Meet Our Team
OUR GOVERNANCE BODIES
Kāpiti Waldorf Trust: proprietor of our land and buildings and the guardian of our ‘Special Character’ for school and kindergarten, also oversees the governance of our Early Childhood Education at Te Rāwhiti Kindergarten
School Board: responsible for Te Rā School’s performance, and ensures that all legal requirements are met
OUR PEOPLE
School Tumuaki / Principal: David Nicoll
Kindergarten Kaiārahi / Centre Manager: Tash Robertson
Office Administrator: Cat Hendra
Financial Administrator: Tonia Goodwin-Fox
Caretaker: Jason Grundy
Enrolment Officer: Tash Robertson
Class teachers
Class 1: Aleka Beaumont
Class 2: Sharon Wilmshurst & Magrita Freie
Class 3: Katherine Benge
Class 4: Natasha McLean & Thereza Scott
Class 5: Buck Campbell
Class 6: Paul Fletcher
Class 7: Ashley Gibbs
Kindergarten teachers
Ruru Group: Olivia Chubb and Mary Holmes with Åsa Petterson and Dianna Fary
Korimako Group: Beth MacGibbon and Doug Tristram with Fiona Mason-Raynel
Kereru Group: Tina Regtien and Sarah Wheeler with Erin Blayney and Marliesje van den Assum
Riroriro Group: Eija Frost and Rebecca Cooper with Norrita Attwood
Teacher Aide: Jill Murray
Additional staff release: Ben Schmidt and Marliesje van den Assum
Specialist teachers
Literacy Support: Thereza Scott
Eurythmy: Sue Pegler
Handwork: Sharon Wilmhurst
Woodwork: Paul Denford
Kaiako Māori: Rongo Ngata
Cooking: Fiona Walker
Gardening: Christian Boedeker
Art: Maria Protassova
Orchestra: Mary Taylor & Ann White
String Programme: Mary Taylor
Teacher aides
Christine Cangardel & Ben Schmidt
Kāpiti Waldorf Trust (Proprietors Trust)
The Kāpiti Waldorf Trust, as governance body, founded Te Rāwhiti Kindergarten and Te Rā School. The Trust made the choice to negotiate an Integration Agreement with the Ministry of Education in order for Te Rā to become a state-integrated school with a special character (Waldorf School). The Trust continues to be the governance body that safeguards our Special Character. It ensures we deliver high quality Waldorf education and owns and/or leases the land and buildings. The Trust also holds the licence for our kindergartens operating at the Raumati South site.
KWT chair: Joannes Boele van Hensbroek
Other trust members: Sylvia Madden (Kindergarten Licencee), David Simpson, Richard Hale, Doris Zuur, Tash Robertson
School Board
Every state, state-integrated schools and kura in New Zealand is governed by a school board, which is a Crown entity. A Crown entity is an organisation that is part of New Zealand’s public sector. The board’s job is to see that everything that needs to be done gets done – legally, ethically, and in the best interests of its students. It is also the employer of all staff, including the principal, and sets the overall strategic direction . The principal is the board’s ‘chief executive’ and manages the school or kura in line with the board’s direction and policies.
Presiding member: Steven Wheeler (elected parent representative) chair@tera.school.nz
Māori Whānau reps: Keitaria Haira, Keryn Jones
Other parent reps: Alys Titchener, Anita Mortlock
Principal: David Nicoll
Proprietor’s Rep: Joannes Boele van Hensbroek
Staff rep: Jason Grundy
Board Secretary: Cat Hendra
