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2025 courses open for enrolment
The Risingholme 2025 course programme is now live and enrolments are open. Take a look at what’s on offer and come learn with us in 2025!The new programme offers an extensive array of...
Risingholme at 80: A timely look back
2024 has been a big year for Risingholme Community Centre. An 80th anniversary is a significant milestone for any organization, and it has given us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our...
Exhibition Recap- Rise Up: Celebrating 80 Years of Creativity at Risingholme
From the 13-15th September 2024, Risingholme played host to an exhibition showcasing tutor and learner works. Drawing on artworks created across several creative disciplines like pottery, patchwork, visual arts, Zentangle,...
Have a Go Day: Discovering the joy of trying something new
It was all go at Risingholme last week with ‘Have a Go Day’ in full swing. We welcomed over 120 new learners to Risingholme as they participated in short course taster sessions throughout the...
Open Christchurch, Open Archives: Learning from our history
Risingholme’s purpose as an organisation is to exist at the heart of wider learning communities. This means actively engaging with other organisations to collaborate and create events that enhance the learning opportunities within our...
Share Kai and Kōrero this summer at Risingholme
Join us on Saturday evenings this summer to connect with others over tasty food and share in the cultures and cuisines of communities that call Ōtautahi...Christchurch Heritage Festival recap: Our stories of living and learning
Heritage Festival officially wrapped up over labour weekend and we were thrilled to be able to run our homestead and garden tours as part of this year’s celebrations!
Over two days we welcomed members...
Festival of Adult Learning showcase
Last night we gathered with other Adult Community Education providers around the city and celebrated our learners at the Festival of Adult Learning showcase. It was wonderful to see the community come together to...
Heritage Week Park and Homestead tours
What began in 1864 as a homestead and grounds for a number of Ōtautahi Christchurch’s prominent families has now become a special place for the community to gather and learn for almost 80 years!
...New Learner Scholarships- Applications close soon!
Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn, and our New Learner Scholarships are one way we can help more people participate in education and gain skills that provide enjoyment as well as personal growth.
This...
Film Release
In celebration of the value of Lifelong Learning.
Whakanuia te kaiako, treasure the teacher, was a hosted event as part of Ahurei Ākonga Festival of Adult Learning. Organised by Ako Aotearoa, Sector Services Manager,...