About Vaafusuaga Telesia McDonald Alipia
Vaafusuaga Telesia McDonald Alipia was a New Zealand teacher.
Afamasaga Vaafusuaga Telesia McDonald Alipia (born c. 1941) is a Samoan-born New Zealand educator and academic.
Early life and education Alipia is from the villages of Falealupo, Palisi, Fasitoo Tai and Lotopa in Samoa.
Academic career In 1994 she became head of centre at Auckland College of Education led the delivery of the diploma. She also worked on the development of the early childhood curriculum in Te Reo and the Samoan language, as well as advising the Ministry of Education about Pacific educational outcomes and serving as national coordinator for the Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY).
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