South Auckland ACDP

The South Auckland ACDP was the first regional development programme that Project AWHI established frontline community based projects. This started in 1999.

For 2003 the current projects that make up the South Auckland Community Development Plan include;

• Awhi Whanau Early Childhood Centre
• Starts building contruction September 2004
• AWHI Rangatahi - Family and Youth Crimes Prevention Project within Manukau City
• AWHI Online School
  • Primary School After School Centre (see Below)
  • Middle School & High School After School Centre - AWHI Centre East Tamaki
• Club 274 - A Weekly club programme for Middle school and High School Youth

The Primary School Centre opened its doors on Monday March 3rd 2003. This is the first of the Learning Centres to be based in a School. Located in a purpose build facility, the programme provides students with a tutors and an Online Teacher (via video conferencing).

The Centre's focus is to support the development of students literacy, an area identified by the community through Project AWHI community consultation.

The centre is presently running trials at this centre on a Literacy project that works both with the children on individual learning plans and their families, including mums and dads helping at the centre and home visits.

The pilot encourages the joy of learning, in seeking help (problem solving), social skills development, & developing learning styles that are familiar to the children's cultural and community backgrounds.