Dr. Helen Pritchard

Position:

Lecturer

Teaching area:

Early childhood education

Biography:

Helen began her career?at age?17, attending the?Wellington?Kindergarten Teachers College.?She?has?since?taught in kindergartens, early childhood services and schools in New Zealand and Australia.?She began working in?the?tertiary?sector?in 2006 and?first?joined the?Manukau?Institute of?Technology, Bachelor of?Early Childhood Education?teaching?team in 2011.

Qualifications

  • Kindergarten Teachers Diploma?(Wellington)
  • Diploma of Teaching?(Macquarie University, Sydney)
  • Higher Diploma (Auckland College of Education)
  • Level Two Orff Music?(University of Waikato)
  • Bachelor of Education (First Class Honours)?and
  • Doctor of Philosophy (University of Auckland)

Why I love MIT:

I love the friendly,?warm,?welcoming?environment?here?at MIT. I am?happy?to be?part of this committed team?and am pleased to be?able to contribute to?our?ECE?sector by?helping?students’ shape their?teaching?careers. I enjoy helping student teachers with their?field based?practice and sharing in the early stages of their teaching journey.