Introducing Mrs. Alison Cummins

I’m Alison Cummins and I am teaching Kindergarten this year. I live on a farm near Taralga with my husband and three children. Although I was accepted into teaching after completing Year 12, I decided that I had a lot of living to do before diving into more study. Therefore, I did not begin my teaching journey until 2010 when I began working as a Student Learning Support Officer while I completed my teaching degree. Upon completion of my degree, I worked on a composite Kinder/Year 1 class and as a casual teacher in Taralga and Goulburn. My love for St Mary’s Primary School started when I completed a work placement with Mrs. Skelly and I remember thinking how lovely it would be to work at a school with such amazing teachers and respectful students. It’s funny how things work out! I’ve been at St Mary’s now for 5 years teaching Year 1, Kinder and all classes for music. My passion in education includes nurturing the wellbeing of the whole child emotionally, spiritually and academically so that we develop independent and kind, lifelong learners.