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With 178 acres of lush farm-forest, this diverse ecological playground features wetlands, regenerating forests, springs, and permaculture food system. The ancestors who hold the wisdom and mana of this place are Te Atihaunui a P\u0101p\u0101rangi, Ng\u0101 Paerangi and Ng\u0101 Rauru.\n\nThese ecological spaces act as outdoor classrooms, which are complemented by off-grid infrastructure: roads, solar power, water systems, a native tree nursery, tool sheds, a hot house, sheltered areas, fire circles, campsites, and ablutions.\n\nOver the past three years, our highly skilled professional team has been regenerating the land\u2019s waterways and soil with great care. We\u2019re engaging local communities through working with hap\u016b, iwi, marae, schools, education providers, local and regional councils, community organisations, and international programmes. We\u2019re building a strong network to support resilience through collaboration locally, nationally, and internationally.\n\n[![Screenshot-2024-04-20-at-11-43-45-AM.png](https://i.postimg.cc/rsx8bg3j/Screenshot-2024-04-20-at-11-43-45-AM.png)](https://postimg.cc/fSWnS7wS)\n*Image: Aerial shot of land including orchards and native plant nursery*\n[![Tu-Manawa-Ora-danescottcreative-Group-Shot-PRINT-4336.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/tgLB7H5R/Tu-Manawa-Ora-danescottcreative-Group-Shot-PRINT-4336.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/060YHFFh)\n*Image: T\u016b Manawa Ora - Youth Empowerment Camp*\n\n---\n**Our Theory of Change**\nWe are nested in, informed by, and in relationship with place (bioregion) and the people of place (community, iwi, hap\u016b). Our mahi (work) and Organisation are led by the stories, needs and aspirations of the place we reside, and our community.\n\n[![Learning-Environment-Diagram-V1-1.png](https://i.postimg.cc/Qt7hWhZf/Learning-Environment-Diagram-V1-1.png)](https://postimg.cc/343PsMRG)\n\nOur Organisation is creating a \"Learning Environment\" - a built and biological environment that is intentionally designed to enhance and enable Learning (from visitors and volunteers to multi-day courses). \n\nThe health of the \"Learning Environment\" is dependent on the health of the Organisation, is dependent on the health of Place and Community, and vice versa.\n\nWithin the Learning Environment we facilitate multidisciplinary learning experiences that engage the whole person, empower learners, and offer opportunities to develop skills to navigate our changing times including preventative mental health, working together, bioregional and regenerative land care and growing food. \n\nOur learning experiences enable learners of all ages to return to their communities to work on the ground and bring about locally-specific Equity, Resilience & Wellbeing. \n---\n**Our Impact Stories**\n\n**Learning Experiences**\nWe run a range of programmes including: \n* Rangatahi (youth) \n* Community Education \n* Global programmes - Here is a [blog](https://www.learningenvironment.nz/post/discovering-the-learning-environment/) from our Earlham College intern.\n\nOur target group is our future leaders, especially rangatahi (young people) 16-24 years. We need to support our youth right now. In NZ, the number of young people diagnosed with mood or anxiety disorders has more than doubled in 10years; from 9.9% in 2012, to 24.6% in 2022 - *Ministry of Health, NZ*. \n\nIn February 2023 we hosted a 7day empowerment and leadership camp for rangatahi (youth) called T\u016b Manawa Ora. [In this video](https://youtu.be/njqSRzQyobY?si=ae-1QZ9bDkqr8wvy) you can listen to the youth share their experiences of mental health challenges right now and the impact of this camp. \n\n> \u201cThe teachings here are actually getting me rooted back into my t\u016bpuna. I feel like I\u2019m reconnecting with my ancestors, which is something that I\u2019ve really struggled with\u201d - *Timara Wallace, Ng\u0101ti Ruaka, Te \u0100tihaunui-a-P\u0101p\u0101rangi, T\u016b Manawa Ora Camp Participant*\n\n[![IMG20221209153332.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/gj3xR3yw/IMG20221209153332.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/xNTjVJ4Y)\n*Image: Long Island University visit*\n\n[![20240412-140402-720.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/gkQYdx3Q/20240412-140402-720.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/JG3w5465)\n*Image: Native Seedling Community Course*\n~\n**Reconnecting to Land & Water**\nThe health of the people is intrinsically connected to the health of the land. We are: \n* Growing eco-sourced native trees in our nursery (47,000 grown since 2023)\n* Planting trees on the land and in the community \n* Eradicating pest species through traplines and hunting (502 pests controlled since 2022)\n\n[This video ](https://youtu.be/bqBzVOrDvMA)is from our August 2023 community tree planting celebration where we asked  \"what does our community need to thrive?\"\n\n[![IMG-6228.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/ZYDmFWsn/IMG-6228.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/QV5vjd3Z)\n*Image: Welcoming circle at Tree Planting Ceremony*\n\n[![IMG-1702.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/wT6Wv2Qs/IMG-1702.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/s1NPHp8V)\n*Image: Pest Control Trap Building Workshop*\n~\n**Regrowing our Relationship to Food**\nCreating opportunities for our community and visitors to remember the relationship we have with our foodscapes. \n\nThe food from the veggie gardens and orchards are distributed out to our community via self-harvest, courses and through local food service providers (eg food banks, and food rescue). Last year we donated 5,500kg of fruit and vegetables and gifted 200 seedlings.  \n\nIn April 2024 we hosted a Harvest and Wellbeing Celebration. The intention was to acknowledge the season, share food with the community and receive wellbeing offerings eg massage, workshops, and games. \n\n> \"A great day and such a beautiful kaupapa to bring people together and build community connection and resilience. More of this is needed. Learning Environment has been so valuable to this community and you provide the energy and vibrancy which is needed. So looking forward to more ways we can work together that is joyful and intentional. Mauri ora ki a kaautau.\" - *Te Ao Hou Marae about the Harvest Celebration.*\n\n[![IMG-3758.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/zG9zj0St/IMG-3758.avif)](https://postimg.cc/YvzB2NPY)\n*Image: Harvest gifted to community from our Harvest Celebration*\n\n[![IMG-0497.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/wMgJTWJf/IMG-0497.avif)](https://postimg.cc/BL7tmBmH)\n*Image: Volunteers harvesting food from the garden*\n\n**Your support in this project will go to:**\n- Regenerative land care - restoring our waterways and forest through tree planting, weed and animal pest control, water testing, growing high quality and diverse food\n- Learning Opportunities - developing course content and infrastructure to enable more opportunities for our local and global community to participate in our courses  \n\nYou can follow our stories and updates on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/learningenvironmentnz) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/learningenvironmentnz/). Please reach out if you have any questions. We look forward to you visiting us one day. \n", "lastUpdated": 0}, "recipient": "0x4607A87B1b651cD8C5A59c89d888dc25Ee1b2c69"}}