Life Education Counties Manukau

About

Life Education Counties Manukau teaches an average of 30,000 students aged 5-13 in primary and intermediate schools every year.

Story

Life Education Counties Manukau taught more than 45,000 students in preschools, primary schools and intermediates from Ponsonby in the North, to Orere in the East and Tūākau in the South, during 2016.

We work in preschools, primary schools and intermediates to provide children with the knowledge to make positive choices about health, build resilience and celebrate their uniqueness.

Life Education’s work enhances the quality of children's lives, with the purpose of educating and empowering children to make healthy decisions so they can live their lives to the fullest.

Our programme focuses on building strong, healthy and confident children in partnership with our local schools.

Every lesson is planned to suit particular age groups and through annual visits, this information is retained, built upon and used by our students as they grow.

Our principal sponsor is Auckland Airport. Our Māori name Waiora Tamariki was gifted to us by the team at the airport marae, Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa.

"Life Education Counties Manukau is a not for profit that educates, supports and empowers children to make healthy choices in all aspects of their lives so that they can go on living happy, full, healthy lives. A young, highly diverse and rapidly growing population live in the Counties Manukau area. Sadly some of New Zealand’s worst health and housing statistics are found here. With over 14% of New Zealand’s children living in this area there is a high demand for the Life Education programme."