Youthtown

What we do

We can deliver in-school or you can come join us at your local Youthtown outdoor delivery site. Our outdoors team is experienced and love encouranging tamariki and rangatahi to step outside their comfort zone and learn new skills.

Both full day and half day EOTC packages are available for school delivery.

We have OutdoorsMark certification, ensuring we have the best skills to provide a safe and fulfilling experience for your students.

Why us?

We deliver bespoke programmes that work best for you. Designing and incorporating the best package for your school and needs.

Up to 90 students *depending on the package.
Experienced outdoors staff.
Tailored package just for you.
Individualised quotes.
First Aid trained staff.

Our programmes build great teamwork and help develop confidence outside the classroom. These programmes include foundation and core sport skills, sport codes, cultural games, archery, slack-lining, rock-climbing, team-building, trust-building, problem-solving and decision-making activities.

Definition of ABL & Team Challenges

ABL is Adventure Based Learning and is activity focused. Made up mostly of activities that are completeed in smaller groups, e.g. In pairs, or on individuals basis. Activities are often a faster pace.

Team Challenges is Adventure Based Learning but with a team challenge focus. These activities are built with larger numbers working together and tend to be slower paced and more thought provoking.

Our Activities

Tee Pee Building

Participants will get the chance to learn and practice some knots and lashing skills while working together to create small teepees.

During this process they will be exposed to all the problem solving those early traditional cultures had, to create movable shelters. Once created (time depending of course) the students can share camping stories, test their creations weather proofness or even create 1 giant Teepee using all the resources available.

Outcomes:

Uplifting Mana through sharing stories
Communication through problem solving
Working collaboratively to create a Tee Pee
And learning transferable life skills (basic rope skills)
Having fun

Slacklining

Slacklining is tightrope walking made fun. In this activity, participants will explore and experience the fun, challenging and growing recreational activity of slacklining. Participants get to work on their balance individually and collaboratively while attempting fun and engaging challenges on the slackline.

Outcomes:

Building resilience by falling off, getting up and trying again
Working collaboratively to assist each other to complete the challenges and give others a sense of success
Uplifting Mana by trying something new
Having fun

Catapults

Participants will get the chance to work as a team, problem solving and following instructions to construct 1 or 2 working trebuchet Catapults (group size and/ or time dependant). Once constructed students will learn how to safely operate the catapult and use it to launch different objects as far as they can.

Outcomes:

Problem solving
Learning life skills through following instructions
Working collaboratively to create and safely operate catapults
Having fun

Flintstone Carts

Participants will work together to construct a form of transportation, using outdoor resources such as bamboo, ropes, and old water drums. During the construction process they will learn and use new knots and rope skills that can be used in other areas of life like securing items on a trailer. Once built, the participants get to enjoy rolling around on a cart that looks like it came straight out of the stone age or the flintstones tv series.

Outcomes:

Working collaboratively to accomplish a common goal
Learning life skills of how to tie knots that are transferrable to other activities and areas of life
Having fun

Archery

Participants will learn how to safely handle and use a bow and arrow. They will need to work on mastering fine motor skills and concentrate to hit the bull’s eye. Taking part in archery also gives participants a sense of responsibility as they are being trusted with the use of something dangerous.

Outcomes:

By not hitting the bull’s eye or the target, participants are building resilience trying to be better
Unlocking potential by giving the opportunity to be trusted with something dangerous
Uplifting Mana by hitting the target and feeling good about themselves in front of peers
Having fun

Burma Trail

Participants will learn to put their trust in their others as they carefully navigate each other through an obstacle course blindfolded while holding onto a rope. Strengthening communication skills through instructions and comments throughout the activity.

Outcomes:

Working collaboratively to navigate hazards
Learning life skills of clear communication and identifying hazards
Uplifting mana by looking after each other and strengthening relationships
Having fun

ABL

ABL stands for Activity Based Learning and consists of several fun small games, challenges, and activities that are often used for team bonding or developing leadership skills. These Challenges will get participants thinking and problem solving, communicating with peers, trusting their peers, and cooperating with their peers.

Outcomes:

Learning life skills like communication and problem solving
Working collaboratively to solve problems or achieve a common goal
Building resilience by working through hard challenges or learning how to deal with defeat/ losing
Unlocking potential by giving participants the opportunity to lead and/ or give input
Uplifting Mana by showing each participant and their peers that they are capable of more than they thought
Having fun

Bush Craft

The group will be split into smaller teams to work on different projects, that would be linked together to complete a scenario. When time allows, groups can switch projects to have a go at different projects. Projects include; basic outdoor first aid, stretcher building and carrying and bivy building.

Outcomes:

Working collaboratively through discussions and in small teams to execute a goal that benefits everyone
Building resilience through trial and error
Learning life skills like basic first aid
Having fun

Bottle Rockets

Participants will get the opportunity to design, build and launch a bottle rocket. They will learn about the importance of experimenting through trial and error and having fun in the process. Our bottle rockets use water and compressed air and give participants lots of variables to explore to create the best rocket they can.

Outcomes:

Uplifting Mana by creating a personalised and functional bottle rocket
Working collaboratively in peers to experiment, build and launch bottle rockets
Learning life skills like not giving up and trying again to achieve the outcome you want.
Having fun

Rock Climbing

Participants will work in groups to belay and look after their peers as they challenge themselves to climb the artificial rock wall. This activity is great for teaching and encouraging challenge by choice where participants are encouraged to extend their comfort zones but at their pace and when they decide to.

Outcomes:

Working collaboratively to keep their climber safe
Building resilience by extending or stepping out of their comfort zone
Uplifting Mana by having a go at conquering their fears
Having fun

Abseiling

In this activity, participants will have the opportunity to face their fears and extend their comfort zones by lowering themselves off the abseiling platform. It is a wonderful opportunity to break a large obstacle down into little achievable goals and to support others.

Outcomes:

Building resilience by overcoming mental obstacles and extending your comfort zone
Learning life skills like goal setting and achieving those goals
Uplifting Mana by supporting those who are scared
Having fun

Orienteering

Participants learn about maps and how to use them. They will get the chance to navigate their way around the area to locate hidden markers. Working in pairs or small groups, participants get the chance to talk, plan and practice map skills

Outcomes:

Working collaboratively to find the hidden markers
Learning life skills of how to use a map. Remember google maps won't solve all our navigational problems.
Building resilience through having to search and back them selves that they are in the right place
Having fun