Sir Edmund HillAry Outdoor Pursuits Centre (Great Barrier Island)
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What you should know about Sir Edmund HillAry Outdoor Pursuits Centre (Great Barrier Island)
We use adventurous outdoor activities as a means to educate and develop young people and adults, giving them practical and life skills for their future. week long programmes for school groups called Hillary Step Programmes to help students engage with the outdoors and develop teamwork and leadership skills, and can include NCEA assessments. holiday programmes for students wanting to spend their break challenging themselves and learning in the outdoors. skills based courses for people wanting to develop specific outdoor skills such as rock climbing or kayaking.
programmes for people wanting to develop teamwork and leadership , including corporate clients, sports teams, training facilitators and more. The Leadership Centre provides accommodation and facilities suitable for workshops, away weeks , retreats and similar. events such as the Get2Go Challenge and the Hillary Challenge for teams of high school students looking to compete in rigorous adventure competitions. Hillary Outdoors then OPC was founded in 1972 by Graeme Dingle with Sir Edmund Hillary as patron.
Our goal is not simply to introduce young people to the New Zealand outdoors, but to sow the seed for change and growth through that introduction. We want people to explore their values and consider what values and behaviours are important for a healthy society values such as perseverance, integrity and compassion. The other secret to Hillary Outdoors’ educational success is the philosophy that was introduced by our founder Graeme Dingle. Dingle believed that in order for young people to thrive and achieve, they needed to be introduced to new experiences and skills in such a way that would encourage them to want to take part again.
For this reason, he believed in an instructional style that offered support and caring at an individual level, giving people the skills to succeed. Our goal is for participants to learn more about themselves and the infinite possibilities that exist. We understand that not everyone will necessarily excel or even enjoy every outdoor experience however we do know that working as a member of a team in a variety of settings will produce many meaningful learning moments that are transferable to other areas. We also hope that many young people will be introduced to an activity that they will want to take up as an active recreational pursuit for life.
Contributing positively to the life journey of young people, in the spirit of Sir Edmund Hillary, through adventure and rich outdoor learning experiences that develop care and respect for self, others and place
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