Ann Milne

Ann Milne

Ann Milne
FounderĀ of Ann Milne Education

“For our kids, education is about life and death.Ā  If it isnā€™t given that importance, then why are we doing what weā€™re doing?Ā  Our goal is to create ā€œWarrior-Scholarsā€ – young people who are strong leaders for the future with high achievement, both in ā€œacademicā€ and cultural knowledge, secure cultural identity, who can act as critical advocates and agents of change for their whānau, in their communities and in our societyā€”who can go out, and change the world.”

Biography

Dr Ann Milne (PhD) is the founder of Ann Milne Education. Ann is a highly experienced educator, mentor, writer, and researcher who promotes developing a learning approach centred on studentsā€™ cultural identities, educating Māori students ā€œas Māoriā€, ā€œasā€ who they are first.

Ann led the ground-breaking work at Aucklandā€™s Kia Aroha College over an almost 30- year journey to challenge notions of ā€œunder-achievementā€ and to transform the educational experiences of Māori and Pasifika learners. Annā€™s education consultancy work has a speĀ­cific focus on this critical, culturally sustaining pedagogy and leadership.

Ann has published in academic journals and books and is in demand nationally and interĀ­nationally as a speaker and workshop facilitator. Her book, Colouring in the White Spaces: Reclaiming Cultural Identity in Whitestream Schools, based on her doctoral research, was published in 2016. In 2015, Ann was the recipient of the New Zealand Principalsā€™ FederaĀ­tionā€™s prestigious ā€œService with Distinctionā€ Award, which recognises ā€œoutstanding service to education in New Zealand.ā€ Ann is also the recipient of several national research awards and scholarships.