안녕하세요 (Ahn young ha se yo), Kia ora and hello. I am Julie Yang and Jeongeun is my Korean name. I came to New Zealand in December 2008 with my sister to study Early Childhood Education from South Korea.
I graduated with a Bachelors degree in English language and literature from Youngnam University in 2007 and wanted to become an English teacher in South Korea. For a year I worked with children who were non-English speakers and helped them to learn the alphabet, phonics, and basic conversation. I also did voluntary work with children with special needs for a couple of years. Through these precious experiences, I wanted to gain in-depth knowledge about Early Education for young children and decided to study in New Zealand.
I have a Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood Education from New Zealand Tertiary College. Since 2011, I had worked as a reliever in the Tui room at Pupuke Early Education Centre while I was in training and then I had worked as a Nursery teacher at Bayfield Early Education Centre for two years. In July 2016, I was very happy to be back at my home centre in the Tui room and in November 2019, I moved to work in the Pukeko room.
I respect and support children and their families/whānau from diverse cultural backgrounds. Building respectful and collaborative relationships with children, families/whānau and colleagues are a crucial part of my teaching practice. I am super excited to take a new role as the Head Teacher in the Tui room and looking forward to getting to know all the children and families.
January 2021