About Life Learning
International Early Childhood Education Consultants
Life Learning NZ provide personalized consultations and customized guidance to help your early childhood learning environments prosper. We are independent education experts who will assists governments, educational organizations, schools and teachers.
We provide practical guidance and support in the key areas of:
Team Development and Leadership
Professional
Development
Management
Consultancy
Coaching and
Mentoring
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
— Nelson Mandela
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Maria is the Chief Executive and founder of Little Schools, an award-winning international chain of preschools catering for 0-6 year olds.
Her experience and passion within the education sector has now seen the demand of her National and International Early Childhood Consulting Company – Life Learning.
Maria has been asked to speak at many National and International Conferences, including China, Philippines, America, UAE, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand.
Maria often works alongside New Zealand Government organisations representing Early Childhood Education. In 2016 she also represented New Zealand at the inaugural educational showcase in Saudi Arabia.
Maria is passionate and ambitious about young children discovering their abilities and providing them with the knowledge, skills and values to make them lifelong learners.
Her focus is also helping others to develop quality educational centers and developing Leaders with in Early Childhood Education.
Maria has a degree in education as well as being a qualified and trained Primary and Early Childhood teacher and Intergrated Learning Systems Practitioner.
Her 40 years of experience in Education has led her to be a valuable member on a number of Educational Boards in New Zealand.
She was the Early Childhood Councils President for a number of years and is now currently on the New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal. Maria is also Chair of Life Education Trust and on the NZ Entrepreneurs Organisation Board.
In 2012 Little School won two Her Regional Wellington Business Awards – Best Small to Medium Business and Wellington Business Woman of the Year.
She was also a finalist in the EY entrepreneur of the year awards in 2012.
In 2017, Maria was named a finalist in Wellington Business Gold Awards and also a finalist in New Zealand’s Women of Influence Awards.
Maria Johnson, BEd, DipTchg, DipTchg (ECE)
Life Learning – Improving the quality of early childhood
education throughout the world.
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