Whaea Abby Waterson

Ruma Kereru (1) - New Entrants & Year 1 students (Classroom Teacher & Junior Team leader)
abby.waterson@featherston.school.nz

I have an eclectic teaching background which came hand in hand with my other passion – travelling. I taught early childhood in Australia and Canada, English in China and Japan and I was a teacher aide in England. In New Zealand, my favourite of all places, I have taught from early childhood through to intermediate. I now am lucky enough to be a part of the Featherston school community, both as a parent and a staff member.

I am always eager to learn new ways we can connect with nature while treading as lightly as possible on Papatūānuku. Reciprocal relationships with each other and with the environment are at the heart of the way I teach, live and learn.

One of my favourite things about teaching is being a part of the learning journey with tamariki and seeing their reactions to their own successes in learning.