by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 9, Dec 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Staff Profiles, Stories from Programmes
Watch this 11-second video to see who our most Graceful (with a capital G) instructor is!
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Featured Hike, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Aorere College prefects, soaking up the stunning view at the trig point of Ōmanawanui Track, one of the walks in the Waitākere Ranges.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 5, Dec 2022 | All, Blog, Job Vacancies
JOB VACANCY: Auckland outdoor instructor We are looking for an outdoor instructor for our Auckland office! But don’t be fooled by the not-very-outdoorsy-sounding location! Our Auckland instructors go gallivanting all over the place … the stunning beaches...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 25, Nov 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Open Enrolment Programmes, Stories from Programmes
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 21, Nov 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
Internship applications close soon! Join us and work towards a career that combines outdoor adventure with youth work. These photos (above and below) are from Anna, one of our interns down in Christchurch this year. Thanks Anna! Get in touch to find out more about our...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 18, Nov 2022 | All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Just found this video from 9 years ago! A youth camp in the Waitākere Ranges with one of our partner charities, Recreate. Raft building and races, team building activities, flying fox, and outdoor adventures! And we’re still partnering with Recreate today 😍...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Nov 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Staff Profiles
THE TRUST’S BEGINNINGS – by Glenda Simpkin, co-founder with her late husband, Lyndsay Skimpkin “Lyndsay and I met at Youth For Christ (YFC), where we had been working together. That’s where our story begins. He was the Campus Life director for Auckland at...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, Nov 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Coasteering with Hobsonville Secondary School. If you haven’t come across “coasteering” before, it’s an interesting mix of walking, climbing, scrambling, jumping and swimming along a coastline, in order to get from Point A to B. Way more fun...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 31, Oct 2022 | Adventure Therapy, All, Blog, Featured Hike, Stories from Programmes
Instructor Dave shows the young fullas how to sandboard down the iconic dunes at Lake Wainamu, Bethells Beach Te Henga, West Auckland. The dunes and the freshwater lake are an amazing (free) activity and such a fun way to enjoy the outdoors with friends and...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 17, Oct 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Job Vacancies
What is it like being an intern at Adventure Specialties Trust? “In a nutshell, this year has been amazing, challenging and rewarding. I have spent a ton of time in the bush, on the water, clinging on to walls and dangling from ropes. All in the company of a...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, Oct 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
An update from Laura’s girls’ programme (a pilot programme which is aimed at supporting and encouraging Year 11-13 students to discover their strengths, increase their social skills, practice leadership, find physical, mental, emotional and spiritual...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Oct 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
We went caving with some girls from Massey High School. Caving is great way to challenge yourself, confront fears, support each other in a group environment, keep active and have fun! Thank you to Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa for funding the programme. “Tū Manawa...
