The annual Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga ran 2 – 8 September 2024. As part of this, Selwyn Community Education hosted Mindscapes: Exploring Art for Mental Wellbeing on 8 September. Visitors enjoyed the taster art and craft courses facilitated by talented tutors. Our refugee learner cohort prepared delicious foods from their home countries –Read more
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The value of creativity and artistic pursuits has been getting press lately for its mental health and therapeutic benefits. Whether it’s just engaging in a mindful pastime such as mosaicking or zentangle, or learning a new skill (think Italian language, cooking Korean or playing the ukulele), or overcoming creative blocks (“I don’t have a creativeRead more
Join us on the weekend 22 – 23 June for a workshop. Our offering includes cooking, art, craft, barista, digital literacy, personal development, social media marketing and business skills, gardening, sewing, dealing with clutter, Maaori traditional medicines. Find out more here: Weekend workshops 22 – 23 June 2024 or call the office on 09 521Read more
Clear goal. Check. Committed action. Check. Daily exercise, careful eating, discipline and focus. Check. One kilo goes, then another and then another. Success! But one month later, it’s all back and I feel like a failure. Time to start my healthy eating plan again. But not till Monday. Sound familiar? Jade Osborne knows this pattern.Read more
