The Spirit of Waiheke Cottage
92 The Esplanade
Surfdale, Waiheke Island
Upcoming Schedule![]()
Hannah’s Workshop at
The Spirt of Waiheke Cottage
Home baking, music and singing, outdoor games, foraging and cake decorating, jewelry making, knitting, shell art, clay play, language classes, painting, paper mache, storytelling and performing arts.
Contact: Hannah Lewis
hannah@islandworkshops.com
*School Holiday Programme
Ages 6-11
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
June 30th-July 11th
$72 per day/$350 per week
*After School Creative Classes
Ages 6-11
Term 3- July 14th -September 19th
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
3:00pm-5:00pm
$24 per Class
*Parent/Child Playgroup
Ages1-4 (Babies Welcome)
Starting in September- Monday and Wednesday
10am-12:00pm
$15 per class- Come play, paint, bake and make new friends!
* Birthday Parties, Adult and Teen Workshops coming soon!
Hannah’s Workshop at
The Spirt of Waiheke Cottage
Home baking, music and singing, outdoor games, foraging and cake decorating, jewelry making, knitting, shell art, clay play, language classes, painting, paper mache, storytelling and performing arts.
Contact: Hannah Lewis
hannah@islandworkshops.com
*School Holiday Programme
Ages 6-11
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
June 30th-July 11th
$72 per day/$350 per week
*After School Creative Classes
Ages 6-11
Term 3- July 14th -September 19th
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
3:00pm-5:00pm
$24 per Class
*Parent/Child Playgroup
Ages1-4 (Babies Welcome)
Starting in September- Monday and Wednesday
10am-12:00pm
$15 per class- Come play, paint, bake and make new friends!
* Birthday Parties, Adult and Teen Workshops coming soon!
Directions to the Cottage:
Go to the end of Blake Street in Surfdale. Make a left into the Seaside Trust. Follow the driveway to the end to the yellow cottage.
The Cottage is available for workshops, holiday programs and events for children and parents. Please email us at hello@thewaihekespirit.com for more information.
To learn more about our trust visit our website thewaihekespirit.com
Report
We are happy to report that the cottage has been very busy with parent/teen workshops, Bluebell Summer Program, Talking Tree Hill art classes, Creative Seed holiday programs, Thula Mama and a weekly parent/child tea.
Thank you again to all who volunteered their precious time to restore this lovely cottage. 500 hours of volunteer service from our amazing Waiheke community! The children and parents absolutely love the space and we are so grateful be able to offer this to the community.
With our tough economic conditions we need your support. The average term fees are $350 per student. We have sponsored many children this year for various after school activities and continue to get applications every week. The trust has sponsored over a 100 grants thanks to your generous contributions! We have paid the tuition for school trips, piano, violin, guitar lessons, gymnastics, dance class/exam fees, Bluebell Summer Program, Talking Tree Hill, Creative Seed, Cottage Workshops, tutoring for math and reading, Sea Scouts, Jiu Jitsu, Waiheke High School racing/sailing team, Aims Games, Football Academy and swim lessons.
We hope you will consider a donation so we can continue to support families that would like to keep their kids in these programs and to have experiences they would not otherwise have. We see changes such as increased confidence, new friendships formed and the sheer joy of achievement. It can be truly life changing!
If you would like to donate, purchase books or inquire about using the cottage for workshops or programs for children and parents please email Anne Simoni at awstsh@icloud.com
Best wishes, Anne and Rosey
The Cottage is used for:
- Meetings and processing applications to help island children with tuition for after-school programs
- Community events for young children
- Workshops and guest speakers for children, teens and parents.
- Holiday Programs and after-school classes