- Experience the real New Zealand
- Live with a farm Family
- Learn how a farm works
- Enjoy the great farm lifestyle
Do you want a farm experience or a farm holiday in New Zealand?
At Worldwide School we offer TWO farm programmes.
Farm Experience or Farm Holiday.
Farm experience follows a 4 week minimum English course at Worldwide. At the farm students must work in return for food and accommodation.
Farm holiday follows a 1 week minimum English course at Worldwide. At the farm students have a 1 week holiday with all included.
After the English course with us or during your holidays Worldwide School will arrange your farm experience or farm holiday.
Farm Experience programme:
You can choose what part of New Zealand you would like to visit, what kind of farm you would like to live on and how long you would like to stay, from three days to two weeks.
You need to be healthy and strong and able to help the farmer while you stay there. This option is not a holiday, it is an EXPERIENCE!
You must study a minimum of 4 weeks full time at Worldwide School before we will arrange your farm for you.
The Farm Experience placement fee includes booking one farm, arranging transportation and assisting with any problems.
Your English will continue to improve as you will be living and helping the family in the house, garden, paddocks or with the animals. It will be a unique and exciting experience.
Worldwide School provides membership in a farm help organisation, books one farm for you and arranges your transport. All this for a fee of $300 ($100 for each extra farm).
To be able to receive free food and accommodation in return for your work on the farm you will need a Working Holiday Visa.
Download the Farm Experience Application Form (pdf)
Download the Farm Experience Agreement Form (pdf)
Download page 2 map of Farm Experience Agreement (pdf)
Farm HOLIDAY programme:
For the Holiday programme we use several special farms who are able to offer this unique option.
All these farms are able to offer an excellent week of activities and accommodation for international visitors.
1 week farm = 6 nights and 7 days = NZ$ 1045.00
Includes return transfers, accommodation, meals, horse riding, Low Ropes Challenge and a climbing wall, kayaking, sheep shearing, cow milking, feeding the animals and a trip off the farm to a local attraction…such as wine tasting and a visit to see bone carving and green stone carving.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH OPTIONS ARE NOT POSSIBLE WHILE YOU STUDY. THE FARMS ARE NOT IN THE CITY AND ARE TOO FAR AWAY TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.
Other costs are:
Usual administration, tuition and accommodation fees.
Farm holiday testimonial:
“I came back to Auckland after finishing another farm stay.
I had a very good time in farms.
Sue's family was very nice, food was delicious (especially sausage and eggs were yummy!!).
As you said, Sue was a very kind person and a good farmer.
She talked to me slowly and taught a lot of things.
She has understandings toward foreigners a lot.
I enjoyed real farm life.” Yuki Miyawaki 6/08/2007
