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Our Developing Vision:
Current vision
We currently operate on a part-time basis to provide
Adventure Camp experiences with a
family atmosphere, for:
- Young people, particularly disadvantaged youth, youth placed
at risk and youth who
experience learning or behavioural
challenges
AND- Teachers, parents and caregivers working with these young people
The outdoor experiences integrate:
- Outdoor Camping, Hiking and Water
Activities
- Basic outdoor First Aid, Fire and
Water Safety
- Personal, Interpersonal and
Leadership Skills
- Collaborative Team Activities
Medium - term vision
We aim to operate on a full-time basis to:
- Offer Adventure Camps more frequently
- Identify and train groups of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds who have
leadership potential, to become Adventure Camp Co-ordinators.
Longer-term vision
To integrate and consolidate the
Adventure Camp Programme into a small, private, non-profit,
camp-style Vocational High School for disadvantaged youth,
youth placed at risk, and youth
who experience learning or behavioural challenges. We
envisage a school that will incorporate:
- A vocational curriculum focused on preparing learners for
employment in the outdoor lifestyle, tourism and conservation
sectors
- A Life Skills curriculum that emphasizes:
- Democratic principles
- Rights and responsibilities
- Personal and interpersonal development
- Respectful, non-violent relationships
- Inclusivity
- Diversity
- Leadership
- Group and individual potential
- Environmental conservation
- An extra-curricular programme that focuses on the practical
development of outdoor
lifestyle skills through sports, outdoor
and Adventure Camp activities
- Boarding facilities
- A retreat and family counselling facility for parents and
caregivers
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