Our speaker next week: Lincoln Jefferson-General Manager Life Education Trust Counties Manukau
Lincoln joined Life Education Trust Counties Manukau late last year. Lincoln sees his role as general
manager for Life Education trust Counties Manukau, as enabling him to continue to work in a
community which he is passionate about.
His previous roles have included leading the John Walker “Find Your Field of Dreams” Foundation Primary Sport programme which supported primary, intermediate and secondary schools on South Auckland.
Our environment is really important to Lincoln and leading the Manukau Beautification Trust successfully he was able to beautify the community with projects such as The Largest Single Environmental Clean-up in NZ History which attracted 2,000 volunteers.
In the UK, he has been a primary school teacher and a secondary school sports coordinator organising sports for over 200 schools in Tower Hamlets, East London.
He is very proud to be a trustee for the charitable organisation Connect the Dots whose mission is to connect people and strengthen neighbourhoods through creative arts. Lincoln's vision for Life Education Trust Counties Manukau is to have an impact in the community with children and their families.
Life Education Trust Counties Manukau
Pakuranga Rotary has been involved with Life Education since 2001 when the club provided seed
funding to re-establish Life Education in South East Auckland.
Life Education has been educating and empowering kids for over 30 years in New Zealand! Each year Life Education Counties Manukau fosters a space for over 38,000 children to learn and explore key issues around health and nutrition, the human body, puberty, how to be a good friend and good and bad substances.
We take children on a journey in unique mobile classrooms, equipped with high-tech 3G technology to create an extraordinary learning experience that they LOVE.
The Life Education messages are delivered in our multi-sensory mobile classrooms, with sessions designed to capture the students’ imagination and engage them in a variety of learning strategies.
We offer schools the following:
- Experienced, registered teachers who undergo additional training for this specialist role
- A flexible resource that supports teachers in curriculum delivery to students
- A unique and engaging learning environment
- Up to date topical content and a programme that meets the individual needs of schools and students
- Opportunities for parent meetings to engage the wider community in support of health initiatives