Kia ora! Ahn Nyong Ha Se Yo!
My name is Catherine Youngeun Yang, and I am originally from a city called Daegu in South Korea.
I started my training at New Zealand Tertiary Collage in 2009 and finally graduated and became a qualified early childhood teacher in 2014. I started working as a reliever at Pupuke Early Education Centre in 2013 and had awesome opportunities to work in both the Tui and Pukeko rooms. I resigned in July 2021 due to some new opportunities and challenges, however, I have decided to come back to my home centre after the learning journey and I feel very grateful to be back.
I understand I could be one of the first adults that children have interacted with outside of their own family and creating warm and welcoming environments for children and the family/whānau are important. I respect the uniqueness of each child and have a passion for guiding young children and supporting their learning and achievement at their own pace.
I am happily married with two beautiful children, Ella Kyuri and Aiden Jiwook.
When I am not working, I enjoy cooking and baking with them.
November 2022