Teaching Experiences - Week 6

For my last week of teaching at A.J.H.S. I followed the same schedule of observing maths courses with Mrs. Jan Thomas (Head of Learning Area - Mathematics), Mrs. Paige Bayliss, Mr. Dave Clayton and Mrs. Maureen Robinson.
Overall I found the maths department to be well organized and structured to meet the learning needs of their students in the classroom. I was privileged to observe and support teachers in this progressive student-centered pedagogy.

On my last day at AJHS I was able to chapereone a field-trip with the year 10 Enterprise studies class to the Auckland International Airport and the Tip Top Ice Creamery.

Auckland International Airport is the largest and business airports in New Zealand with over 12 million (some 7 million international and 6 million domestic) passengers a year and is projected to more than double by 2025. The airport is in Mangere, a western suburb of Manukau City, and is 21 km south of Auckland city center. It is the central hub for Air New Zealand.

Auckland Airport is one of New Zealand’s most important infrastructure assets, providing thousands of jobs for the region, and is the country’s second-largest cargo 'port' by value, contributing around $14 billion to the economy, and catering for over four million visitors each year.

Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) was formed in 1988, when the New Zealand Government corporatised the airport. AIAL appears on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and Australian Stock Exchange. International shareholders hold around 40% of the shares, domestic approximately 60%. AIAL has charged all departing international passengers (12 years old or older) a $25 departure fee. From July 2008 this is being replaced with a passenger services charge levied on the airlines for each arriving and departing international passenger.
Source: Wikipedia Article "Auckland International Airport"

Our last stop was at the Tip Top Ice cream factory. Tip Top ice creamery is New Zealand's leading and most popular ice cream maker. During our field-trip we were given a tour of their Auckland factory, we were shown a presentation on the marketing mix for their products, and best of all we were given free ice-cream. A great tour for students, Thank you!

Interesting Tip Top Facts:
-Tip Top produces around 50 million litres of ice cream a year.
-New Zealanders consume the equivalent of 1.9 million litres of milk in the form of Tip Top ice cream every year.
- The three most popular (by sales) bowl ice cream flavours are Vanilla, Hokey Pokey (My favorite), and Jelly Tip.
-Tip Top Ice Cream is exported to Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, Pacific Islands.