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September 2024

Adult and Community Education Aotearoa Annual Awards 2024

Wed, 2024-09-04 15:49

We are honoured and delighted to celebrate the individuals and programmes that have significantly contributed to transforming Aotearoa by fostering thriving communities. We warmly congratulate the following individuals and organisations for their remarkable achievements. It is a privilege to recognise the exceptional work done on behalf of adult learners across Aotearoa.

Small Island Big Ideas - Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga

Wed, 2024-09-11 15:22

Probably one of our more remote festival activities took place on Aotea Great Barrier Island. Situated 90 kilometres from Auckland City – a 30-minute plane ride – Great Barrier Island is on the outer edge of the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand’s only national marine park. Over 70% of the land is protected conservation park and the island is a dark sky sanctuary. Small Island Big Ideas is the generic name given to a range of festival events that have been held on this island since 2015, and this year it was incorporated into the Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga 2024.

The Riverlutionaries!

Wed, 2024-09-18 15:30

Riverlution took a revolutionary approach to the Festival of Learning with an action-packed day of events in the Christchurch Red Zone on Saturday 7 September. The journey to get here has been long, and one of commitment, innovation and a lot of mahi from the community and a group of dedicated volunteers.

Pathways Awarua – Encouraging Festival Learning

Wed, 2024-09-25 15:34

Learning isn’t just a week-long exercise; it’s a lifelong journey. That’s why Pathways Awarua extended its Festival of Adult Learning activities to enable learners to make the most of their learning content throughout the year.

Pathways Awarua celebrated the Festival of Adult Learning by inviting all learners to participate in daily prize competitions based on the points they’d accumulated across the platform throughout the year. Daily prizes included supermarket vouchers, and the main draw at the end of the week featured a Samsung Galaxy tablet.