Future Aspirations.

Today, the yr 7 & 8’s of Pt England School were lucky enough to experience an eye opening spoken word item. A group of people came to our school to tell us about their past aspirations, from when they were children. One of which was Andrew Patterson. He’s like the host, and the coordinator of the programme. You might of heard of him, he works at the radio station. He told us about how he became a radio host. “I was twelve, my class had gone on a trip to a radio station, when I had arrived I knew I wanted to be a radio host.” Andrew explained. He told us to follow our dreams, and to not let anyone put you down.

Our inspirational first guest to talk was Jason Sharma. He's a maths teacher at Tamaki College. This is his first year teaching maths. Mr Sharma believes that, if your not having fun while you're learning, you're not really learning. I believe that too. He’s Indian - Samoan. Mr Sharma is from a small town called, Manurewa. He told us that following your friends isn't always the right thing to do. When he went to college, all of his friends were really sporty. Mr Sharma would much rather solve number problems, then be tackled by huge rugby players. Jason drove himself to become a maths teacher. He's currently teaching Maths at Tamaki College.

Second up, was Constable Faireka. Constable Faireka doesn't go on police chases, or drug busts. Infact,  he is a police officer that puts together annual get together's for the community. This year a couple of Police Men and Women put together a programme called “Kids Safety Day”. It was at the Pt England Reserve. Kids Safety Day is a day filled with fun. If you have a bike with a flat tyre, you can take it there, so the volunteers can pump it up for you. Constable Faireka is from the Island of Rarotonga.