MEET OUR TEAM OF TEACHERS
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Yvonne Mattson - Co OwnerHi, my name is Yvonne Mattson and I am one of the co-owners of The Learning Lane. I have a passion and interest in providing quality education for children and have been involved in preschool education for over 25 years. My interest in working with children began when my own children attended our local playcentre and kindy where I became very involved before moving on to work in several different Early Childhood centres in West Auckland. 16 years ago, I built and co-owned a purpose built centre in Swanson where I managed and worked, building amazing relationships with whānau and the community. I am excited to be involved in my next adventure with setting up and starting at The Learning Lane. I am primarily involved in the administration side but I enjoy my involvement with the children as well. In particular, I enjoy music and movement and creative opportunities along with watching the children blossom into individuals who are competent and capable learners. In my spare time I love reading, going to our caravan at the beach, spending time with friends, and watching my young adult children play sport.
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Jackie Peden - Co Owner - Registered TeacherHi, my name is Jackie Peden one of the the co-owner of The Learning Lane. I have lived in West Auckland all my life and am married with 3 grown up sons. Family is my everything, and over the years I have supported and celebrated their passions and successes in life, of which sport plays a major role. I have 20 years’ experience in the ECE sector which began when a friend and I took on the challenge of running a local playgroup. This sparked my passion for the early childhood years, and a commitment to my formal education in this field. I obtained my Diploma in Teaching ECE and continued working in the sector, being involved in my children’s kindergarten years, and teaching in several early childhood centres. Just as we teach children, we too have so much to learn from children, and I continue to grow and learn in my practice. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to provide a nurturing, educational preschool in my local community, based on collaborative relationships with colleagues, children, parents and extended whānau.
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Natalie Falwasser - Registered TeacherKia Ora Koutou, my name is Nat, I have 3 children of my own and have been working in the Early Childhood sector for 20 years. I hold a Diploma in teaching ECE from NZ Tertiary College. I hold current full registration with the NZ Education Council along with a current First Aid Certificate. Working in the early childhood environment alongside tamariki and their whānau is my passion, scaffolding and helping them achieve and develop holistically. I believe that building and maintaining strong relationships with children and their extended whānau is the key to all children’s learning. When these relationships are strong, honest and open the children will feel safe and comfortable and they will achieve success within their environment.
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Victoria Jacobsen – Registered TeacherHi, my name is Victoria Jacobsen and I am a fully qualified and registered teacher completing my bachelor of teaching (ECE) in 2013. I’m looking forward to being part of a passionate and committed teaching team who seek to inspire, empower and learn alongside our tamariki. I am passionate about nurturing the self-esteem of our tamariki, building on individual strengths and forming partnerships. I feel it’s important to encourage a ‘can do’ attitude by supporting children to view themselves as competent and capable learners, who are eager to explore the world around them.
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Vicky Mann – Registered TeacherKia Ora, my name is Vicky Mann I started teaching in May 2006 because children inspired me to look at life in such a joyful and wondrous way. I completed my Bachelor of teaching ECE in November 2009. I am fully registered and have a current first aid certificate. I live in Waimauku with my partner and our three children. I love helping to ignite children’s love of learning by getting to know children’s interests and dispositions and providing an environment and experiences that support these. I believe open reciprocal relationships with whānau and all of the special people in children’s lives is one of the best ways to get to really know children.
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Manisha Verma – Registered TeacherKia ora koutou, My name is Manisha Verma and I am originally from India. I have been living in New Zealand since 2009 with my husband and two children. I started my career in teaching as an ECE reliever and love to work with children which inspired me becoming a fully qualified teacher. I am a qualified Provisionally Registered teacher holding the Graduate Diploma in teaching (Early Childhood). I can speak 3 languages – English, Hindi and Punjabi fluently and am learning to speak Te Reo Māori. I am passionate about working with children and believe I have natural ability to connect with them. I believe it is up to us to give the children opportunities to express their own creativity, explore widely and connect with their discoveries in their own meaningful way. I am very excited to be part of the The Learning Lane Team and getting to know your children and wider whānau and will gain valuable skills and learning from this experience.
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Nicole Korff – Registered Teacher - Relieving Teacher
Kia ora, Ko Nicole tōku ingoa, Nō Te taitokerau ahau. I have been teaching for 8 years and completed my Bachelor of teaching (ECE) in 2013. This is the same year I had my son Kaitiaki, who is now about to start his next journey at primary school. My desire to teach began when I was a high school student and had the opportunity to do voluntary work at a kohanga, and then a bilingual centre. I am passionate about supporting children to become confident learners in our community. I have a heart for encouraging children to utilise our beautiful native language Te reo Māori through singing, Kapahaka and daily interactions.
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