Why a festival of learning?
Adult Learners’ Week is celebrated annually with hundreds of events and activities designed to promote the benefits of learning and to highlight the many options available:
- in the home
- at work
- in the community.
Many of the most successful events take place in venues that adults find accessible, friendly, and familiar, such as:
- community centres
- neighbourhood houses
- libraries
- men’s sheds
- community halls.
Adult Learners’ Week is about:
- promoting the range of learning possibilities
- making learning options relevant and accessible to learners
- creating a culture of lifelong learning
- building a bridge between basic, vocational and general adult education (including literacy and numeracy)
- showing the strong relationship between adult learning, strong democracies and productive communities
- creating a learning society that everyone can access.
Why bother?
It’s simple really. Learning makes a difference!
- It improves your life in so many ways – from your health and wellbeing through to your socioeconomic status.
- It’s important to challenge yourself. Moving beyond your comfort zone improves your life.
- It builds your confidence and happiness.
- It broadens your outlook and expands your mind.
- It helps you to stay relevant in an ever-changing world. We all need to be lifelong learners now.
- It keeps you connected with others, and helps prevent stress and loneliness.
What are you waiting for? Find an event near you.