by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 23, Mar 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Nothing beats a coasteering trip when the sun is shining and the water is warm!
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 | 20, Mar 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Raft building + a race! Such a fun week with Diocesan Girls School. This was their start-of-the-year classroom group bonding activity, and it was a roaring success 🤩
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 | 4, Mar 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Media, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
We are super stoked to share that Adventure Specialties Trust has been awarded the Te Tohu Whakaaweawe Kaupapa (Outstanding Event or Programme Award), presented by Recreation Aotearoa.The Recreation Aotearoa Outdoor Awards celebrate individuals and organisations that...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, Mar 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 27, Feb 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Bush Skills, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
One of our regular programmes is a 21-day camp with Year 10 students from Kings College in Auckland. The students spend the first nine days at a camp in Northland, learning bushcraft skills and doing team-building activities, like building huts together. The next five...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 18, Feb 2023 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Our vision is “Lives Inspired by Adventure.” But that doesn’t mean hurtling yourself down a ski slope at top speed, or throwing yourself off a 10m ledge into the water below. It simply means that each person – each participant on our programmes...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, Feb 2023 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Kyle has been an Auckland-based instructor for the last 3-and-a-half years, and is leaving to work at another wonderful youth organisation, Youth Town. Tim, our CEO, says, “Thanks, Kyle, for being a great team member. I’ve enjoyed seeing you develop your skills...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 12, Feb 2023 | All, Blog, Staff Profiles
April, one of the instructors in Christchurch, shared this: “Grace has been an awesome colleague and friend to the AST instructor team. She enjoys a phat chat in the office and chewing over some of the challenging topics in life. She is well-known for her home...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 11, Feb 2023 | All, Blog, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Partnership Programmes
Thank you to Patricia from Mahitahi Trust who left some lovely feedback about one of our Adventure Therapy programmes with Mahitahi, working with adults going through drug and alcohol rehab last year. “The outcomes seen within our rōpū [group] are: Stronger...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 8, Feb 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Why take young people caving? It’s a great way to challenge them, to ask them to step outside of their comfort zone (in a safe environment), to teach about teamwork and leadership, and a great way to give them the satisfaction of achieving something that they...
