by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 22, Jul 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
UPCOMING YOUTH CAMP: Our North Island IGNITE youth camp is now open for applications! Keep reading for more details … WHAT: IGNITE is an adventure therapy youth camp, where we combine ADVENTURE (kayaking, bush walking, high ropes, etc.) with THERAPY (like group...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 10, Jul 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Thank you, West City Sports Academy, for this wonderful feedback about our partnership with your alternative education programme.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, May 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Upcoming Programmes
UPCOMING PROGRAMME Ignite adventure therapy youth camp for 15-18 year olds. Do you want to build confidence to try new things? Do you want to feel more comfortable with other people in a group setting? Want to learn better ways to cope with stress and anxiety? Are you...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 18, Apr 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Open Enrolment Programmes, Upcoming Programmes
EMPLOYERS, ARE ANY OF YOUR STAFF STRUGGLING? The past couple of years have been hard and there may be people in your team whose mental health and wellbeing have been negatively affected by stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, etc. Here is a great opportunity to...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Apr 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Media, Open Enrolment Programmes, Upcoming Programmes
Boost your mental health! Win a spot on our ‘Inspire’ Adventure Therapy wellbeing programme in Auckland (valued at $1975).* HOW TO ENTER: 1. Comment on this post or tag a friend2. Like/follow Adventure Specialties Trust (@adventurespecialtiestrust) on Facebook or...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 22, Mar 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Upcoming Programmes
UPCOMING PROGRAMME: Inspire (Auckland) Are you an adult (18+) in Auckland who wants to improve your health, wellbeing, confidence and connection to others? Come join us on an adventure! Once a week Our “Inspire” programme is one day a week for 8 weeks...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, Mar 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Upcoming Programmes
IGNITE (North Island) An adventure therapy camp for young people (15-18 years old). If you (or a young person you know) are looking for ways increase your sense of health and wellbeing, find better ways to cope with stress and anxiety, and discover hope for your...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Mar 2022 | All, Upcoming Programmes
Come on an adventure with us! We are taking a group of teens (16-19 years old) on a 5-day-4-night adventure through the stunning Kaimai Ranges in the Bay of Plenty over 26-30 April 2022. If you aren’t familiar with the term ‘Adventure Therapy,’ it is basically an...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 26, Aug 2021 | All, Blog, Media
Anneke and Dave at the Involve youth workers conference in Wellington, August 2021. Check out these good looking guest speakers! Anneke and Dave are part of our amazing Adventure Therapy team at Adventure Specialties Trust and they recently attended the “Involve”...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 21, Aug 2021 | All, Blog
What is coasteering? When I first started working at Adventure Specialties, I had no idea what it was! I wasn’t even sure what the instructors were saying at first. Co-steering? Whaaaaa?!? Anyway, after asking around, looking at photos from our programmes, and...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 23, Jul 2021 | All, Blog
“A better sense of their inbuilt character strengths: the qualities and skills that help us get through life.” This is one of the intended outcomes of our outdoor adventure programmes (along with increased wellbeing, increased social skills, ongoing...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, Jul 2021 | All, Blog
Do you have a support crew who encourage you up the hills in your life? During our outdoor adventure programmes, we use hills that we climb as a metaphor, to talk with the participants about the importance of relationships. We ask them who is in their support system,...
