Meet Our Friendly Staff :)

I believe in ensuring, through teaching and learning, that our children today gain a love of learning that leads them onto be successful in  all aspects of their lives. I am a strong advocate for student agency - empowering children to take responsibility for their own learning and encourage the use of thinking skills, initiative and independence in everyday school life.

I am a mother, grandmother and partner , these people in my life are paramount to my happiness ..... along with fishing - hence the longevity of my stay in the Sounds - as well as my love for the children and their families at our small school.

Chris grew up in Marlborough. His grandmother was the first telephone operator at Homeward Bay and his father was born in Maori Bay and from 1931 they lived in Picton.
Chirs has taught in Hawkes Bay, Ruatoria, King Country, Hamilton, Wellington, (Perth, Australia), Havelock and Blenheim. He has been a teacher through to being a principal of an Intermediate. His last job was Deputy Principal at Redwoodtown School.

My name is Mary Peters. I have five children and six grandchildren and live in the beautiful Kenepuru Sounds.

My hope for the future of education is that it assists all students in their growth to become happy, independent and well informed individuals and to give them the necessary skills to cope with confidence in our rapidly changing world.

Barb grew up in Tauranga. She has taught in the Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Waikato, Wellington, Perth Australia, Linkwater and then Tua Marina for the last decade.
She has been a teacher and Deputy Principal.

Hi my name is Nic Sutherland. My family and I moved to the Sounds about a year ago for work. We are have enjoyed it so much that we have bought a property. I work at the school for three mornings a week as a teacher aid. 

I am enjoyed being a part of the school and being involved with our girls learning.

My name is Agnes Takacs. I am Office Manager at Waitaria Bay School. My role allows me to interact with many people daily and see happy faces all around me. My aim is to assist the WBS staff and the community to make the school and its surroundings an even happier and supportive environment for the tamariki to reach personal excellence. My own children came to this wonderful little school and I am proud to say that they have all benefited from being a part of this great community that has provided a strong foundation for their later schooling and life skills.

I live in Waikawa and am almost retired, just coming through to Waitaria on Wednesdays to teach. I enjoy sailing in the Sounds and also my involvement with Picton Dawn Chorus as we work towards eradicating predators in our district.