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Jennifer completed 3 years at a New Zealand Teachers College majoring
in Art and Maths and later completed a degree in Education for which she was
awarded the title of "Massey Scholar" (graduating
in the top 5%). She spent 8 years teaching Primary level children and
then worked from home while rearing 3 children. During this time she
spent 15 years as a preacher with the Methodist Church of NZ, starting
and supervising a licensed preschool. She wrote songs and poems, made
art works and screen printed items, published 4 books and jointly owned
and operated a printing business, bought and maintained rental properties
and was on a number of voluntary committees. She returned to secondary
teaching in 1995 teaching Art, visual merchandising, screen-printing
and guitar. She also coordinated the religious education in schools
and was on a number of committees including the Hawke's Bay Federation
of University Women, Hawke's Bay Scripture Union Committee member, Churches
Education Commission District Committee and CWSA Teachers Group (Children
With Special Abilities).
In 2000 she immigrated to Australia and began teaching IT. In 2003
as well as teaching, she completed an IT Diploma in multimedia integration
and became president of the ACT branch of the Australian Federation
of University Women. In 2004 she published her 5th book, began and later
completed two certificate courses (Screen + Work Place Training and
Assessment and made and exhibited her first piece of digital Art. She
held her first solo exhibition of digital art in 2006. She continues
to be involved on a number of committees and in sharing her poetry,
photography, art works and her amazing experiences as well as teaching and
studying. She has one subject left to complete a Graduate Diploma of Theology and has
started a Masters degree.
Tertiary Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.): Massey University, New Zealand
- Teachers College Diploma : Palmerston North Teachers College, New
Zealand
- Trained Teachers Certificate: (T.T.C.) Palmerston North Teachers
College, New Zealand
- IT Diploma (Multimedia Integration): Anutech. Australian National
University. ACT.
- Certificate of Lay Preaching: Methodist Church of New Zealand
- Certificate 1V in Workplace Training and Assessment: CIT. ACT.
- Certificate 111 in Screen: AIE. Canberra.
- 100 points Early Childhood Education: New Zealand Qualifications
Authority
- University Entrance Certificate: University Entrance Board, New
Zealand
- Post Gaduate Diploma of Theology: Charles Sturt University - 7/8 completed
Grants/scholarships and awards
- 2011 CSU Vice Chancellor Travel Grant
- 2010 Victoria Gibbons Memorial Prize for academic excellence in Church History (view)
- 2009 Designed the cover for an award winning book (view)
- 2007 Art Now 2 Juried Online Global Art Annual Award. Diploma of
Excellence. (Honorable
award)
- 2007. Editor's Choice Award in the International Open Amateur Photography
Contest, for photo "Dahlia
Kiss" (award)
- 2007. Peoples Choice Award at the "2007 Art Overboard Awards" in
March (photos)
- 2006. Peoples Choice Award at the "Art Views in the Hills" exhibition
in October at Wanniassa Hills School (photos)
- 2006. Canberra 100 award for a building concept idea.(Photo)
- 2006. Realtime Juried Online Global Art Annual Award. Diploma of
Excellence. (Honorable
award)
- 2005. AIE. Sponsorship to Melbourne Computer Games Summit
- 2004. Erindale College. Costs of doing Cert. 111 in Screen and Cert. IV In workplace Training and Assessment
- 2002. TAE. grant for IT Diploma
- 2001.Editors Choice Award for "Australian Gum Trees" poem published
in "Bending Light".
- 2000. Massey University Scholarship for post Graduate diploma
- Title: Massey Scholar (For graduating in the top 5% of University
students)
- 1996-1999. Smethurst Trust Fund grant for university study
- 1969 Mt. Isa State High School U16 Athletics Champion
- 1978 Palmerston North Open Squash E Grade Special Plate Winner
- 1998. Third Place Bible Society – Central North Island Bible Quiz (team effort)
- 1998 First Place. Bible Society – Napier Bible Quiz (team effort)
- 1968. R.T. Shailer Award for Javelin throwing.
- 1968. Queensland State Seconday Schools Sports Association- Discus
Champion
- 5.11.70 1 st out of 800 entries. Conserve Water Art Poster Winner.
- 1968 First prize. Art. Mount Isa Church of England Annual Show
- 13.1.68 Senior Painting Section Prize winner. The Sun New-Pictorial
Newspaper.
- 2.8.67 Consolation winner. National Braille Week Colouring Competition.
- 1966 Main prize winner. SPCA Animal Week Colouring Competition.
- 1963 Second Prize. Berry-Seed Necklace. Pukeuri Primary School
- 1962 Third prize. Sand Saucer. Pukeuri Primary School
- Commended P3 & P4. Sandsaucer. Hokitika D.H. School Centennial
Flower Show.
- 22.9.60 Second prize Plasticine Model in Open section of Hokitika District High School Centennial Flower Show.
Present Professional Memberships
- Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW) ACT Vice President ,Past President
- Council of ACT Education Associations (COACTEA)
- PC Users Group
- Multifocus
- multicultural photo media group president
- CVAN
- Friends of Oolong Sanctuary
- National Gallery of Australia
Past
- Computer Education Group ACT (CEGACT)
- CATA
(Canberra Art Teachers Association)
- Hawkes Bay Federation of University Women
- WISE Women Network (Women in self employment), New Zealand
- Churches Education Commission, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- Art Teachers Association, New Zealand
- International Womens Day Breakfast Committee, Canberra
- Hawkes Bay Scripture Union
- AGQTP
- ASOC
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