Outdoor Activity Programme

Our Outdoor Activity programme offers students an exciting range of adrenaline rushing activities in a controlled and safe environment. In addition to the specific skills and techniques required to survive the course we aim to improve participants’ skills and awareness in a number of key areas identified as follows:

• Self Reliance
• Leadership Skills
• Group dynamics, Team Building  Skills,  Trust and confidence in others.
• Awareness of the Environment.
• Awareness of Fitness/Health/Stamina.

We have selected the activities featured in the programme on the basis that each activity will develop one or more of the above "life" skills.

The Activities

All the activity centres used are located within a short distance of Morgins and group sizes are kept as small as possible.As already mentioned each activity will help to improve the students skills as we have highlighted below:

Rafting
A successful descent of the river is totally reliant on effective teamwork. Everyone has to pull together in order to avoid getting wet and courage is put to the test on the "big rock jump".
Climbing
The site at the Pas de l’Ours has something for everyone, from beginners through to advanced climbers. Students will work in pairs, each taking a turn in ensuring the safety of the other. An extremely effective exercise in building trust and confidence in others.
Hiking
The 2 day hike with an overnight stay in a high altitude mountain refuge tests fitness and stamina. The success of the trip depends on a cohesive, sympathetic group which can support individual strengths and weaknesses.

Mountain Biking
A morning "initiation" to perfect a few VTT skills before a 3 hour mountain trail in the afternoon. An excellent test of fitness, stamina and co-ordination.
Scavenger Hunt
Great development of team building, leadership skills and individual initiative.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme has an overall structure and it is recommended that all participating students take part in all the activities in order to gain full benefit from the experience. All participants should have a reasonable level of fitness and should be able to swim.The activities offered in the programme are run by professional organisations based in either France or Switzerland. The instructors will speak English and all are qualified to Swiss or European safety regulations. Should you need them, copies of instructors and organisations certificates of safety and achievement can be sent to you.