Posted Sun, 21 Jan: In preparation for this trip, I took both Saia and Gabriel to Point England school on Wednesday, which is the local primary school in Glen Innes around the corner from Tamaki College, and the primary school that Gabriel attended. They went their to pump the Year 7 and 8's up and show them how this opportunity could be available to them in the near future too.

When asked how the boys felt when they found out that they were going on this trip, they both used the word "speechless". I could not have thought of a more appropriate word for boys to describe their emotions.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I am really looking forward to starting this journey with the boys and allowing for this experience to shape me into becoming a more innovative and inspiring teacher. I am blessed to be able to share in this journey, as I'm sure it will be as much of a learning opportunity for me as it is for the boys.

Over the next week, this blog is going to be inundated with emotion, awe and most importantly, learning.

So watch this space!