Learn Karate, Elements Nature Based Play Holiday Programme,Balance is Better: Change the Game Event, Grow Ōtautahi Christchurch Garden Festival

Learn KARATE - NOW at the WEST MELTON Community Centre

Learning Karate with the JKS has many benefits & suitable for all everyone. We cater for children, adults & families, where the emphasis is on building self esteem, confidence, co-ordination, fitness, self discipline - all within the traditional principles of Karate-do.

Class details:

This is a General class for ages 7yrs+, teens, families & Adults

Where: West Melton Community Centre

1163 West Coast Road, West Melton 7676

Day: Wednesday

Time: 5:30pm - 6:45pm

Don’t delay, book your space NOW

Email Sensei at: trevor-foster@outlook.com

Or text /call Trevor on 021 54 2288

Elements Nature Based Play Holiday Programme

Elements nature based play programmes are proud to announce Selwyn programmes in the April holidays, as well as our homebase on a Westmorland Farm. Although you may consider the locations too far from your school zone, we find Selwyn families are happy to travel for their children to attend our quality programmes. Fields, trees, and creeks - having children exploring, playing and learning being active and imaginative in nature is what Elements is about. This type of environment is fantastic for both the physical and cognitive development of children and our services may also help parents who are struggling to find quality programmes for their children while they are needing to be at work over school holiday periods. Elements programmes are for children aged 5-13yrs.

Please see attached flyer for more contact details.

Balance is Better: Change the Game Event

Tue 23 Mar, 7pm-9pm @ K1 Lecture Theatre, University of Canterbury

Sport Canterbury invites you to come along for an informative evening on how you can

help your tamariki and rangatahi navigate their way through sport and to address the common

misconceptions around what drives participation and sporting success in our young people.

To find out more information and to register see the attached flyer.

We hope to see you there.

Please CLICK HERE for Facebook link

Grow Ōtautahi Christchurch Garden Festival

Stranded on a space flight to Jupiter, Grow Ōtautahi will challenge Christchurch high school students to create solutions to water, energy, food and waste problems in a sparse environment.

The launch of Project Jupiter 2022 is just one of the ways Grow Ōtautahi is using science to highlight environmental issues and get young people excited about sustainability and our planet’s future. Grow Ōtautahi Science Ambassador Dr Trevor Stuthridge will introduce the 2022 project to around 50 students on Friday morning (12 March 2021) and invite people to take part in the project next year. He will be joined by Dr Sarah Kessans, a scientist from University of Canterbury, who will talk about her cutting-edge science on space colonisation.

This is just one example of how Grow Ōtautahi is more than a garden festival: it celebrates our environment, brings together our community and champions education. The festival has a significant science and research focus, with experts sharing their love of science and education in the Horticultural Futures Hub over the three days of the free festival.

Come along and hear how science and research is transforming the future of food right here in Canterbury when Trevor talks about “geeks going gourmet”. You can also hear Ruud Kleinpaste – aka “The Bugman” – talk about connecting young people to nature and the garden; listen to Lincoln University experts on how to create biodiversity in your garden and what makes great soil; and learn about Environment Canterbury working with people help them understanding how to protect and enhance mahinga kai – traditional Ngāi Tahu food resources and their ecosystems.

Following a hugely popular flowering of the “corpse flower” in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens last year, visitors to Grow will also be able to learn more about this curious and stinky plant at Grow.

Whether you’re into science, or you’re simply looking for a great day out in the Garden City – Grow Ōtautahi has something for everyone.

It’s free to attend Grow over three days in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens – Friday to Sunday, 9am-5pm. We can’t wait to see you there!