Specialist Subject - Maths
Sam Graham
Community Leader Tanekaha & Puriri, Mathematics & Statistics
Through teaching economics and business studies, I aim to help my students develop their understanding of and place in the world, and their confidence in acting in it. As a serial hobbyist, I try to learn something new each year. This year, it’s the viola. I get excited when students share this curiosity and are willing to explore on a jagged path of learning.
Milton Yu
Assistant Specialist Subject Leader Mathematics & Statistics
I am passionate about working with young people to explore the beauty of maths and walk with them to discover their future pathways. In my spare time, I like to play music with my two kids and see them grow their talents in music.
Rachael Ouwejan
Associate Specialist Subject Leader Mathematics & Statistics / Social Anthropology
Originally from the Manawatu, I now live in Auckland’s rural northwest with my busy young family. A former environmental engineer, I feel privileged to combine my interests for mathematics and statistics, the environment and social justice in my teaching practice; I am passionate about education for global citizenship. I believe in the power of potential and am always learning from the astounding young people of Albany Senior High School.
Xavier Manetto-Munro
Mathematics & Statistics
Soh Chin Patten
Mathematics & Statistics
I have been extremely fortunate to teach at ASHS which values the learning relationship between teachers and students. My specialist subject is mathematics with statistics. Not only do I appreciate my opportunity to be able to support and help students improve their confidence in learning mathematics, I also get to foster student creativity and spread messages for peace, as well as helping students to become future leaders and better citizens through ASHS impact projects. It has been a great pleasure to work with a school full of people with so much Aroha for the well-being of all learners at ASHS.
Sally van Praag
Specialist Subject Leader Mathematics & Statistics
I’m a Harry Potter obsessed, Shakespeare nerd originally from Bath, England. My parents loved to travel so I grew up all over the world, eventually settling in the UK to read Pure Mathematics at University of London. From there I trained as a Primary School teacher and worked in some challenging schools in central London and Bristol before returning to Mathematics as a teacher a few years later. Wanderlust inherited from my nomadic parents caught up with me in my late 20’s so I packed my rucksack and came to New Zealand for 6 months. 10 years later I have the huge privilege of leading the brilliant team in the Mathematics department here at ASHS and am grateful everyday that I have found the place I belong and a job that uses my eclectic bunch of talents on a regular basis.
