Pamela Irwin

Year 7/8 Teacher

pamelai@thegardens.school.nz

 PAMELA IRWINHuia 2 (Y7/Y8) Teacher

Born in Gisborne, the early years of my life were spent on a sheep station in the foothills of the Ureweras, miles from anywhere. I went to boarding school in Hawkes Bay, a very spartan, strict experience but one that gave me lifelong friendships and a strength and resilience for which I’m forever grateful.
 I attended Waikato University, majoring in French (which I taught over many years) and English Literature, whilst also completing my teacher training.
 I then taught in Intermediates in Gisborne, Mangere (a baptism by fire with 42 children, three without a word of English!) and Glen Innes before heading overseas.
I have many passions in life – my family, my profession and all the students I teach, all things French, history, art, music, animals, travel, (I’ve now visited 40 countries but still love NZ the best) … and driving!
Following on from a year of further university studies in 2003, I was invited to lecture on “The Politics and Morality of Education” – however, the call of the classroom proved too strong & I continued to teach at Clevedon School for a further four years before transferring to The Gardens where I am very happy, enjoying both the fascinating students & the brilliantly enthusiastic & supportive staff.

Recent Blogs

Building Weka 2
16 Jun 2010 - 2:38pm

This is the Blog to show the progress of the new classroom being built next to Weka 1.

We will update it every week so you can see how much the classroom has progressed from being just a mound of dirt. This blog will be updated every Friday.

Wednesday 16th June: Week 1