VTT/GSE Team Meets Minister Of Education, the Right Honorable Hekia Parata

Amanda Williams, Lani Evans, Rt Hon. Hekia Parata, Amanda Burgess,
Aroha Fetu Darroch, and Christine Blick

On Sunday 26^th August the VTT/GSE team heads out for a month long exchange to District 5370 in Northwestern Canada.  The team has a vocational focus on youth education.  On the Friday prior to departing the team had the opportunity to visit the Minister of Education, the Right Honorable Hekia Parata at Parliament.

The team members outside Parliament building

Hekia showed a keen interest in what the team will be doing in Canada and is interested to hear about their learning’s when they return.  They had a good discussion on various aspects of New Zealand education and issues of the day.

We wish the team well for their travels and look forward to hearing of their experiences when they return.

You can see the programme for the team in Canada by clicking on the following link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s5842rd7d3nxcpe/D9940%20Itinerary%202012.pdf

And you can follow the team on 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/130951850378965/

http://nzrotaryexchange.tumblr.com/