by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 29, Apr 2023 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Here is a student helping their teacher down a ‘slide’ while #caving in Waipu. Each person to go down this section turned around to help the person behind them. Caving is such a great way to learn all kinds of social skills, like> Helping others (giving...
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...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, Dec 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Partnership Programmes, Stories from Programmes
Cave Stream Earlier this month, we met a group of students from Breens Intermediate School at Cave Stream Scenic Reserve in Canterbury. If you haven’t heard of Cave Stream before, it is a stunning limestone cave that twists and turns over a distance of 594m with a...
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...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 29, Jul 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog, Stories from Programmes
Caving at Waipu, Northland, was a ton of fun for the juniors on our free Break-away school holiday programme. Our Auckland programme manager, Jeff, busted out of the office for the day with Nat, our newest Auckland instructor. The kids crawled and waded and wriggled...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, May 2022 | Adventure With Purpose, All, Blog
Another successful Break-Away school holiday programme! Fully funded by MSD and always fully booked, the kids had a blast going rock climbing, caving, sandboarding and swimming! Breakaway happens every school holidays, so keep an eye out for updates, either on our...
by Adventure Specialties Trust | 8, Apr 2021 | All, Blog, Media
Wondering what we get up to on our outdoor adventure programmes? Check out this super short 50-second video for an overview of the fun and challenges that are all part of the adventure! Thanks heaps to one of our field instructors, Laura, for putting this video...
by Adventure Specialties Trust | 29, Mar 2021 | All, Upcoming Programmes
THIS BLOG POST REFERS TO A PREVIOUS BREAKAWAY PROGRAMME. FOR CURRENT SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES, CHECK OUT OUR BREAKAWAY PROGRAMME PAGE. Breakaway Registrations **ARE now FULL ** April 2021School Holidays! We are now FULL for enrolments … email...
