by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 5, Aug 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Bush Skills, Stories from Programmes
Our instructors Peter, Joe and Oli took five students from Rutherford High School on a ten-day Journey. Here is a short slideshow of their photos, including hiking, camping and bush skills, river crossings, mountain biking, team building activities, cooking together,...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 29, Jul 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Caving at Waipu, Northland, was a ton of fun for the juniors on our free Break-away school holiday programme. Our Auckland programme manager, Jeff, busted out of the office for the day with Nat, our newest Auckland instructor. The kids crawled and waded and wriggled...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, Jul 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Check out these stunning photos, taken by Instructor April, on a 6-day journey across the West coast of the South Island with Titirangi Rudolf Steiner school. Read more info about the journey below the photos … The Journey Long before the Waimakariri River was a...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, Jul 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 4, Jul 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
We have a long-term partnership with Kings College where we help facilitate their recurring 21-day wilderness adventure programmes. The first part of the programme is eight days in Ahuroa, Northland, where the boys do outdoor team-building activities, hiking, rock...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Jun 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Good News Story A lady on one of our “Inspire” Adventure Therapy programme for adults in Christchurch has been using the practice of mihi (acknowledgements or thanks) with her whānau at home. She said it has brought them closer together and now she can...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, Jun 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Feedback from OutWest Youth Community Trust “My students and I had an amazing time on the Adventure Therapy programme. It was great for team bonding, developing confidence, and it gave the students experiences that some of them would never otherwise experience....
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 3, Jun 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Surfing with Recreate Recreate NZ is a non-profit that provides life-changing experiences to young people with disabilities. Adventure Specialties Trust partners with Recreate NZ to create challenging and fun outdoor adventure activities for the Recreate youth. This...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 20, May 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
An American Indian woman and her friend were in downtown New York, walking down a busy main street. There are people bustling around, cars honking, taxis squealing, noises from the city, whistles blowing. It’s lunchtime and it’s really busy. Suddenly, the...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 18, May 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Some students from St Thomas of Canterbury College were struggling to carry this double kayak from the beach up to the vehicle, so other students went back to help. April, the instructor, took this photo because “I thought it was creative, the way they decided...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, May 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
The adults that attend our “Inspire” programmes are all dealing with different challenges: some are dealing with crippling anxiety that makes it hard for them to leave home; some are coping with debilitating symptoms caused by trauma; some are learning to...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 11, May 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Earlier this year, we went surfing with Recreate NZ, an amazing charity that works with people with disabilities, offering them adventures that they might not normally get the chance to experience. The photos below show our instructor Anna giving the guys a chance to...
