Our mission is to enable students to reach their full potential … even in unprecedented times!

“Is it ok to feel …” is just one of the programs that Life Education offers to thousands of students across primary and intermediate schools on the North Shore.

This program identifies feelings and emotions within the realm of friendships, peer pressure, anxiety, stress decision making and simply feeling uncomfortable.

As we enter the school holidays, and the first full week of lockdown, no doubt the novelty of no school, for many of our students, will have worn off, and the reality of the situation facing the country and the world will hover in their minds. This is where Harold can be of help! Our educators, like their colleagues in schools, will in due course be uploading online resources to our website https://www.lifeeducationnorthshore.nz/. These online resources will be accessible for students to use to complement their online studies commencing at the start of Term 2.

Although Harold, like the rest of us, is in lockdown in his bubble, he wants his friends across the North Shore to be kind, stay home and wash your hands, or in Harold’s case wash your hooves.

I would like to end with some short quotes from students on the shore who have recently worked with Harold during Term One 2020.

Harold the giraffe teaches children healthy habits and prepares us for our future. "Life Education has taught us how to be a better person". "We learned about our stunning human body and important life skills. I remember my first time visiting the van and I was so excited to see Harold. When the lesson was over we did many activities to learn about new exciting things" "Apart from Coronavirus, this is the luckiest day of my life!" . - Student agency is a strong part of what Life Education values!