Ponsonby Community Centre

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Built in 1897, Ponsonby Community Centre was initially a school. It was purchased by Auckland City Council in 1958 for use as a hall. The Centre has been rebuilt and completely refurbished since a fire in August 1999.

Since 1990, the Centre has offered expanded services including OSCAR (out of school care & recreation) programmes, subsidised adult education and a pre-school as well as being a venue for hire.

Vision: Ponsonby Community Centre - a dynamic place to learn, grow and have fun together.

Purpose: A not-for-profit organization in Ponsonby providing social, educational and recreational activities for the community.

Values/Philosophy: The Ponsonby Community Centre values the people in our community, especially our children. Our values are:

• Honesty and integrity
• An inviting environment
• Accessibility
• Diversity
• equality
• Democracy

Goals:

• to provide resources, information and education.
• to provide publicly available recreational facilities and a meeting place for the wider community.
• to provide a centre and focus for all people.
• to provide accessible Pre-school, Before school, After school and Holiday programmes.
• to provide accessible community education classes.
• to respond to community needs either within the Centre or by seeking the co operation of the

Join our educative & recreational programmes for children and adults.

• Evening classes & workshops
• Ponsy Kids - Early Childhood Education Centre
• Children programmes
• Community Services & Support
• Venue Hire - ideal for Conferences / Meetings/ Weddings
• Events & Festivals

Hours: 7am-9am Mon - Fri.

After School Care: Children are collected from local schools. We provide afternoon tea, homework supervision, computing, art & crafts, sports and free play as well as library trips, special events and sleepovers. Children can choose their own activities.

Hours: 3pm - 6pm Mon - Fri.

School Holiday Programmes: There are daily trip options, eg. Movies, swimming, or a centre based programme of activities (similar to after school). We offer a primary (5 - 10 year olds) and intermediate programme (11-13 year olds). The programme is CYF approved and complies with Auckland City Council Guidelines for Holiday Programmes.

Hours: 7am - 6pm every school holidays - April, July, Oct & Dec/Jan.