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After leading Riccarton High School for 19 years, principal Phil Holstein is moving across to Burnside High School as the principal in 2015. Reporter Grace Cabell caught up with him ahead of the big move.
NEW CHAPTER: Riccarton High School principal Phil Holstein is saying goodbye to his second family, but is embracing his new role leading Burnside High School next year. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
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I understand you have just come back from a few days break after the big news, how was it? Yes, I’ve just spent three days away in the country with two good friends of mine, it was brilliant. So tell me a bit about yourself, are you Christchurch born and bred? Yes I am. I have always lived in the eastern suburbs in Shirley. I grew up there, went to Shirley Intermediate School,
Shirley Boys’ High, and then Canterbury University. My first school I worked in was Hillmorton High School. I spent 13 years there and then two years travelling around when I was first married. How did you get into your education role in the first place? I began getting into it from university. I did a Bachelor of Science in geography and economics. I loved working with young people. I always wanted to be a physical education teacher but then I realised that it was geography and social sciences that I liked. And I loved
sports coaching, so I was able to do both as a teacher. So you’ve been at Riccarton for 19 years now – how do you feel about leaving? There’s a range of emotions. Even through the whole process of applying for Burnside I was reflecting back over the sadness of 19 years, a bit of grief if you know what I mean. I love the school so much, it’s been a part of me . . . I call it my second family. It got a bit overwhelming at the end of last week so I’ve just returned back from a small break with friends and that was just what I wanted. I’ve spoken
to the staff at Burnside and have spoken to say I want to spend my time there well. But I’m here at Riccarton at the moment so life is normal for now. What propelled you to move, what was it that appealed? For me it was 19 years, you know. And also my age I suppose. I always believed I tried to impress on our staff and students to take on new challenges and here I was, thinking I should challenge myself a little bit to see if I could apply for a new position. The timing came with a school I’ve always been interested in, so there it was.
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