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ǡ ǡ ͳͷ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ — Ǥ ǫ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Don’t get me wrong: I love IMDB, YouTube, the Red Zone ǡ school friends’ kids growing up, but experts agree that we as a human race are quickly losing our social relationship skills, simply because are using them less and less. You don’t ǡ Ǥ ǡ never do it, they won’t learn the social skills Ǥ

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— Ǧ — Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ — Ǥ 23 percent of BABIES have TVs in their rooms, and 25 percent of kids under age 6 own a smartphone-type device ǡ ǫ ȋ ǡ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͳͲȌ ǡ ȋ ǡ ʹͲͳͲȌǤ sugar suppresses the immune system, too much screen time is suppressing our kids’ Ǥ

Eight- to 18-year-olds consume an average of more than seven hours of screen media per day, Ǧ ǡ ʹǤͷ ͳͲ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǫ ʹͲͳͲ eight out of ten parents DO NOT monitor their children’s screen time. and don’t want to argue with their kids to put away their devices. The majority of a child’s ȋ Ȍ Ǥ

If technology is a drug, we the parents are the dealers. The research company “dscout” ǡ ʹǡ͸ͳ͹ Ǥ ͳͲ — ͷǡͲͲͲ Ǩ “continuous partial attention,” ȋ Ȍ Ǥ ǡ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ

“I Just Want My Kids to Be Happy”

ǣ Ǧ ͷͲǡͲͲͲ Ȁ ǡ the happiest kids use electronic devices less than an hour per day, teens who spend more time in face-toface, in-person interaction with friends are happiest. ǡ ǫ Ǥ Ǥ

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ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ containing the vital things our kids’ lives are missing: FaceǦ Ǧ ǡ

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Screen time (8-18) - Rideout, V. J., Foehr, U. G., & Roberts, D. F. (2010). Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2. โ ข (increased issues with screentime) โ (Page, Cooper, Griew, Jago 2010). Childrenโ s screen viewing is related to psychological difficulties irrespective of physical activity.

Pediatrics, 126(5), 1011-1017. โ ข Parents not reading to kids- (De Jong & Bus 2002). Quality of book-reading matters for emergent readers: emergent readers: An experiment with the same book in regular or electronic format. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(1), 145-155. โ ข Dr. Joshua Straub- Disturbing Screen Time statistics parents should know about. โ ข Study Finds, 4/21/18- Shock Study โ ข dscout- 6/16/16- Putting a finger on phone obsession โ ข Monitoring the Future study led by Jean Twenge- San Diego State & Georgia University, follows 50,000 high school kids per year Photo courtesy of Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township, New Jersey Article courtesy from https://www.acacamps.org/news-publications/blogs/campconnection/then-now-why-summer-camp-more-important-ever โ ข

STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR ADVENTURE TRIP PLAN The next part of the adventure trip plan that we will be looking at is the standard operating procedures. It can be difficult to understand the need for an SOP document and at times can feel like it takes a lot of time to complete. It is however, a very essential part of a trip plan. Hopefully by the end of this article you will better understand what it is and why it is necessary to have an SOP document in place.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are the backbone of adventure activities. They form the basis of safe practice and ensure that guides running technical activities, do not forget a potentially fatal step in what they are doing. SOP’s can very long and detailed, or more basic and provide just a general guideline.

A more formal definition for an SOP is, a document that contains the processes that a company has in place to ensure services and products are delivered consistently every time. SOPs are often used to

demonstrate compliance with the regulation or operational practices and to document how tasks must be completed.

For example, a SOP for an abseil may state: Participants must be securely attached to a belay line when doing an abseil.

This statement contains a lot of information. It is saying that on a belay line. (this is a backup line used by the guide to ensure participants are safe) attachment should be secure.

Since ‘secure’ can mean many things a better way of wording the statement would be to say: Participants must be securely attached to a belay line when doing an abseil The belay line must be attached to the designated strong point of the harness by means of: a. Rethreaded figure of eight knot, or b. Two opposed gate locking carabiners Obviously in the first scenario above, what is meant by securely attached is open to interpretation by the guide, and it is possible that they have had poor training in the past and what they think is secure is not actually secure.

However, in the second scenario it is clear what is meant and there can be no mistakes. It is very possible for SOP’s to become long and very technical documents.

A simple question to explain why this is so is to ask For this reason, some guidelines are given for what is the designated strong point on a harness? how SOP’s must be written for activities: To now include this can make a very simple statement of’ Participants must be securely with no room for mistakes) attached to a belay line when doing an abseil’ become almost a paragraph long. Furthermore enough information, but are not so long what is a belay line can be expanded on, what is winded that no one wants to read them. a secure attachment can be expanded on, where to attach can be expanded on. different methods to be used, if appropriate, and do not restrict creative guiding.

