Jo Togiaso

Director - Pacific DevelopmentJoeana Togiaso

Jane Soons, Level 5 Room 508

Background 

  • Supervised at a licensed Early Childhood Tongan Centre from 2006 to 2009.
  • Early Childhood educator at an Early Childhood Samoan licensed centre from 2001 to 2005.
  • Parent volunteer in Samoan language nests from 1999 to 2001.
  • Facilitated Pasefika study group with students from different tertiary institutions in Christchurch, studying towards a Diploma in Early Childhood teaching 2006 to 2009.
  • Tutoring at Te Tari Puna O Aotearoa 2006 to 2007.
  • Pasefika Mentor at Christchurch College of Education, Health and Human Development 2006 to 2008.
  • Facilitated and presented a workshop at the NZ Childcare Association Annual Conference 2008 for Te Tari Puna Ora O Aotearoa on ‘Honouring Pasefika Languages in Aotearoa’.