by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 7, Mar 2022 | All, Upcoming Programmes
Come on an adventure with us! We are taking a group of teens (16-19 years old) on a 5-day-4-night adventure through the stunning Kaimai Ranges in the Bay of Plenty over 26-30 April 2022. If you aren’t familiar with the term ‘Adventure Therapy,’ it is basically an...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 21, Aug 2021 | All, Blog
What is coasteering? When I first started working at Adventure Specialties, I had no idea what it was! I wasn’t even sure what the instructors were saying at first. Co-steering? Whaaaaa?!? Anyway, after asking around, looking at photos from our programmes, and...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 13, Aug 2021 | All, Blog
What happens when we take 10 students on a 10-day “Project K” journey through Karangahake Gorge, in the Waikato region of New Zealand? There’s fun and laughter, there’s team building activities, there are even a few goats! There are some tears,...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, Aug 2021 | All, Blog
One of the many stunning locations we travel to is the Central North Island. These photos are from a 4-day expedition with Kings College students, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh journeys. They hiked up to a peak on Mt Ruapehu, tented overnight above the clouds,...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 23, Jul 2021 | All, Blog
“Research shows that taking part in positive activities can help to improve young people’s engagement at school and to give young people an alternative to risky, antisocial behaviours.” This quote is from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), who fund...
