MULBERRY GROVE SCHOOL

Mulberry Grove School is a full primary school catering for children in Years 1 to 8. The school was completely rebuilt on its original site in 2015. It now consists of two collaborative teaching spaces, a library, and community and administration areas. It is a well-resourced school that continues to make very good use of its unique location and the local environment to enhance the curriculum and children's learning.

Mulberry Grove School has an extremely supportive community and active Board of Trustees  who  value learning  and the well-being of all students.

Nestled on the shore of the Tryphena Harbour on Aotea Great Barrier Island, Mulberry Grove School is uniquely situated to make the most of a rich learning environment.  Marine and bush ecology is at the heart of what we do.  Our students have a wonderful opportunity to participate in sailing, kayaking, waka, snorkeling and swimming in the ocean in collaboration with the S.E.A Education Aotea Charitable Trust. Students can  learn  second languages online with the Virtual Learning Network,  this is also a place where our young people develop the learner qualities, skills and future-focused outlook that will help them enjoy success now and throughout their lives. 

Mulberry Grove School is a proud Enviroschool. This is a programme that supports children and young people to plan, design and implement sustainability actions.  Some of the environmental initiatives at our school include gardening, rat trapping, the little blue penguin project, recycling, composting & a community food pantry. The children have participated in the Toitu te Ngahere: Art in Schools for Forest Health with Auckland University. We have large solar panlels providing the school with much of its power and we catch rain water into our tanks, all part of living completely off-grid on a remote island. We integrate an environmental focus into many areas of our curriculum, teaching food resilience, kaitiatitanga, caring for our local environment, forests & waterways and the animals and creatures we share our home with.