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Faculty

This includes a Programme Director, Assistant Programme Director and Faculty Carrying Group member, as well as a number of part-time experienced tutors, all of whom have many years of experience in their particular field.

Programme Director

Maria Melino: B.Ed (Secondary Art), Dip.T

Maria has had 25 years of involvement in Steiner education in New Zealand and Australia, working with the curriculum at all age levels. She has been a classroom High School teacher and for many years a Head of Department in Art and Art History in both Steiner and state schools. In recent years Maria has worked in mainstream primary and secondary schools as a Professional Development tutor and Relief Teacher.

Programme Director

Michelle Vette RN (Comp), Cert Anthro Nursg, Cert CBE, Post Grad Dip Health Studies, Masters candidate:

Michelle carries the Certificate in Holistic Healthcare programme along with the Graduate Diploma in Anthroposophical Nursing at Taruna. The opportunity to bring the anthroposophical health perspective alongside current pictures is also part of Michelle’s work life in an anthroposophical nurse led clinic at Weleda. Supporting families and child and womens health has been a strong focus.

Michelle has enjoyed working in adult education especially responding to the questions that live amongst our communities about ourselves and our relationship to ourselves, each other and health.