Meet Our Tutors
Our tutors bring a wide range of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to the Community Education programme at Tawa College. Many are professionals, artists, educators, or skilled practitioners who enjoy sharing their expertise with others in a supportive learning environment.
Whether you are learning a creative skill, improving your technology knowledge, or trying something completely new, our tutors are here to guide you step by step.
Mā te mōhio ka ora. Mā te ora ka mōhio.
Through learning there is life. Through life there is learning.
Debbie Nguon
Debbie Nguon has grown up around flowers, with both her grandmother and mother being life members of the Johnsonville Floral Art Society, where she is now the President for the club.
Debbie spent some time in her early life training in a florist before pursuing other ventures. She tutored flower arranging at both Newlands and Onslow Community Colleges for many years before taking a break while she raised her young family.
She has now returned to tutoring flower arranging and strives to ensure her classes are relaxed and enjoyable. As it is important to her that the designs are affordable, she shows students what can be used from the garden (or friend’s gardens!) therefore requiring only a few flowers. A regular comment from students is they look at their gardens completely differently now.