Tanya Griffin

Physical Education Teacher

tanyag@thegardens.school.nz

TANYA GRIFFIN
P.E Specialist Teacher
I spent most of my childhood in Gisborne, Victoria (not NZ!), a small
idyllic country town with a creek running through the main street, snow in
winter & 40+ degrees in summer.
In my last year of high school my parents decided to move to Singapore
for work so I got to spend a fantastic year at boarding school in Ballarat
& ended up staying there to complete my teaching degree.
Due to my Dad's work in the airlines I got to spend my teenage & early
adult years in Hawaii & Singapore with day trips here & there to places
like Delhi, Agra, Los Angeles & Narita.
I decided to make the move across the ditch in 1998 as there was a glut
of teachers in Oz & a shortage here in NZ. I spent the first eight years
teaching at Pakuranga Health Camp – that was extremely challenging but
also very rewarding.
I then took time off from teaching to work as a Business Development
Manager for a security & IT company. After three years of selling my
soul for the ‘almighty dollar’, I realised how much I missed teaching &
working with kids & was lucky enough to be offered my dream job of
Physical Education Teacher here at The Gardens School where I get to
combine my love of sport & kids – best job in the world!
And to answer the one question I get asked by everybody who knows I'm
Australian... YES – I support The Wallabies, the Kangaroos, the
Diamonds, the Socceroos & any other team that represents Oz. My only
concession is that I DO support The Warriors & The Mystics!

Recent Blogs

MPSSA Interschool Cross Country

Submitted by Tanya Griffin on Fri, 07/05/2010 - 8:48am

Yesterday 45 of our year 4,5, and 6's competed at the MPSSA Inter School Cross Country at Mountfort Park against 18 other schools from the Manurewa area.

Milo Cup Cricket Round 1 Vs Drury Primary

Submitted by Tanya Griffin on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 3:00pm

On Tuesday 23rd February our Milo Cricket Cup team played their first round game against Drury Primary at Drury Sports Complex. The boys have been training under the guidance of two of our school parents Rob and Tutana Dickson since early February, and although as yet untested in a match situation, they boys were looking very sharp and keen to see what they could do.

Weetbix Tryathlon - Mountfort Park Manurewa

Submitted by Tanya Griffin on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 2:14pm

Well done to the 24 kids from TGS who took part in the Weetbix Tryathlon today! It was an absolutely beautiful day down at Mountfort Park...perfect for a Tryathlon! Over 600 children participated from all over Manukau and with so many families along to support it was a truly fantastic day.

Each event started with a swim in the pool, followed by a bike ride around the Park and finsihed off with a run. Valerie Villi was on hand to give each child their medal, the kids also received drink bottles from ASB as they crossed the line.

North Island Intermediate School Tournament

Submitted by Tanya Griffin on Sun, 06/12/2009 - 4:44pm

A huge congratulations to our Intermediate waterpolo team who have today been crowned North Island B Grade Waterpolo Champs.