The Warkworth Team
This is our team of teachers and staff at Educare Warkworth. Scroll through to find out more about our teaching team.
Nicola Bowyer
Centre Manager
Kia Ora, I am originally from the UK and have been in New Zealand since 2008. My husband and I have 2 teenage boys who currently attend Mahurangi College. We are an outdoor family, and our lifestyle block in Makarau keeps us busy on weekends.
I am a registered teacher with over 25 year experience. I am passionate about building respectful and reciprocal relationships with children and their wider whanau as I believe this is the foundation to creating an authentic, child-led environment. I believe this builds trust with the child so I can provide them with an environment that will support children to take risks in their play. This in turn will encourage children to become independent and confident in their abilities to learn new things and prepare them for life.
Tanya Beets
Assistant Centre Manager, Registered Teacher
Kia ora, my name is Tanya. I am loving working with all of our beautiful tamariki and whānau alongside such a wonderful and supportive bunch of kaiako. I graduated from the University of Waikato in 2020 with my Bachelor of Primary Teaching. Since then I have worked in both Early Childhood and Primary. I am engaged to my wonderful partner who I will marry in early January 2024. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. I have also recently taken up running with my partner, one day I am hoping to complete a half marathon.
Sandra Trembath
Registered Teacher
My name is Sandra, I have my Bachelor of early childhood education and have been teaching since 2010. I live in Snells Beach with my husband Stuart, we have three grown tamariki, Stefanie, Kirsty, and Ryan. We also have four mokopuna.
My hobbies are gardening, cooking, fishing, and hand crafts. Gardening is something that I love to pass on to the tamariki as it is a way to help them experience the joy of planting, growing, and even trying new foods. I love messy play as it encourages tamariki to develop their senses. Art is also a great way for tamariki to be able to express themselves in different ways and I will do my best to encourage them to try new and different experiences.
Joanne Bolstad
Registered Teacher
Kia Ora, I have lived in Warkworth for most of my life raising three children who are now young adults. I have two granddaughters who I like to spend much of my spare time with. We enjoy many outdoor activities together as a whānau which makes living in the Warkworth region a perfect place for us.
I am a registered teacher and I am very passionate about developing trusting relationships with tamariki and their whānau which I believe is the very core to a successful happy childhood. I love to get involved in messy sensory play with the children, and like to incorporate nature within our everyday explorations in the garden making unique discoveries.
In my spare time I enjoy hiking, gardening and baking. We also try to get out on the water in our boat to explore.
Shan Feng
Registered Teacher
Hello everyone! My name is Shan, a freshly graduated ECE teacher. I am from China, but have moved to Warkworth recently with my partner and our son. Although we are new to this neighbourhood, we have already been charmed by its peace and kindness.
When I am not working, I love spending quality time with my family. We love watching movies together, indulging in great food, taking outdoor walks, and visiting the local market.
I’m Looking forward to making many wonderful memories in this lovely place! If you see me around, feel free to say hello and share a smile. That would be wonderful.
Tahlena Farr
Teacher
Hi There my name is Tahlena but you can call me Tilly. I have been working at Educare since October 2017. I have loved getting to know all of our amazing children and families and working alongside the lovely staff. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and have lived in the countryside my entire life. I am a big animal lover and will happily stop and say hello to any pet that I come across. I enjoy spending my free time with the people I love, listening to music and playing console games.
Mia Morrison
Teacher
Kia Ora, my name is Mia, I am an unregistered teacher in the Fantails room, I have experience working with tamariki of all ages and am very passionate about working with under twos. Outside of work I really enjoy being outdoors, reading and spending time with my family and friends.
