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The Gaya Tree Education and Sustainable Life Charitable Trust

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The Gaya Tree Education & Sustainable Life Charitable Trust is based in Mangawhai, Northland. Organic gardening, biodynamic composting, w**d control.

*PURPOSE OF THE TRUST*

EDUCATION & LEARNING

Our current education programme is based on yoga philosophy and a Steiner model of education involving the integrated development of the child/young person’s intellectual awareness; musical, artistic and imaginative faculties; practical skills; environmental awareness and conscience; movement; theatre; art and design; performance, the expression of la

nguage; Te Reo; wholefood preparation and nutrition; community service. Bush classrooms add emphasis on building resilience and the capacity for self-motivation; organic gardening, bush ecology and exploration. AFTER SCHOOL & HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN, LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN TEENAGERS & ADULTS. Our programmes are focused on:

Bush ecology and the protection and conservation of the natural habitat and environment. Local landscaping and restoring bush cover and increasing diversity through species enhancement. Wholefoods, nutrition, health, wellbeing and cooking classes. Yoga and the practice of mindfulness to promote non-medical approaches to stress management, resilience and to support of mental health. Music lessons for violin, piano, guitar, ukulele, marimba and a range of instruments for individuals or groups. COMMUNITY SERVICES

Public musical performances

Whole-foods and health and wellbeing and cooking demonstrations and classes. Cross cultural expressions and the celebration of special cultural events. Creation, preparation and delivery of a product or service to a sector of the local community, eg. Food From The Heart Programme in Mangawhai: Free weekly nutritional meals for senior citizens.

*VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY*

To take responsibility for one’s own mental, spiritual and physical wellness, to learn, model and practice sustainable life skills, learn new skills promoting self-reliance and to serve the community. To educate for sustainability, through community-integrated, entrepreneurial learning in natural and outdoor environments. Our approach is holistic and environmentally sustainable. KEY VALUES

Accountability and loyalty - To oneself, one’s family, community and country. Integrity - To do all things with the deepest integrity enabling those in our care to model their behavior on ours. Sustainability - The Trust will practice all its activities in an environmentally and economically sustainable way. Equity - To demonstrate and promote equity over equality, modelling fair dealing and impartial behavior in all its activities. Trust - To foster mutual trust, inter-dependability and reliance between those who serve (parents, teachers, caregivers, sponsors) and are served (children, community, senior citizens etc)

16/07/2024

Hi friends, this is an invitation to join next Monday evening 6:30-8:30pm. Entry is by koha.

Please register by instructions on the poster or send James Andrews a message.

22/10/2022

On today at the Mangawhai Domain Hall!

31/08/2022

The Gaya Tree Mangawhai Friday deliveries start this week with delicious plant based foods. We’ll be starting with a smaller menu and increasing over the next few weeks.

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MENU

MASSAMAN COCONUT CURRY $22.50
Served on baked red rice in a 700ml container + 300ml salad container including: Thai carrot salad with roasted cashews, spiralised beetroot with toasted sesame, fresh greens, cashew aioli, sauerkraut and balsamic maple dressing.

BUCKWHEAT SEED LOAF $15
Toasts and freezes well

CASHEW AIOLI $9
300ml container

SALAD POT $8
300ml container including:
Thai carrot salad with roasted cashews, spiralised beetroot with toasted sesame, fresh greens, cashew aioli, sauerkraut and balsamic maple dressing.

BANANA BREAD LOAF $20
With blueberries and chocolate

BANANA MUFFINS $6
With blueberries and chocolate (ask to omit either or these)

RAW CAKES $7
Strawberry, blackcurrant or lemon lime,
topped with raw chocolate

TURMERIC GINGER TONIC $11
With lemon and lime,
sweetened with raw blue agave.
250ml bottle, dilute 1:1 with water or ice

BLUEBERRY BLACKCURRANT TONIC $11
With lemon and beetroot,
sweetened with raw blue agave.
250ml bottle, dilute 1:1 with water or ice

This menu is gluten free and mostly certified organic ingredients.

