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Sites Added

ACC Learning
Information on accelerated learning for various age groups. Programmes aim at helping parents develop their pre-school children, students to get better results, and teachers to motivate their learners.

Centre for the Assessment of Prior Learning
Partnership of Christchurch Polytechnic and other polytechnics to assess skill and achievements of adults returning to post-secondary education. Information for employers and candidates.

Dance World
Christchurch based dance tutor and choreographer. Dance instruction and choreography in ballet and jazz for children and adults; flexibility training for serious athletes and others.

Halswell Residential College
Provides special education within a residential setting for students who are in year levels 7-10 of schooling on admission. Information about the school, programmes and activities, how to enrol (formerly Hogben School).

Finding out what is happening in the tertiary sector

You can learn a lot about what is happening in local tertiary institutions from simply reading newspapers, watching tv, and listening to the radio. Another way of finding out what is new and notable is to check the organisation's web site:

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) has a page of latest news and events as well as a section of press releases. 

The University of Canterbury has its own online newsroom, with interesting articles on current research at the University and information on events and activities. There are links into university publications such as the Chronicle and the diary.

Lincoln University also has a news and information page which features news releases and links to Infolinc and other newsletters.

The Christchurch College of Education has a news page with articles about research, events and activities.

Buried Treasures

Spotlight on some localeye resources ...

Evening classes

localeye has a category of special relevance at this time of the year, when many people may be contemplating taking an evening class. Your local school may be the venue:

Aranui High School - Night Classes
Burnside High School - Community Education
Cashmere High School - Night Classes
Hagley Community College, Evening College
Hillmorton High School - Community Education
Hurunui College - Community Education
Lincoln High School - Night Classes
Mairehau High School, Community Education
Papanui High School - Continuing Education
Rangiora High School - Continuing Education
Riccarton High School, Community Education
Shirley Boys' High School - Community Education

The Evening class category also links into a wide variety of interesting subjects from belly dancing to rubber stamping. You may wish to check out the Canterbury Workers Educational Association (WEA). This voluntary non-profit, community, adult education association is well known for its courses, talks and discussion groups.