by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Some stunning photos by Instructor April from a 3-day sea kayak trip with Rangiora College, Canterbury. April says, “We left from Cass Bay, stayed on Ōtamahua (Quail Island) for two nights, then paddled to Ripapa Island. Ripapa Island is tapu so you can’t...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 12, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Featured Hike, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
The stunning views from Cape Brett / Rakaumangamanga on the Cape Brett Track in Northland. Our 10-day Journey with Kaipara College students finished at this incredible location, next to the Cape Brett lighthouse. More info about the Cape Brett...
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 | 8, Jun 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog
How do you teach leadership? Here are three stories to demonstrate different aspects of leadership: LEADERSHIP THROUGH COMPASSION Princess Diana shaking the hands of an AIDS patient In the 1980s, AIDS arrived on the world stage. It was a new, frightening disease with...
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 | 23, May 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog
“Adventure With Purpose” and “Adventure Therapy” are the two categories that all our programmes fall under. What is the difference between these two categories? ADVENTURE WITH PURPOSE Adventure With Purpose programmes are aimed at people who...