COME AND MEET ACG TAURANGA'S NEW PRINCIPAL
AND HER TEAM!
Dear Subscriber,
We greatly appreciate your continued interest in ACG Tauranga. In this newsletter you will find
a profile of our recently appointed Foundation Principal, details of the opportunities to meet
with the Principal and academic teams of ACG, an update on what is happening at the school
site and mention of the ACG Tauranga Preschool. The ACG Tauranga Information and
Application Forms can be accessed below.
Years 1 to 9 Information
and Application Form
Preschool Information
and Application Form
Christine Cottell-Mayhew has been appointed the Foundation Principal for ACG Tauranga.
Larne Edmeades, ACG Parnell Principal and a key member of the ACG Tauranga
development team, says, "Chris is an educationalist who is also a leader. Chris brings with
her an in depth understanding of the complexities and challenges in setting up a new
school."
Chris grew up in Whakatane and has lived in Tauranga for many years, teaching in both
primary and secondary schools. She returns to the region after several years away as the
Foundation Deputy Principal and Associate Principal at Albany Junior High School. This
year she has been the Acting Principal. Chris started teaching in 1982 and has worked at
a diverse range of schools, including Tauranga Intermediate, Tauranga Boy's High, Ohope
Beach School, Tahuna Normal Intermediate and St Hilda's Collegiate. She has taught both
primary and secondary classes.
One of Chris' first tasks once she completes next week's series of Bay of Plenty public
meetings, is to begin the appointments of teaching staff. ACG Tauranga has received a
very large number of applications from some exceptionally well-qualified and experienced
teachers. It will be a pleasure for Chris as Principal to begin to build her team of teaching
experts.
Next week there is opportunity for families to meet with Chris, and a team of senior ACG
managers and teachers. We will be running a series of seven public meetings in Tauranga
and the wider Bay of Plenty region.The format for the public meetings is that of an open
display, so please feel free to come at any time throughout the event.
The construction of the site on the corner of Pyes Pa Road and Keenan Road is proceeding
well, despite the challenging weather of the past few weeks. The huge rainfall has meant
that the contractors could test the storm water system, which proved to work efficiently.
Construction is approximately 75 per cent through the foundation work. Construction of
the classroom block will begin when the foundations are completed. With the building
running to schedule, work will begin on the Preschool and the gymnasium following the
classroom block build.
Plans for the construction of the Preschool have been brought forward. ACG Tauranga has
always intended to have a Preschool, but construction has been bought forward as there
is a demand for it. Several other ACG schools have used the same model in their
development and have opened an early childhood centre at the same time as the primary
classes.
We are looking forward to meeting prospective students and parents over the next week
and listening to what you would like from a school. We are also looking forward to sharing
our vision of Tauranga's first independent school offering the Cambridge International
Exam programme. For those families who are not in the Bay of Plenty region at present
be assured that we will continue to keep in close contact with you.
Warm regards,
Barbara Burns
Development Manager
ACG Tauranga
Phone: +64 7 213 0100
Mobile: +64 21 347244
Skype: bafburns
www.acgedu.com