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HEALTHY HAROLD
Our specialist Educators provide schools with unique lessons to meet their children’s learning needs. Children are excited to enter our mobile classrooms where they have engaging and memorable learning experiences. More info
Our Programmes and Brands
HEALTHY HAROLD
Our specialist Educators provide schools with unique lessons to meet their children’s learning needs. Children are excited to enter our mobile classrooms where they have engaging and memorable learning experiences. More info
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Healthy Minds
Life Education has partnered with Anxiety NZ to create Healthy Minds, supporting young people to grow their hauora and meet challenges with resilience.
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Unpacking anxiety at school - teachers PD workshop
To support tamariki and teachers Life Education Trust are holding a series of free Anxiety PD workshops for primary and intermediate school teachers across the country.
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Research shows growing need for vaping education
Findings from the Youth 19 vaping survey show 10% of young people aged 13-18 are regular vapers. Half of these rangatahi had not smoked before vaping. Life Education Trust Chief Executive John O’Connell says, “We’ve been talking with school principals and teachers about the growing concern since 2019. Amending the Smokefree Act to protect young people took too long and vaping is now a bigger problem than smoking in young people.”
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Have young people been the pawn to deliver Smoke Free 2025?
One could say it’s been a short time coming … that is the legislation to protect young people from the addictive properties of vaping. A mere three years, and yet in that time I’ve had ongoing discussions with principals and teachers about the number of young people who would never have smoked and now vape.
Learn MoreFood for thought with Nikki Hart
With one in ten New Zealand tamariki classified as obese and at risk of serious health conditions such as diabetes, a key focus for Life Education is to help tamariki understand what their body needs to function well. Well-known New Zealand-registered nutritionist Nikki Hart recently donated her time to share the latest nutrition guidelines with Life Education Trust’s health teachers, debunking some food myths so they could shape their classes accordingly.
Learn MoreMarlborough teachers get help to spot the signs of anxiety in children
Anxiety New Zealand national manager Goldie Hamilton was the guest speaker at our teachers' workshop in Blenheim, highlighting strategies for dealing with anxiety in the classroom.
Learn MoreBlog and Latest News
Research shows growing need for vaping education
Findings from the Youth 19 vaping survey show 10% of young people aged 13-18 are regular vapers. Half of these rangatahi had not smoked before vaping. Life Education Trust Chief Executive John O’Connell says, “We’ve been talking with school principals and teachers about the growing concern since 2019. Amending the Smokefree Act to protect young people took too long and vaping is now a bigger problem than smoking in young people.”
Learn More
Have young people been the pawn to deliver Smoke Free 2025?
One could say it’s been a short time coming … that is the legislation to protect young people from the addictive properties of vaping. A mere three years, and yet in that time I’ve had ongoing discussions with principals and teachers about the number of young people who would never have smoked and now vape.
Learn MoreFood for thought with Nikki Hart
With one in ten New Zealand tamariki classified as obese and at risk of serious health conditions such as diabetes, a key focus for Life Education is to help tamariki understand what their body needs to function well. Well-known New Zealand-registered nutritionist Nikki Hart recently donated her time to share the latest nutrition guidelines with Life Education Trust’s health teachers, debunking some food myths so they could shape their classes accordingly.
Learn MoreMarlborough teachers get help to spot the signs of anxiety in children
Anxiety New Zealand national manager Goldie Hamilton was the guest speaker at our teachers' workshop in Blenheim, highlighting strategies for dealing with anxiety in the classroom.
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Wellington
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