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Interview with Kerry Oldman Year 8 students interview Miss Oldman Beth Wheeler and Grace Steadman are Year 8 students who have an interest in writing and journalism, and so together form the Year 8 Big Sister Writing Team. They led the following interview in early August... Beth and Grace: Miss Oldman, what school did you attend?
Miss Oldman: I attended John Paul College
in Rotorua and just loved it. In particular I loved the community feel there was in the school and I loved the camaraderie in playing team sport too.
Beth and Grace: Was there anything you didn’t like?
Miss Oldman: Overall I really enjoyed
everything about school although I have to admit, I did find Year 10 (or Fourth Form as it was known then) a challenging year.
Beth and Grace:
Miss Oldman: I taught at three schools
in the 18 years I lived there: Eaton House, an all boys’ school; Thomas’s Kensington in London which was a co-ed school; and The Study Prep, which was an all girls’ school in Wimbledon (and I love tennis), so I had a huge range of independent school experiences to draw on when I moved back to New Zealand. Each of these schools were located in old Victorian houses which were full of history which was so interesting but the down side was there wasn’t much space for the students to run around in… we had to go to Hyde Park for playtime. What I loved about my time there was the amazing culture and huge range of teaching experiences, and yes, I even taught some rather well-known names…
Can you tell us more about the schools you taught at when you lived in England?
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