What's in a Name
The name "Perian" (pronounced Puh-REE-in, like in perhaps) was chosen to provide something to aspire to, and to honour the work that God did amongst Maori people, especially children, both educationally and spiritually, through a man name Wiremu Tamehana in the mid 1800's.
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa, generaly known as Wiremu Tamehana or William Thompson, named a Pa that he had established just south of Matamata Peria, after the Biblical town of Berea mentioned in Acts 17:10-11.
The people of Berea were known as Bereans, and were notable for receiving God's word with great eagerness and examining the Scriptures daily to check that what they were hearing was true. For this reason the writer of Acts called them "noble minded".
Amongst other things, Peria was famous for a school and boarding house for up to 100 boys and girls where reading, writing and arithmetic was taught to a high standard and where Christian principles and Bible studies were embraced and put into practice.
Named after the Bereans, Perian Ministries purpose is to support parents in the growth of their children, both educationally and spiritually. Our prayer is that, in a similar way to the Bereans, "Perians" (pronounced Puh-REE-ins) would become noble minded studiers of Scripture.
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa, generaly known as Wiremu Tamehana or William Thompson, named a Pa that he had established just south of Matamata Peria, after the Biblical town of Berea mentioned in Acts 17:10-11.
The people of Berea were known as Bereans, and were notable for receiving God's word with great eagerness and examining the Scriptures daily to check that what they were hearing was true. For this reason the writer of Acts called them "noble minded".
Amongst other things, Peria was famous for a school and boarding house for up to 100 boys and girls where reading, writing and arithmetic was taught to a high standard and where Christian principles and Bible studies were embraced and put into practice.
Named after the Bereans, Perian Ministries purpose is to support parents in the growth of their children, both educationally and spiritually. Our prayer is that, in a similar way to the Bereans, "Perians" (pronounced Puh-REE-ins) would become noble minded studiers of Scripture.
Who are Perian Ministries?
Perian Ministries has been formed to support parents in the raising of their children by providing educational and spiritual resources, ideas and support.
Perian Littlies iCare is a cloud based early childhood learning and support centre, where parents can have access to support, ideas and resources that will help them in the spiritual and educational development of their children.
In education, we follow the recommendations provided by the Ministry of Education in their guidelines downloadable below, especially the recommendation to make it fun.
Perian Littlies iCare is a cloud based early childhood learning and support centre, where parents can have access to support, ideas and resources that will help them in the spiritual and educational development of their children.
In education, we follow the recommendations provided by the Ministry of Education in their guidelines downloadable below, especially the recommendation to make it fun.
What is the Perian Littlies iClub?
We would love to keep you in touch with our latest developments and as we grow we hope to bring you special deals that will make lot's of helpful stuff affordable for young families.
All we need is your name and email address which we will keep safe and confidential and will only use for the Perian Littlies iClub purposes.
All we need is your name and email address which we will keep safe and confidential and will only use for the Perian Littlies iClub purposes.