BETHLEHEM COLLEGE KINDERGARTEN
We Have Amazing Teachers
Our teachers are qualified, experienced and caring.
We choose teachers who genuinely love working with children, who consider teaching to be a calling or vocation, not just a job. Our teachers cultivate a sense of belonging and security with your child by building a quality relationship with them.
We Maintain High Teacher to Child Ratios.
The Ministry of Education stipulates that each centre must have a ratio of one teacher to every ten children for children over two years old. We manage our teacher numbers to ensure that we exceed this minimum requirement. This ensures your child doesn’t get ‘lost in the crowd’, but is seen, heard, noticed and known by our teachers.
We Have a High Level of Qualified and Experienced Teachers.
We are committed to having qualified and registered teachers in our centre at all times. We have developed a culture of excellence in our teaching team by hiring quality teachers to begin with and then creating strong professional development and mentoring opportunities for them.
Several of our teachers gained their qualification at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, whose programme incorporates Christian perspectives. Their teaching approach is deeply rooted in the transformational values, which create the special environment in Bethlehem Early Learning Centres that children thrive in.
He aha te mea nui o tea o? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!
What is the most important thing in this world?
It is the people! It is the people! It is the people!
Bethlehem College Kindergarten ERO Report, 2011
Children develop a sense of belonging at the kindergarten. They develop a belief in themselves as capable, competent learners, and their emotional wellbeing and independence are strongly promoted.
Bethlehem College Kindergarten
Teachers have established close, trusting and respectful relationships with children and their families. Communication is open and transparent, and families are welcome to stay and participate in their child’s education.
Bethlehem College Kindergarten
Transition-to-school processes are managed well by the teachers, and children enjoy access to the school pool, library and reciprocal visits between the kindergarten and school.
Bethlehem College Kindergarten
My rambunctious, full of life, four year old can't get enough of this kindy! The teachers and staff are very attentive and meet the needs of each child very well through patience, loving words and gentle guidance.
Beryl Bishop
I appreciate that the teachers take the time to get to know Hamish. They seem to spend individual quality time with him which is evident in his learning stories.