Lifeskills
Learning For Living
Lifeskills - Learning for living is a permanent, regional safety
education and training centre, built as a realistic 'village' on
the 4th floor of the CREATE centre, Hotwells Bristol.
Lifeskills - Learning for life is designed to help children and
other members of the community learn about safety in a fun and
practical way, specifically in the home, on the road or during
leisure time.
Lifeskills bridges the gap, which often exists between knowledge
and behaviour. The Lifeskills approach is both interactive and
'hands on'.
The village has a supermarket, houses, a garage (used for drug
education) road and vehicles, garden, electric substation, building
site, playground, stream, railway, farm and countryside. Sound
effects bring the village to life.
All 'year 6' children within B&NES have the opportunity
to visit lifeskills and undertake realistic safety education in a
safe environment.
In addition the centre runs two further programmes:
Programme for Older People
Falls Prevention and Home Safety
This session is for groups of older people and begins with a
session of exercises for balance and mobility. Information is
given about falls prevention and how to get up from a fall.
A number of sets are visited which are of particular interest
for Home Safety and to continue living independently and
safely.
Programme for Independent Living
This programme enables ongoing access to the lifeskills centre
for young people and adults with learning difficulties who live
independently or are working towards living independently through
the development of a targeted safety education programme.
