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.

Four young girls sitting and standing in a field of yellow flowers, surrounded by lush green trees and foliage, with broad green leaves overhead.

Woodcote Lodge at Mangaroa Farms. Worldschooling acommodation. A house with a porch and large windows, surrounded by flowering bushes with pink and white flowers, set against a backdrop of green hills with trees.

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.

Group of children and two adults in a lush green outdoor garden, with hills and trees in the background, engaging in educational activity.

Four children playing in a shallow stream in a lush, green forest. One girl in a black and white shirt and blue shorts is stepping on a rock, holding a stick, while the other three girls, dressed in colorful outfits, stand nearby.

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 young woman relaxing during a cacao ceremony at Mangaroa Farms inside a cozy room with natural light coming through a window. There is a lit candle in front of her, and a tapestry with a floral pattern hangs on the wall behind her.

Four people sit at a wooden picnic table outdoors, with a woman hugging a child, while two others smile and watch. There are trees and grass in the background.

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.

Interior of the Mangaroa Farm Shop grocery store with wooden shelves and refrigerated case, displaying fresh produce and packaged goods.

Fresh green lettuce, a purple cabbage cut in half, and a paper bag filled with leafy greens and vegetables from Mangaroa Farms Market Garden on a table outdoors.

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.

Typical stay: 1–4 months
Accommodation: On-site homes at Mangaroa Farms
Learning: Participation in weekly Earth School learning days
Location: Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt

Worldschooling stays are intentionally limited to protect the intimacy of the community and the wellbeing of the land.

Practical Details

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