It is apparent that an activity that is technical and inherently dangerous, will have a more detailed SOP. It should be more detailed without becoming too complicated. The extra detail is required to ensure that all people that are working on the activity are following the same procedures and are able to work together. Even two guides that have two different safe ways of doing something can encounter potentially dangerous issues if they are not aware of what the other is doing. An SOP ensures that both guides are doing the same thing and ensures that no debate is had about which methods should be used.

Due to the fact that a SOP can be a complicated document, it should always be evaluated by an independent technical expert to see if any critical parts have been omitted. This ensures that the trip will follow safe and correct protocol and also assist towards maintaining your duty of care.

Following a good SOP ties together in the bigger picture of managing your safety for the trip that is being run. In the articles to follow we will expand on how to manage the risk of an adventure trip as well as other safety concerns.

Samuel Chowles Telephone: +27 76 188 6543 Email: samuel@adventuremedics.co.za www.bikeandtrailadventuremedics.com

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Sasol Young Explorer – Mammals is a beautiful, exciting and multilingual app that introduces young kids (3–8 years old) to the majestic wild creatures of southern Africa. The app seamlessly blends

storytelling and game playing in a fun and educational way, which will keep kids engaged for hours at a time as they develop their reading and learning skills.

Young Explorer is beautifully illustrated throughout, with each animal presented separately and

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Camping outdoors is perfecthow forbigSchool, and Team they are, Church what their tracks look like,buildand when they are active. Calls and videos of animals in ing camps. the wild provide extra entertainment for curious young minds.

Challenging, games are thrown into the mix, adding extra fun and pleasure to the We are just 30 km from Somerset West,age-appropriate or 8 km from Grabouw. learning experience.

We are right on the buffer zone of the unique Kogelberg & HotThere are four languages in the app – English, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans. Kids can read tentots Holland Biospheres. Surrounded by the Cape Pines descriptions, listen to narrations and play games in any of these languages, and easily switch between Forestry pine trees – this is the ideal camping getaway for anyone. them within the app.

Pub date: April 2015 Price: R99,99

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Multilingual app with four languages (English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and Afrikaans) Packed with accurate info written by a mammal specialist

Initiative Activities) Language:Courses English, (Brain-Teaser • Tap and listen to text in all four languages Run on a daily basis and are completely IsiXhosa, Afrikaans Low RopeIsiZulu, & High Rope Courses (Teamwork Conquering of • Record and listen toand yourself reading customisable to reach the specific aim Recommended age: 3–8 Fear) • Tap to play calls or watch videos of the camp Designed for: iPad(Teamwork & • Play interactive educational games (with multiple levels of difficulty) Jacobs Ladder and Conquering of Fear) Android tablets • Fun Knots for kids to use on their own, with friends, siblings or older family members Raft Building and Learning Rope (Educational Adventure) File size: ± 300 mb • Fosters a love of nature • program that is excellent Paint Ball (Slingshots) • No collection of personal/location data, in-app purchases,for advertising or external website linksCorporate Schools, Churches and Map Reading and Orienteering (Educational Adventure (except in the Help section which is Race) protected by a parent gate) Groups Zip-line & Canoeing (Fun Adventure) • Camps supplementing Night Hikes & Sleep outs (Outdoor Fun) Check out our app videos YOUTUBE: the curriculum with outdoor expehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCULXN2Enp3k9CMWfWgL48dw Fishing & Swimming (Fun and Relaxing) riences to ensure the best foundation Cycling & Hiking (Outdoor Fun) WEBSITE: www.youngexplorerapp.com for learning Camp Craft & Cooking (How to build shelters, get water, etc.)

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By Special Arrangement: optimally together • to get the adrenalin pumping with some fast-paced or Paint Ball (Guns) fear-conquering activities Climbing Wall (Conquer fear) • to learn Drumming (Team build fun) more about the wonders of forest Archery (Team build fun) • , ideal for Kloofing (Outdoor Adventure) sports teams to prepare for an event MEDIA & BLOGGERS: Lazer Tag & Clay Pigeon Shooting (Top-G) while still having fun For further information or to request Flower & Fruit Picking Tour (Educational) • review copies pleasePrograms contact: for a break Joanitafrom Nel the daily routine Eskom Palmiet Hydro Electric Tour (Educational) away JNel@penguinrandomhouse.co.za Wagon Trail Tour (Historical Educational) * Combination of the above 011 327 3550

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Sasol Young Explorer – Frogs is the second app in the new Young Explorer nature series for kids. Colourful,

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of the twoThe campsites that sleeps up to 54 people on descriptions of the animals – in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans – are written in easy and accessible IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Afrikaans bunk beds in army tents and to 150 in domevoice-over tents. artists. There are also calls for all the frogs, except one – the only language andup narrated by professional Recommended age: 3–8 voiceless species in It thealso region – while videos for 29 species Maximum capacity is 100 people. features a Marque tent show these delightful creatures in their natural habitat.

