Dudley Life Skills Centre

16/10/2022

so much everyone that came
Down today to share time in the sun prepping our at the Dudley Life Skills Centre.

We got another 5 beds down and a raised garden prepped.

It’s amazing to see what can be achieved in only a couple of hours with a handful of dedicated individuals.

04/04/2020

A nice piece about the effects of the current global pandemic.

The key points that resonate with us are:

- We are collectively lacking resiliance and we’re unprepared for this.
- The systems we are dependent on to maintain order and structure in our lives is under severe pressure.
- The world will be different on the other side of this.

The purpose of establishing the in 2017 was to collate resources and reconnect people with education and networking opportunities to help strengthen our collective community resiliance by re-empowering individuals.

During the last three years we have had difficulties getting the financial support to be able to equip our space with the resources it needs to be able to fully and effectively achieve our goals.

Any success we have had with achieving our goals, and having the impact we aspire to, have has been due to the generosity and dedication of a few key individuals and small businesses.

We now sense the urgency of resources, like ours, being established and supported, on the other side of this crisis, to help our communities regain their sovereignty and equip the next generation with the skills and networks to be able to better safeguard themselves against future crises.

People are panicking and have been panicking, while others have not. How prepared were you for this situation? How long will you last without the supermarket or utilities? The truth of this, for many people reading (but not all) is “not very long”.

If you are an individual or a part of a community focused group that possess some of the skill that could help us educate our communities and would like to deliver programs or workshops around these from our facility, please message us here or alternatively, you can text or call me on

Jesse Puata - 0277664647

Stay safe everyone.

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07/03/2020

Hello Facebook Community

As we are progressing closer to our lease renewal and it's time for us to get some consumer data to determine what is the most appropriate and streamlined forward action plan for this wonderful space.

Could you please comment below your thoughts on what Life Skill education activities and workshops you would like to see running out of our facility :

- Cooking - Fermenting
- Recycling - Gardening
- Composting - Astronomy
- Holiday Programs - Martial Arts
- Yoga/Pilates - Meditation & Mindfulness
- Music - First Aid
- Children's play groups - Wild Food Preparation
- Fitness classes - Other (Please list below)

The above list are just an example of activities we would like to potentially have small businesses and community focussed groups provide from this space. We would greatly appreciate your input in this conversation so that we can do a better job of providing Life Skill Education opportunities to the wider community, from the Dudley Holistic Life Skills Centre.

Thank you all for taking the time to help us gather this information. We will leave this post up for two weeks and make some decisions around the feedback we receive.

17/02/2020

Alaska for the win!

A teacher in Alaska brought a dead moose into his classroom and let his students process the carcass to learn cultural traditions and valuble life skills.

29/01/2019

04/11/2018

Educational opportunities should be available everywhere 😊

More Kiwi kids are learning how to cook, clean and budget at school. Does that make sense?