About Us
Welcome to Organic Education. Bec and Louise are dedicated ECE professionals similar in mind and in spirit and are the backbone of Organic Education. They wish for all tamariki to feel loved, safe and respected through being in relationship with caring adults and want to share their ideas to help shape adults minds, come follow the direction and mission of their movement as it continues to develop.
Faces of our movement
Bec Knight
Qualifications
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
Diploma of Teaching and Learning (ECE)
Graduate Diploma Endorsed in Educational Leadership
Kia ora, Bec here, I am a mum to three amazing young men, and have a very supportive husband who walks beside me everyday. We have a small lifestyle block to which we call home and have been renovating it since we moved here in 2019 thtough upcycling furniture and purchasing items off Trade Me and Market Place. We have established an organic vegetable garden and a food forest in the hopes to one day be self sufficient with our food. This journey is one that is ever evolving.
I started my teaching journey as a Mum at the young age of 21. I always wanted to be a primary school teacher, so when Tyler, my son, was 8 months old I enrolled in Teachers College here in Christchurch. During my final year I decided to go relieving in ECE and feel in LOVE with working with young children and never turned back. I have had some amazing mentors in my life both personally and professionally and have always wanted to be able to share my passion. After meeting my husband and getting married I took the plunge into mentoring home based educators and found my dream job. Now here I am, following my heart, ready to share my knowledge to support and mentor teachers and parents in their journey of raising our future generations.
Bec
Louise Main
Qualifications
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (ECE)
Kia ora, I’m Lou. I am a dedicated and passionate teacher, Mum, wife and friend and have had such a fun and fufilling journey in my Early Childhood career and personally in my life so far. Teaching and nurturing young children is my passion, and has been from a young age. Growing up I was a little girl who loved her dolls and played with my doll “Lisa” for years and years, taking her everywhere I went! At the age of 19, I hadn’t lost my passion and interest in children and decided Early Childhood teaching was my calling. I finished my degree and graduated with a Batchelor of Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Education and Care in 2002 and have never looked back. I begin my teaching career in a Nursery with children 0-2 years of age, which I loved, growing my hands on skills and knowledge as I worked with a fantastic team of like-minded teachers. After a few years I became the head teacher in the nursery, supporting the team to provide the best learning environment we could imagine for our babies. I loved this role but had a calling to learn more about home-based care as I learnt more and more about the importance of connection and secure relationships for our young children. This took me to a position of ‘Visiting Teacher’ in home-based care, mentoring home based educators in their work with children from home. I have never looked back, as quality home-based care is where my heart is.
On a personal note… In 2009, I married my amazing husband and in 2010 we became proud parents to Isaac who stole our hearts! In 2012 our gorgeous, (yet a little sassy 😊) wee girl Ava arrived into our whanau, completing us. Being a Mum has been so rewarding seeing our tamariki grow into the gorgeous humans they are, this has been my greatest gift in life. Being a Mum has added another valuable layer to my teaching, as I was then able to empathise and understand the feelings and challenges parents face and connect with parents on a deeper level.
Organic Education is here to drive your passion and commitment to teaching and parenting, as we support our youngest learners to thrive and grow in this ever-changing world. Come and join us in our professional development opportunities to grow your knowledge, skills, and beliefs, as you extend your learning, passion and knowledge and support our tamariki to flourish!
Hope to see you soon!
Aroha nui,
Lou