Yiwen (Rita) Hsieh, Grad. Dip. (ECE)

Kia ora! Ni hao! Lí hó! I am from Taiwan and have lived in Aotearoa New Zealand with my husband for nearly 8 years.

Although it was my childhood dream to become an Early Childhood teacher, I entered the hospitality industry after completing my degree in Hospitality and Management at university in Taiwan. I was lucky to meet Julie and Eric who inspired me to pursue my childhood dream to become a teacher.My teaching philosophy is based on ako, a Māori concept which recognises the knowledge that both teacher and learners bring to learning interactions and acknowledges the way that new knowledge and understandings can grow out of shared learning experiences. I look forward to learning with our tamariki every day and to contributing to our multicultural environment.