Our Programmes
DESIGN YOUR OWN PROGRAMME
DESIGN YOUR OWN PROGRAMME
Location: Anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand
Summary: Brainstorm with us to create a programme that fits your goals and your values. We provide the outdoor adventure experience, the wellbeing focus/framework, and the safety systems.
WORKPLACE WELLBEING
BOOST
Programme type: Adventure Therapy
For: Employees
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch or Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Summary: Sponsor your employee(s) to join our small group, once a week for 8 weeks, to support their mental health and wellbeing.
SHARED ADVENTURES
Programme type: Workplace Wellbeing
For: Staff Teams
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch or Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Summary: A custom-designed wellbeing programme for your workplace team.
ADVENTURE THERAPY
IGNITE YOUTH CAMP
(NORTH ISLAND)
Programme Tpye: Adventure Therapy
For: Teens aged 14-17
Location: North Island
Duration: 5 days, 4 nights
Summary: an Adventure Therapy youth camp for teens 14-17 who are struggling with mental health challenges (anxiety, depression, stress, etc.) or other life challenges (relationships, dealing with big emotions, etc.) and would like support on their journey towards wellbeing.
IGNITE YOUTH CAMP
(SOUTH ISLAND)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: Young women (aged 14-18)
Location: South Island
Duration: 6 days, 5 nights
Summary: an Adventure Therapy youth camp for young women (14-18) who are struggling with mental health challenges (anxiety, depression, stress, etc.) or other life challenges (relationships, dealing with big emotions, etc.) and would like support on their journey towards wellbeing.
INSPIRE (CHRISTCHURCH)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: Young Women (15-18) who want support on their journey towards wellbeing
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch
Duration: One day a week (Fridays) for 8 weeks during the school term
Summary: A different local adventure each week. Work towards wellbeing with a group of like-minded people.
MĀNUKA TRAIL (CHRISTCHURCH)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: Children (9-11) who are in ACC’s SCS service
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch
Duration: One morning a week (Wednesdays) for 8 weeks during the school term
Summary: An outdoor therapy programme based in the same outdoor location each week.
REVIVE (AUCKLAND)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: Clients of ACC’s Sensistive Claims Service (SCS)
Location: Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Summary: A wellbeing programme for ACC’s SCS clients who are in the “Support to Wellbeing” phase of their journey. We work with you and your therapist to help you on your journey towards wellbeing.
REVIVE (CHRISTCHURCH)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: Clients of ACC’s Sensistive Claims Service (SCS)
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch
Summary: A wellbeing programme for ACC’s SCS clients who are in the “Support to Wellbeing” phase of their journey. We work with you and your therapist to help you on your journey towards wellbeing.
Te Māhuri
Programme type: Adventure Therapy
For: Māori rangatahi (youth) aged 13-18
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch
Summary: Te Māhuri is a free kaupapa Māori programme to help young people connect to te ao turoa (the natural world), connect to wāhi Māori (places of significance), connect to self and others, their iwi and Ngāi Tahu.
ADVENTURE WITH PURPOSE
DUKE OF ED ADVENTUROUS JOURNEYS (North Island)
Programme Type: Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journeys
For: Individuals or pre-arranged groups (minimum 4)
Location: TBC (leaving from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland)
Summary: Complete your practice or qualifiying adventurous journeys for a Gold, Silver or Bronze award
DUKE OF ED ADVENTUROUS JOURNEYS (South Island)
Programme Type: Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journeys
For: Individuals or pre-arranged groups (minimum 4)
Location: TBC (leaving from Ōtautahi Christchurch)
Summary: Complete your practice or qualifiying adventurous journeys for a Gold, Silver or Bronze award
INTERNATIONAL GROUPS
Based overseas? Bring a group to Aotearoa New Zealand and we will take you on an adventure!
TRAIN YOUR TEAM
Location: Anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand
Summary: Get your staff trained and able to lead outdoor programmes on their own
DESIGN YOUR OWN PROGRAMME
DESIGN YOUR OWN PROGRAMME
Location: Anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand
Summary: Brainstorm with us to create a programme that fits your goals and your values. We provide the outdoor adventure experience, the wellbeing focus/framework, and the safety systems.
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
BREAK-AWAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Location: Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Summary: a free school holiday programme for teenagers living in West Auckland
INSPIRE (AUCKLAND)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: Adults (18+) who want support on their journey towards wellbeing
Location: Tāmaki-makau-rau Auckland
Duration: One day a week (normally Wednesdays) over 6-8 weeks
Summary: A different local adventure each week. Work towards wellbeing with a group of like-minded people.
GIRLS JOURNEY (NORTH ISLAND)
Programme Type: Adventure With Purpose
For: Young women
Location: Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Northland
Summary: A 5-day Journey for young women, to encourage physical and mental wellbeing, while building leadership and teamwork, confidence and self-esteem.
RESTORE (AUCKLAND)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: MSD clients who are on the job seekers benefit
Location: Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Summary: A wellbeing programme for MSD clients who are on the job seekers benefit due to mental health challenges
RESTORE (CHRISTCHURCH)
Programme Type: Adventure Therapy
For: MSD clients who are on the job seekers benefit
Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch
Summary: A wellbeing programme for MSD clients who are on the job seekers benefit due to mental health challenges
DESIGN YOUR OWN PROGRAMME
Brainstorm with us
Work with us to co-design a programme that meets your needs and goals. We bring our 40+ years of outdoor adventure experience, our experienced instructors and qualified mental health professionals, and our Safety Management Systems.
Create an outdoor adventure programme that will be life-changing for your participants, based on our programme categories and wellbeing framework (see below). Let’s go on an adventure!
Programme categories
Depending on your needs and goals, we offer different types of programmes:
- Educational programmes: Supporting learning through outdoor adventure. (Find out more).
- Developmental programmes: Growing people through experience. (Find out more).
- Therapeutic programmes: Healing and growth through outdoor adventure. (Find out more).
Wellbeing framework
We use Te Whare Tapa Wha (the house with four walls) as a framework for developing holistic wellbeing:
- Taha Tinana (physical wellbeing),
- Taha Hinengaro (mental and emotional wellbeing),
- Taha Whānau (social wellbeing),
- Taha Wairua (spiritual wellbeing) and
- Te Whenua (our connection to the land)
All of these aspects of wellbeing are important and interlinked. We weave these themes into our programmes in a variety of different ways. Find out more about this wellbeing framework on our Programme Outcomes page.
Interested?
If you might be interested in designing your own programme, find out more or get in touch!
FIND OUT MORE
Spending time in the Great Outdoors is one of the most healing and life-changing experiences we can have. If you are interested in attending one of our current programmes or designing your own programme, please get in touch. We would love to chat with you about your needs/goals and how we might be able to help.
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.”
—T. S. ELIOT