Senior Journey

Let your tamariki go on a journey of discovery with our Senior Journey holiday programme, to explore the outdoors and discover their potential.

The Senior Journey adventure holiday programme allows tamariki to step up into an expedition format and build their resilience and teamwork skills while exploring spectacular local environments.

The outcome of completing a Journey is a great sense of achievement, increased confidence and a memorable experience that will be shared with new friends made along the way. Tamariki will not only discover the more remote places in Te Tau Ihu (the top of the South Island) but also their inner adventurer.

Learning Objectives

  • Increasing willingness to learn
  • Understanding and assuming personal responsibility
  • Developing belief in self and increasing confidence
  • Developing a positive attitude
  • Recognising and developing potential
  • Developing resilience skills (coping with challenge and change)
  • Developing positive communication skills

Participants will leave with a bunch of new friends and on an adventure buzz! Check out our latest adventures on Facebook and Instagram.

With each Journey I have watched my son becoming a competent, confident young man. His self esteem has grown. This has had a “knock on” affect at school.

Journey Parent

Duke of Edinburgh

You might like to consider counting a your Senior Journey towards the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award! This international award is considered the leading youth achievement award – we can help you plan your award training & assessment. Find out more….

There is an additional cost of $50 to cover Award administration and you must be enrolled in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award before you go on a programme – we can help get you started with this, please contact us.

View all course options at Whenua Iti Outdoors – Programmes Overview

Further resources

| Holiday & Award Programmes | Download our brochure

| Safety First | Find out more about our safety policies

| FAQs | Find answers to most commonly asked questions

| Gear Lists | Go to our Downloads page to find a generic gear list

| Experiential Learning | Find out more about the philosophy that underpins our programmes

 

Key Components:

  • Adventure
  • Environment

Open to:

14 - 16 yrs

Duration:

5 days / 4 nights

Delivery:

Expedition Format

Location:

Local National Parks

Cost:

$350* pp –  for Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast participants
$700* pp
– for all other regions of NZ
Additional Costs If Required:
$50 pp – for Duke of Edinburgh’s Award admin fee
$50 pp – return airport transfers (set times)

*The difference in cost is due to region-specific funding of this programme.

Dates:

2020 Holiday Dates:
Monday 14 – Friday 18 December

2021 Holiday Dates:
Monday 11 – Friday 15 January
Monday 18 – Friday 22 January

APPLY NOW (or register your interest in future dates)

Notes:

Cost includes: Food, equipment, tuition, adventures and fun!
Payment plans are available, please ask.

Awards:

  • Duke of Edinburgh

Qualified Educators

You're in safe hands. Our friendly & highly professional educators are expert facilitators, fully trained with recognised outdoor industry qualifications and experience.

Accredited Providers

We are accredited with the NZ Qualifications Authority and all programs align with the NZ Curriculum key competencies.

Safety Comes First

We are a registered provider of Adventure Activities with Worksafe NZ, and are Safety audit certified with OutdoorsMark.

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