"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."

- Sir Edmund Hillary

"Take care of our children. Take care of what they hear. Take care of what they see. Take care of what they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa"

- Dame Whina Cooper

"Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open."

- James Dewar 

"Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners and the love of bringing the first two loves together."

- Scott Hayden

"When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts."

– Dalai Lama

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

- Dr. Seuss

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”

- Robert Collier

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of the fire.”

- William Butler Yeats

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."

“First delight, then instruct”

- Gustav Friedrich Waagen

It is such a privilege being a teacher, seeing them gain the confidence to 'tackle hard things' is the ultimate proof that our belief in them has become their belief in themselves.

“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” ~ Brad Henry

“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.”

– Ever Garrison

"If at first you don't succeed...you're normal!"

- Kid President

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."

- Aristotle

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you"

- B. B. King

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." — Margaret Mead

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel”

- Socrates

“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play, children learn how to learn” -

- Fred Donaldson

"Mā te huruhuru ka rere te Manu.

"Tū māia, tū kaha, tū mātauranga." Stand strong, be steadfast, seek knowledge.

"Poipoia te kākano, kia puāwai. Nurture the seed and it will blossom."

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

Learning is taonga that will follow its owner everywhere.

“The expert in anything was once a beginner” - Helen Hayes

“A good education is the greatest gift you can give yourself or anyone else.” - Mahtab Narsimhan

"A good education is a foundation for a better future."

- Elizabeth Warren

“Every child deserves a champion - an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.” Rita Pierson

"You can find magic wherever you look. sit Back & Relax, all you need is a Book."

- Dr Seuss