Live and Learn at Mangaroa Farms
Worldschooling in New Zealand
Earth School Aotearoa offers an immersive worldschooling experience in New Zealand for families seeking friendship, belonging, and cultural grounding while spending time in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Based at Mangaroa Farms, this pathway is designed for families staying for one or more months. Rather than short-term activities or itinerant programs, this experience offers continuity, rhythm, and the chance to settle into place.
Living at Mangaroa Farms
Worldschooling families stay in beautiful, thoughtfully designed homes surrounded by gardens, bush, walking tracks, and regenerative farmland. Daily life is shaped by seasonal rhythms and access to fresh, organic food grown on the land. Participation in learning and shared activities is invitational and flexible, allowing families to find a rhythm that suits their needs during their stay.
Learning at Earth School
Children from worldschooling families are welcomed into Earth School’s weekly learning days alongside local children. Learning unfolds through outdoor exploration, nature-based inquiry, creative practice, story, pūrākau, music, shared meals, and movement.
Foundational skills such as literacy, numeracy, and scientific thinking are supported naturally through integrated, real-world learning.
A Wider Learning & Wellbeing Ecosystem
Mangaroa Farms also hosts a small-scale calendar of workshops, talks, seasonal gatherings, and wellbeing experiences for adults and families. These offerings allow families to continue learning together without the need for constant travel or logistics.
For many parents, this time is deeply nourishing - a rare opportunity to rest, integrate, and learn alongside their children.
Farm Fresh, Local Food
Families at Mangaroa Farms enjoy easy access to delicious, farm-fresh food grown regeneratively on the land and sourced from trusted local producers. Seasonal vegetables, pasture-raised meat, and handcrafted goods from the Mangaroa Farms Shop nourish daily life and connect families directly to the rhythms of place.
Who can join?
Worldschooling stays welcome families with children aged approximately 5–12. We consider each child’s interests, needs and readiness alongside the group, so please enquire if your children fall outside this range.
How long can we stay?
Families usually join us for one to four months. Staying for a season gives children and parents time to develop friendships, become familiar with the land and find their place within the community.
What does learning look like?
Children join local learners in Earth School’s weekly programmes, available Monday–Friday. Themes include nature and science, art, wellbeing, culture and forest school. Together, we’ll discuss a rhythm that suits your family.
Monday–Thursday programmes run from 10am–2pm; Friday Forest School runs from 9am–3pm. Farm-fresh lunches are included during programme days.
Where will we live?
Families stay in furnished homes at Mangaroa Farms. We’ll share available accommodation and its location in relation to learning spaces, farm facilities and other families.
What is included?
Our worldschooling package brings together a furnished family home, children’s Earth School participation and opportunities to connect with life at Mangaroa. You will receive a clear outline of your accommodation, programme inclusions, shared facilities and any separately charged activities or extras.
How much does it cost?
Pricing varies by season and length of stay. Send us your preferred dates, family size and children’s ages, and we’ll share availability, pricing and booking details.
How do we begin?
Start with an enquiry. We’ll arrange a conversation about your family, answer questions and explore whether Earth School and Mangaroa Farms feel like a good fit.
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