by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 5, Oct 2024 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
Congratulations to our CEO, Tim Wills, for being recognised as an Honorary Life Member at the NZOIA Excellence Awards last week! This award is awarded to a member who personifies the very best combination of an excellent instructor/guide, a high achieving personal...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Dec 2023 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Newsletter, Open Enrolment Programmes, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
All our Adventure Therapy programmes are run as small groups (max 8-10 people) and they are a form of group therapy. There are so many advantages to working with others in a group! [Please note that the photos in this article are not from the RESTORE programme, to...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Dec 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Bush Skills, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Newsletter, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
KidsCan is a New Zealand charity on a mission to help kiwi children who are living in poverty and going without essentials like food, warm clothing and shoes. KidsCan believes that “Education is a pathway out of poverty [but] children can’t learn if they are cold and...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 3, Aug 2023 | All, Blog
Thank you, Foundation North, for funding the purchase of our new mountain bikes so that more young people can experience the joy of being outdoors!
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 | 20, Jul 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
THANK YOU RECREATION AOTEAROA! For funding some amazing programmes over the last few months: Big Brother Big Sister and Upside Youth Mentoring in Auckland, plus Active Muslim Explorers Camp and Big Brother Big Sister in Christchurch.
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 | 3, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
A huge THANK YOU to Henderson-Massey Local Board who granted us funding to purchase some new PFDs (life jackets) which were used the very next day after they arrived in the office! We took a group called “Mums on the Move” out kayaking with Instructor...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 24, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Check out this 17-second video of a favourite coasteering spot called “The Washing Machine” at Tāwharanui Regional Park in Auckland. It’s called the Washing Machine because it’s the sweet spot between several rocks where the waves come in from...
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 | 8, Jun 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Feedback from Participants and Clients, Open Enrolment Programmes, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
One of the most rewarding parts of this job is reading the feedback from participants, after they have finished one of our programmes. These quotes are from several different programmes over the last few months (Feb-May 2023). They are Level 2 Outcomes, which means...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, May 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
