Outdoor activities at your school

Archery

• archery offers a steep learning curve allowing an individual to work on improving self-confidence, concentration and target setting
• this activity is accessible to all depending on grounds available.

Climbing

• with our mobile climbing tower on your site, we offer young people the chance to be part of a climbing team; helping with the safety rope (belaying) and climbing
• great for confidence, teamwork, communication and trust
• our qualified staff will lead the session and provide all the necessary safety equipment.

Orienteering

• our staff will help map (possibly with your young people) an orienteering course on your site
• starting with games to teach basic map skills such as map orientation, legend symbols, handrails and landmarks then moving on to a completing an orienteering course. It is more than just running around looking for markers!
• good for teamwork, communication, independence and time management.

Problem solving

• individual icebreakers and team tasks facilitated around the 'Plan, Do, Review' model; to get as much experiential learning from the challenges as possible
• fantastic for teamwork, team roles, problem solving skills, leadership and cognitive thinking.

Woodland activities

• we will lead an informative session on how to make a fire using natural materials with the minimum impact on the environment. An opportunity to safely build, light, maintain and extinguish a small fire in groups and time permitting toast marshmallows, boil water in a Kelly kettle or cook a whole meal
• good for planning, risk awareness and management, teamwork and communication.