The Learn n Live Trust runs school holiday camps held at Waimanaaki, Riversdale Beach, for children from the Wairarapa and surrounding area. Camps run for one week during each of the current term holidays with two over the summer break for children between 5 and 12 years of age.

These camps provide children with opportunities to have fun while developing social and cooperative skills in a safe and supportive environment. Since being established in 1985 The Trust has had a positive impact on the lives of thousands of children and their families. The children who attend the camp come from a wide range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, many of whom are supported by local agencies.

All the leaders and helpers running camp are volunteers, many of whom have served at the camps over many years and in some cases decades. Due to these camps being the core focus of the Trust, the cost to campers are kept as minimal as possible. Donations are regularly given by members of the community to help fund children who otherwise would not be able to afford to come.

We always seek to make these camps a fantastic experience for participants to remember for the rest of their lives. The motto for Learn n Live school holiday camps is “It is better to build a child than repair an adult” -this mission statement is still as relevant to us today as when the work of The Learn ‘N’ Live Trust began.