Meet Our Teachers

It is a privilege to be Principal at this amazing school. There is a true sense of shared responsibility at St Paul’s where we work in partnership with families in order to help each child reach their full potential. Our staff truly put students and families first in everything we do.

Working at St Paul’s means being part of a close-knit community of students, parents and staff. When I started teaching Art and PE in 2019 I enjoyed the strong relationships initially developed with students and now cherish the continued connections formed with the students in my class – it’s wonderful to see their knowledge and confidence grow with real-world tasks and hands-on learning activities. Outside of school I love watching my three sons play their myriad of sports and I volunteer with many local sporting clubs and committees.

I joined the St Paul’s team in 2006 and really enjoy the diversity of my role. My day includes anything from welcoming families and visitors, putting band aids on grazed knees or supporting our wonderful staff and students in a variety of ways. I look after many of the finance and admin tasks required to maintain the smooth running of our school on a daily basis. St Paul’s is a fabulous community to be a part of!

I am excited to start my journey at St Paul’s community and feel incredibly fortunate to support our youngest learners as they begin their school journey. I believe that creating a warm, welcoming environment where every child feels happy, safe, and excited to come to school each day is the foundation for meaningful learning—especially in the junior years. My approach centres on making learning engaging, nurturing curiosity, and helping each student grow and flourish with confidence and joy.

Outside of school, I love spending time with my family going to the footy, musical theatre shows and camping in the outdoors as much as possible. I enjoy reading, walking, pilates, exploring nature, and travelling.

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It is such an honour to work with the staff, students and families at St Paul’s. I’m thrilled to be part of a community that supports young learners to be the best they can be.

I have two daughters who are in primary school, and when we can, we love to go camping and travel around Victoria and beyond. I enjoy reading mystery novels, spending time with friends, and I especially love photography and interior styling and design.

I look forward to teaching Grade 2 this year and getting to know all the students.

Since starting at St Paul’s in 2001, I have felt I have been a part of a warm, welcoming community. It has always amazed me just how supportive and accepting the students at St Paul’s are of each other. I consider building relationships with the students and parents vital in my role as an educator and believe the social and emotional wellbeing of students is an area of focus that helps develop the whole person – mentally, academically and spiritually.

I’m so excited to be joining the St Paul’s community this year. I love being part of a student’s learning journey—supporting, guiding and encouraging them to become the best version of themselves. It’s always inspiring to see how hard students work, and nothing beats the smile on their face when they finally master something they’ve been striving toward.

Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, soaking up the sun, and watching any sport I can—especially when Essendon is playing!

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I absolutely love being a part of the St Paul’s Community and having the opportunity to play a small part in each student’s learning journey. I believe creating an environment that allows each student to be happy and enjoy coming to school each and every day is the most important thing, especially in the Senior grades. I centre my approach around aiming to make each task as engaging as possible for my students.

Outside of school I love to play cricket and watch every game of AFL that Collingwood plays in (especially the premiership!)

When I teach Art, I love seeing all of the students creativity and passion coming through their masterpieces. Through a range of mediums, students get hands-on making and creating, expressing their own ideas. I also enjoy Thursdays and Fridays when I am teaching PE.

I joined St Paul’s in 2013 and during these years I have had many opportunities. I have been a classroom teacher and also supported children in maths and literacy. I love being a part of the staff, learning with others and building relationships. I also enjoy getting to know the families of the children I teach. I feel lucky to meet so many lovely people from little brothers and sisters to grandparents. We learn in such a beautiful environment and every day I look out and see the trees and mountains of the Dandenong Ranges. Outside of school I enjoy walking my dogs and taking trips away in my camper with my family.

Learning music has been proven to have a huge influence on brain development in the areas of language, maths, problem solving, and social and emotional growth. Singing, movement to music and playing instruments with others also helps create a sense of belonging. It is also a LOT of fun!

St Paul’s is a great school! Our students are known and their uniqueness valued. I have the great privilege of helping them feel empowered to be creative and express themselves through music whether they are using their voice, keyboards, xylophones or drums and hopefully it awakens an appreciation for music that goes with them beyond primary school.

When I am not playing music, you will probably find me in the veggie garden playing with my grandchildren.

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I am very lucky in my role to be able to build such strong relationships with our students’ school through counselling and students’ social justice groups. I feel privileged to be able to make a difference and value the opportunity to be there for students/parents, even just to be a listening ear. This may sound simple, but feeling heard and being validated can be very powerful and is important to a child’s mental health and mindset. As a Monbulk local I am also involved in MADCOW (Monbulk & District Community Opportunities Workingroup) Youth Services and being the Trainer for the Under 18s at Monbulk Footy Club).

After previously teaching English in Japan and working as a CRT in Melbourne, I am very excited to be working at St Paul’s. My main role is in Learning Support, and I also teach in classrooms on a casual basis.

I am a mum of 4 wonderful children.  I love working at St Paul’s, it is such a caring community. When I’m not at work I love baking, reading and watching sunsets at the beach.

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