Far North
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Overview
The Life Education Trust Far North was set up in 1991 with the prime objective of delivering the Life Education programme to the children in the Far North region.
Our wonderful group of volunteers help keep the classroom on the road by holding regular fundraisers, promoting Life Education Trust messages at various events and occasions around the Far North and making sure all maintenance and repairs are up to date on the classroom and truck unit.
As we travel a lot of kilometres across the Far North, often 2 or 3 schools in a week, we need to have drivers available and ready to move the classroom at all times. This is a huge ask and we are lucky to have the support of some wonderful retired people, firemen and logging companies to help ensure it reaches the right school at the right time.
We love meeting new people with new ideas to help us, so if you would like to become involved with an amazing group of people do not hesitate to call or email the Chairperson at any time: Diane Henderson - [email protected] or 021 407015
The Trustees and Educator of the Far North would like to say a huge thank you to New Era IT. New Era have kindly provided our educator with a brand new laptop for free. This has been a great saving to the Trust and come at a time when the old computer was about to die.
Our Educator
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Shanna Forsythe Shanna studied Primary Teaching at Otago University and has been teaching in the Far North for the past 8 years. She loves the vibe the Far North has to offer and can't picture calling anywhere else home. Joining the Life Education team in 2021, she is excited to travel to all areas of the Far North with her good friend Harold. She is passionate about health and wellbeing and can't wait to work alongside tamariki, whānau and kaiako sharing our positive messages. |
Latest news
Harold celebrates Matariki 2025
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Big Harold made his mascot debut in the Far North at Kaikohe West school. He attended the Matariki celebrations and was a very popular attraction!! |
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Bunnings Waipapa - Term 1 school holidays 2024
Our mobile classroom and educator Shanna visited Bunnings during the school holidays, offering free 30 minute sessions for tamariki about human biology. Tamariki were then able to go in store to make their own hanging basket to take home. The Trust also fundraised at the event through a raffle and sausage sizzle.
Kaeo Christmas Parade 2023
Harold enjoyed the Kaeo Christmas Parade with Iwa the Christmas fairy and students from Whangaroa College. Mayor of Northland Moko Tepania taking a selfie with Harold and Iwa the Christmas fairy!
March 2022
We would like to thank Save the Children NZ, who have funded a large part of our classroom upgrade and committed funding to Life Education Trust Far North for three years. Thanks to their donation, along with the many from local businesses and individuals through the Give A Little page, tamariki in the Far North will have the same opportunities to learn as those in the rest of the country. Read more in this Sunday Star Times article
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HP were also generous supporters of the upgrade. |
Our People
[Trustees photograph 2008]
Current Trustees:
Diane Henderson - Chairperson
Jenny Couchman - Executive Secretary
Maureen Perry - Administrator
Iwa Hou - Transport
Tracy Edge - Trustee
Liz Christensen - Trustee
Jacqui Lynds - Trustee
Shanna Forsythe - Educator
Contact details
Chairperson: Diane Henderson, [email protected], 021 407 015
Educator: Shanna Forsythe, [email protected], 027 477 4800
Postal address: PO Box 723, Kaikohe