Physical Education at Academy Jeanne D’Arc, a private primary school in Ottawa. Eva taught Sciences and PE at Hadley Junior High School in Gatineau, Quebec. After moving to New Zealand with her family, she taught at Upper Hutt Primary School for 6 years. In 2015, Eva joined the Chilton Saint-James family and taught French for a year. She now teaches Year 4. In addition to her passion for teaching children, Eva loves dancing. She also enjoys equestrian sports as well as trail running and triathlon. She is proud to have completed 2 Ironman distance races. Eva is a Level 1 Triathlon Coach and has motivated women to compete in their first triathlons and long distance running races. Eva lives with her husband Martin, her two beautiful girls as well as her dog Louis, who is her best running buddy.

BA, Dip Tchg

jsmith@chilton.school.nz

Jenny holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Latin from Victoria University, and a Graduate Diploma in Primary Teaching from Auckland University. After teaching in Auckland for three years, Jenny moved to the United Arab Emirates. She taught Grade 1 in an American curriculum school in Sharjah for three years before moving to Dubai. She spent four years teaching KG 2 – Grade 4 and Learning Support in an International Primary Curriculum and British curriculum school. In August 2014, Jenny returned to New Zealand and joined Chilton Saint James Primary School. Jenny has a keen interest in reading, history and travelling.

dhutton@chilton.school.nz

mbaker@chilton.school.nz

Dip Tchg

hsy@chilton.school.nz

Haydee completed her Graduate Diploma for Teaching at Victoria University, then proceeded to teach in the Hutt Valley region. She taught secondary Mathematics and Statistics for the past eight years. Knowing how important a strong mathematical foundation is for Senior School, she is currently enjoying the challenge of teaching Middle School and helping the girls learn to appreciate Mathematics for the years to come. Haydee also enjoys teaching Business Studies and all the different aspects that this subject can explore.

Prior to arriving in New Zealand, Haydee relished her banking and manufacturing work experience in the Philippines. However, teaching has always been her real passion. So when opportunity knocked, she answered and she now finds herself in New Zealand teaching at Chilton Saint James this year.

BFA, GradDip Tchg (Sec)

cwillis@chilton.school.nz

Caro attended Ilam School of Fine Arts at Canterbury University and after studying different art making disciplines she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Film. Caro went on to do a Certificate in Youthwork and then a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) through Victoria University. Caro has been involved in working with children, young people and schools her whole working life starting as a Boarding House Mistress at Somerville House in Brisbane, a youth worker with Ignite Sport in Lower Hutt, co-ordinating a local community playgroup in Waiwhetu and then over the last 5 years teaching visual art years 1-13 at Wa Ora Montessori School.
Caro was ordained a deacon in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand in November 2016 and has worked in a voluntary capacity as a deacon in the parish of Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt ever since.
Caro feels a duel call to the diaconate and the field of education and brings her creativity and passion to both of these roles. Caro is enthusiastic about helping and nurturing students and all people to find their God given creativity and calling.
Caro joined Chilton in 2018 as the School Chaplain and also teaches years 1-9 Religious Studies and years 1-6 Visual Art.
Caro is kept busy outside of school with her three young daughters and she loves walking in the hills, mountain biking, gardening and painting in her leisure time.

BSc; BA (Hons); Dip Ed. (Secondary); Dip TESOL; MA; PhD

mmarianne@chilton.school.nz

Marianne left home and joined the Australian Army for a three year contract and then moved to the Australian Federal Police. That was an eye opening experience which prompted her to be a mature university student, attending Australian National University studying Psychology and Philosophy. Realising that police work was not where she wanted to be, Marianne completed a post graduate teaching qualification at Monash University and launched into a career that really is her passion – encouraging and facilitating young and the old alike to take a deeper look at themselves and the world around them. Following her own advice, she completed both Masters and PhD degrees in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington.

Marianne has taught in Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and Germany and is very happy to have come home, at last, to teach in the wonderful setting that is Chilton Saint James School.

BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

jchilton@chilton.school.nz

BFA, GradDip Tchg (Sec), MFA

nclark@chilton.school.nz

Dip PhEd, Dip Tchg

lkeelty@chilton.school.nz

Dip Tchg, B BS

estoddart@chilton.school.nz

After completing her degree in BioMedical science and secondary teaching diploma at Victoria University of Wellington, Emma began her teaching career in the Wairarapa at Makoura College in Masterton. From here she moved over to the Lower Hutt region to work as a biology teacher and careers adviser at Wa Ora Montessori School. During her time there she completed her training as an adolescent Montessori teacher. Emma teaches junior science in the middle school and senior biology in the secondary school

shu@chilton.school.nz

Siming completed her Bachelor’s degree at Shanghai International Studies University followed by a Master of Arts at Michigan State University and her Diploma of teaching. She commenced teaching Chinese in Arlington Heights in Chicago, and after finishing her three year teaching program there she moved to Shanghai and worked as a Chinese teacher in the primary school in Concordia International school Shanghai. She moved to New Zealand in 2014 and worked as a Chinese teacher in Macleans College in Auckland from 2015 to 2017.

She moved to Wellington April 2018 and started working as the Chinese teacher at the start of term two. She enjoys teaching Chinese language and culture to students, and helping students grow and learn is a great pleasure for her. She enjoys hiking, yoga and travelling during her leisure time.

jwong@chilton.school.nz