A varied experience

Press, 28 November 1980, Page 15

A varied experience

I The Christchurch Polytechnic's new rural tutor, Mr J. K. Moore, who is quartered at Lincoln Col- ; lege upstaifs in Ivey Hall, has had a varied career. Bom at Wanganui and ’ the son of a primary 1 school teacher, he did his secondary school education at Gore and Ashburton High Schools. ! After four years at Lin-

coln College’doing a bachi elor of agricultural science degree he spent two and a half years lecturing at the

Lbrigerenong Agricultural College in north-western Victoria. . Then for the next two ’years he'was in Tanzania as*? principal of a farm

training centre set up by the Anglican Church.. His staff was African and his role was an administrative and co-ordinating one. During .this period. Mr Moore leamt Swahili. That experience was followed by three years at a Bible. College .in ' South Australia. Returning to New Zealand he took up. a teach-

ihg' post at - the James Hargest High School in Invercargill in 1973 before going to the Christchurch Teachers’ College in 1974. Since then he has been teaching biology and general science at' the Tokomairiro High School at Milton. Mr Moore is married to an Australian and they have two children.