Learning City Futures Workshop 2026: From Vision to Visible
How might learning become more visible, connected, and celebrated across Ōtautahi? Join Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch for an interactive futures workshop bringing together rangatahi, educators, community leaders, creatives, businesses, and systems-change practitioners to imagine and prototype the next steps for our city as a Learning City.
Date: Thursday 16th April 2026.
Time: 4.30 to 7.30pm.
Location: Multicultural Recreation and Community Centre (455 Hagley Avenue, Central City).
This session aims to build on the 2024 Learning City conversations, by reconnecting the ecosystem and exploring how learning can evolve in response to emerging shifts in our communities and world. Through playful and futures-oriented activities (including rapid imagining exercises, mapping learning across the city, and collaborative design) we will explore new possibilities for lifelong learning in Ōtautahi.
Find out more about this Learning City Futures Workshop 2026, including how to RSVP (Humanitix).
The second half of the evening will focus on workshopping potential initiatives such as a Learning City Ambassador Programme and a Learning City Awards Programme, alongside selected “wild card” ideas contributed by the community.
Participants will leave with new connections, fresh perspectives, and tangible ideas for making learning more visible and accessible across the city.
Find out more about Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch.