Bonnie Te Ara Henare

Bonnie is known for her inspiring educational leadership and her innovative, creative flair for eduprenuership. She has an expansive track record in ECE, built up over 25 years working in diverse roles within mainstream, bilingual and immersive Māori ECE settings.

Bonnie is an Accredited Ontological Coach and Being Profile Practitioner, which supports her work with ECE centre owners and  managers, educational leaders, management teams and teachers at all levels of their training and development to produce high    performing teams in the education sector.

She has a strong interest in pedagogical leadership and practice within teams, and is committed to innovating curriculum design and delivery. Her work to date in this area has attracted international recognition with ECE leaders in Brazil, Singapore, Japan, the US and Australia and has seen her receive the 2019 New Voice and Vision in ECE award in Leadership from the Australian Council of Educational Leaders.

Bonnie is involved in a number of passion projects in her community through her associations with United Nations Women Aotearoa/New Zealand, The Global Peace Foundation – Cyprus and educational collaborations that impact Peace Education in the world.