About Us
Professional learning begins with people.
Educating Hearts and Minds works alongside kaiako and leaders across Aotearoa, creating space to reflect on practice, get curious, explore possibilities and grow.
Our mahi is grounded in relationships. We don't arrive with a one-size-fits-all answer or a programme to be delivered. We begin by listening - to what matters in your setting, what you are noticing, what you are wondering about, and what you hope might be possible.
Whether we are mentoring a leader, working alongside a teaching team or facilitating a wānanga, our purpose remains the same: to create the conditions for meaningful professional learning that makes a difference for kaiako, tamariki and whānau.
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata!
What is the most important thing in the world?
It is the people, the people, the people.
For us, this speaks to the heart of our mahi. Relationships matter - between kaiako, tamariki, whānau and the communities they belong to. Professional learning matters when it strengthens those relationships and makes a difference for tamariki.
We believe what kaiako think about matters.
The way we understand tamariki, the decisions we make, the questions we ask and the things we choose to notice all shape the experiences tamariki have.
That is why our professional learning goes beyond what to do. We create opportunities for kaiako and leaders to reflect on why they do what they do, remain curious, question assumptions and make intentional decisions about their practice.
When kaiako grow, practice grows. And when practice grows, possibilities grow for tamariki.
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Sometimes it helps to have someone alongside you - to listen, get curious, offer another perspective and help you reflect on what is happening in your practice.
Our mentoring and professional support is shaped around you, your role, your aspirations and the things you are currently navigating.
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Our wānanga create space for kaiako and leaders to step away from the everyday, explore ideas, get curious and reflect on practice alongside others.
Each wānanga is designed to provoke thinking, invite conversation and offer ideas that can be taken back into your own setting.
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Every teaching team is different. Growing Together begins with what your team is noticing, wondering about or wanting to explore.
We start with a conversation, get curious about what matters to you, and create professional learning that gives your team space to reflect, connect and grow together.
Meet the Educating Hearts and Minds Whānau
One of my favourite quotes about learning is by Sir Ken Robinson “the gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of the gardener is to create optimal conditions”.
I have been mentoring kaiako and leaders for 20 years and have come to realise that this is foundational for growing the successful future of Aotearoa.