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• Order by Thursday 6pm for Friday late
afternoon/early eve delivery

• Phone or message Gabrielle on
021 878 916 or send a FB message.

• Minimum order $45

• Plus $5 delivery to Brown Rd and lower, Cove Rd to Mangawhai Heads and Village areas (just ask to check if we can deliver or collect from upper Tara Rd)

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17/02/2022

Check out this weekend workshop happening 12-13 March in Mangawhai, based on Nonviolent Communication principles.

Contact Karl Cooper on 022 036 9887 or email Dakini [email protected] to register and for further details about the workshop and accomodation/camping options.

20/12/2021

Santa’s Magical Mangawhai Christmas!

Fantastic video Arnna 💜

When the MAZ Santa Parade was cancelled in a small costal town called Mangawhai, the community came together to ensure Santa could still be part of the joy a...

25/11/2021

We believe in these tricky times it is vital to support our small, local businesses, particularly as we head into the gifting season. For this reason we have chosen to bring you a carefully curated gift box from our favourite local Mangawhai creators.

A small portion of these sales will go towards recuperating the loss of funds due to Covid lockdowns, in order to help with ongoing running costs. Your contributions will help Gaya Tree continue to exist and nurture and support our children.

We have negotiated wholesale prices through the generosity of these local businesses in order to bring you a quality product at the same price you would pay to purchase in any retail outlet or the local markets.

The Missing Mangawhai Box $150

- Mangawhai Honey 450g
- Mangawhai Avocado Oil 250ml
- EK Sunscreen 100ml
- A framed photograph of our beautiful beach by Grant Crowe
- Room Spray by Ocean Gypsy 150ml

You may choose to add on the following items:
- Fruit Tisane made by Ocean Gypsy $11
(Choose from Mangawhai Summer or Te Arai Sunrise)
- A handmade beeswax candle by Workshop Soul $18
- A 500ml bottle of Mangawhai Avocado Oil $25

- Mangawhai Locals only may upgrade to an A3 image for $30

We are delivering locally or you may collect from The Gaya Tree by arrangement.

This is a fabulous opportunity to organise your Christmas or holiday gifts, particularly for those in Auckland. Gaya Tree parents will be carefully wrapping and packaging your gift to send directly to your chosen recipient. A courier fee of $10 within the North Island will be added to the purchase price.

Orders close December 1
Orders ship December 13
Mangawhai based orders for collection or delivery December 17-22

Thank you for your support, we hope you enjoy these beautiful items,
Britt, Gabrielle and The Gaya Tree whanau.

06/08/2021

28/07/2021

Is there anyone local to Mangawhai that can help set this up? Cymbals to put on and stands in the right position, everything tightened correctly etc.

21/06/2021

Winter Solstice celebration 💜

16/06/2021

WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION

Monday 21 June, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Come and join in celebrating the Winter Solstice. Each person walks the spiral to the centre, where they light their own candle to place along the spiral. When everyone has walked the path, the whole spiral is aglow with lights. We’ll be using apples which have been cored to place a tealight candle in, otherwise bring a lantern or jar.

This is followed by the festival of St. John’s which is about letting go of the old year in preparation for Matariki. Bring a pinecone for each person/family to throw into the fire. Tuck into the pinecone a leaf or piece of paper with words or drawing written on - something you would like to let go of.

A shared supper of soup and bread will be enjoyed afterwards. Please something that is vegetarian (you can reheat once here) and bring your own bowls and spoons.

Arrival 5:30pm, beginning 6:00pm
Ends 7:30pm

*Tea-light candles will be provided.
* Wear warm clothes and footwear as we will be standing silently during the St. John’s fire outside, and please do not use torches or phones.
*This event is alcohol free.

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The Winter Solstice is an important moment in the yearly cycle of life for us all on the Earth at this time. The warmth and light of summer is breathed into the heart of the Earth, digested, revitalised, and rebirthed again after the Solstice, on through the Spring Equinox as the Sun, Moon, Earth,and other planets continue their rhythmical dance in space through the Universe.

