News

November 2024

Growing Kūmara, Foraging and a Garden to Table Approach

Wed, 2024-11-06 09:18

Climate Action Campus in Ōtautahi was co-founded in 2019 by ex-Christchurch mayor Vicki Buck following the Christchurch earthquakes. The site was established in 4.5 acres of red-zoned land on the banks of the Avon River, close to the city centre in the grounds of what was Avonside Girls’ High School. The old school grounds are now home to gardens, greenhouses, water connections, solar panels, butterfly habitats, street art and all things horticultural.

Learning Never Stops: Joan Cardno's Inspiring Path

Wed, 2024-11-13 10:51

The theme of the ACE Sector Conference in June was storytelling and it’s not just tutors who had stories to share about their learning journey. Joan Cardno is a self-confessed lifelong learner. There have been very few times in her life when she wasn’t learning new skills or passing her expertise and learnings on to others, and she weaves storytelling into her experience.

More recently, that desire to learn new skills saw Joan complete a seven-week Mediterranean Cooking Class through Christchurch’s Papanui High School ACE programme.

Celebrating 30 Years of Changing Lives: Hagley Adult Literacy Centre

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:04

Hagley Adult Literacy Centre (HALC) celebrated its thirtieth birthday in August with an open day for learners and the wider community at their Champion Street Campus in Ōtautahi. Over their 30-year history, the Centre has changed many lives for the better as people seek out new skills to enable them to pursue a greater range of life opportunities.

Strengthening the ACE Sector: Advocating for Inclusivity and Flexibility

Wed, 2024-11-27 11:19

In August the ACE Sector Strategic Group (ASSG) prepared feedback for the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Hon Penny Simmonds, on a range of proposed variations to current funding determinations. The proposed variations are scheduled to come into effect on 1 January 2025 and it is important that our views and voice are heard during deliberations.