Mid winter is a time to connect deeply to ourselves, prepare a womb like vessel to conceive the seeds of new possibilities, intentions, hopes, dreams and wishes, that can be birthed in Spring. It is an inward time for hibernation, sleeping, dreaming, and reconnecting to the light and warmth within ourselves again.

It can be a time to let go, surrender, and be present in the moment after the busy, outward socialising, and receiving of spiritualised life forces, and energy from the Summer.

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654 Tara Road
Mangawhai
0573

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm

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The raffle has been drawn! Much gratitude to everyone who donated such beautiful products and to those who bought tickets. There can only be one winner and it is.... Brittany Bray! I hope you see this post Britt to brighten your day otherwise I’ll call you this afternoon. Gabrielle xx

During term 3 we made giant connect four. A big thanks to John for volunteering his time to make this with the children.

This is Jules Bright, bush medicine practitioner, registered surgical nurse, medical herbalist and naturopath. Jules is the founder of Earth’s Kitchen and Bright Earth and is contributing towards The Gaya Tree’s cook book with a couple of wicked recipes! Her next forest aid course is Saturday July 6 @ The Gaya Tree Mangawhai.

Kayden Stone sings The Sound of Silence while making Venezuelan arepas for lunch during photoshoot with Josie Gritten Photography.

Thank you Matua for writing this song for the children! Rangi me nuku Me ana tamariki eee Te whenua Te hau Te ra Te wai Na te aroha Sky Father and Earth Mother And their children The land The wind The sun The sea It is love

A slice of the exquisite piano Amy Cottingham, featured on the upcoming meditation music album “Blue Whale Mantra” by Grant Macredie and Gabrielle Louise.

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PURPOSE OF THE TRUST

EDUCATION & LEARNING Our current education programme is based on yoga philosophy and a Steiner model of education involving the integrated development of the child/young person’s intellectual awareness; musical, artistic and imaginative faculties; practical skills; environmental awareness and conscience; movement; theatre; art and design; performance, the expression of language; Te Reo; wholefood preparation and nutrition; community service. Bush classrooms add emphasis on building resilience and the capacity for self-motivation; organic gardening, bush ecology and exploration. AFTER SCHOOL & HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN, LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN TEENAGERS & ADULTS. Our programmes are focused on: * Bush ecology and the protection and conservation of the natural habitat and environment. * Local landscaping and restoring bush cover and increasing diversity through species enhancement. * Organic gardening, biodynamic composting, w**d control. * Wholefoods, nutrition, health, wellbeing and cooking classes. * Yoga and the practice of mindfulness to promote non-medical approaches to stress management, resilience and to support of mental health. * Music lessons for violin, piano, guitar, ukulele, marimba and a range of instruments for individuals or groups.

COMMUNITY SERVICES * Public musical performances0 * Whole-foods and health and wellbeing and cooking demonstrations and classes. * Cross cultural expressions and the celebration of special cultural events. * Creation, preparation and delivery of a product or service to a sector of the local community, eg. Food From The Heart Programme in Mangawhai: Free weekly nutritional meals for senior citizens. VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY To take responsibility for one’s own mental, spiritual and physical wellness, to learn, model and practice sustainable life skills, learn new skills promoting self-reliance and to serve the community. To educate for sustainability, through community-integrated, entrepreneurial learning in natural and outdoor environments. Our approach is holistic and environmentally sustainable. KEY VALUES Accountability and loyalty - To oneself, one’s family, community and country. Integrity - To do all things with the deepest integrity enabling those in our care to model their behavior on ours. Sustainability - To practice all its activities in an environmentally and economically sustainable way. Equity - To demonstrate and promote equity over equality, modelling fair dealing and impartial behavior in all its activities. Trust - To foster mutual trust, inter-dependability and reliance between those who serve (parents, teachers, caregivers, sponsors) and are served (children, community, senior citizens etc)