Designed for: iPad & ‘Quick facts’ about the size, egg type, location and conservation status of each species are revealed by toggling doubling as the Hall for lectures, etc.

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between illustrations of the different features on the screen.

The app includes a play section with four games: puzzles, memory card games, an animal naming game and a nature cleanup game.

There are lots of opportunities to tap, toggle, touch and swipe, listen, watch, and learn. Perfect for pre-readers and young learners, the app will keep kids engaged and help them learn about the fascinating creatures that we share our world with.

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Multilingual app in four languages (English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and Afrikaans) Packed with accurate info written by a frog specialist Tap and listen to text in all four languages Ideal learning tool, especially for children learning to read, or learning a second language Expands kids’ vocabulary in a way that is engaging and relevant to them Record and listen to yourself reading Tap to play calls or watch videos Play interactive educational games (with multiple levels of difficulty) Fosters a love of nature Mail us on: No collection of personal/location data, in-app purchases, advertising or external website links admin@b2bcamps.co.za

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GROUP VS the INDIVIDUAL

We looked at the importance of the group process, now let’s consider the individuals that make up this group. The group is not more important than the individual but dependent on them. Do not try and build the group, but let them, figure out which pieces of the puzzle they are.

“They foot cannot be the head and the head cannot be the foot. So can the hands not say: I do not need the body they are needed and dependent on one another. Different pieces, but one part.”

–God In group activities and programs we always have a few agendas and matters to keep in mind; Let me explain The amount of matters evident and to consider in a a)

decent planned therapeutical or educational program

b)

with trained instructors and

c)

facilitators,

d)

the right equipment

e)

that is inspected and maintained

f) and the preferred outdoor setting… g) There is: h) change we want to see in the individual, i) the change we want to see in the group-

n) and others as hidden agendas or bonus strikes like: o) skills training, p) life skills training, q) other personal and r) emotional growth,

j) whatever the objective, then there is

s) spiritual growth,

the rest to consider, facilitate or

t) social capacity,

enforce;

u) emotional quotient

k) anti-boredom matters,

v) environmental awareness

l) curriculum,

x) conservation

m) safety; emotional, physical, spiritual

y) and the list can go on in the back of

and also social

our minds. z) And then there is plan B and C on

(Believe me it is highly possible to hit the

above, if you want to be super effective, you

“jackpot” on all these during a well-planned

will probably not make much profit out of

5 day outing and the effects of such a

programs if not working with committed

program will not just amaze you, but also

volunteers, or have to charge in such a

relatives of the participants) if, and only if

manner that the actual persons needing

your facilitator ratio is perfect and you work

such an outing, cannot afford it, because

with trained facilitators.

your facilitator-learner ratio, especially in

This brings us to the importance of facilitators and ratio’s.

Considering all the above in the list, the only thing of higher value than a participant, is the safety of that participant, not just physical, but also emotional, spiritual and social ability. Also for this reason Our list

special needs groups or traumatised groups, can be as many as 1 for every 2 patients.

“Patients” for now, in such programs, your learners is considered and treated as a patient and super “care and attention” is needed, as in “ICU”, where only trained personnel are allowed.

Regardless, the more

1:10 is probably a tourism

to guard and facilitate a

trained facilitators you use

site, and not highly effective

26x26 communication line

the more intense the ratio of

in disciplines like experiential

network. That is 676

change will be in whatever

learning, outdoor education

communication lines to

“field” you want to steer.

and adventure therapeutical

nurture or encourage to

matters. When considering

achieve growth, INSANE!. Is that once a day? Once every activity? Is it even possible?

Thus without a good facilitator ratio, we have participants hiding or been dominated and only a few grow. On a good outing we will put 1:5 learners. That is 36 communication lines, much easier to manage and facilitate. On camps we manage where 95%of the kids are foster or orphanage

Let me explain in another

the list above, how is it

kids, we sometimes run 2

way; in a “super camp” that

possible that on a

facilitators on 5 kids. This

is, a super well planned camp

facilitator/learner ratio of

means that on a group of 250

or outing, to achieve the

1:25 or 1:35 all such matter

kids, the size of half

utmost level of outcomes

are attend to or even

Pretoria’s foster home kids in

possible, you need

considered, of which safety-

government run homes, it is

instructors/facilitators to

physical, emotional and

highly likely that we have 100

cover some of the items in

spiritual have to be

facilitators excluding special

the previous mentioned list.

monitored. That means the

staff like first aid stations,

For this reason, camp

facilitator, if wanting to have

cool-off rooms, counselling

grounds that work with a

a 100% effective

stations etc.

facilitator ratio of more than

communication rate will have

It is not strange to us to have equal

group process, while steering the process to

amount staff at such a camp as participants.

achieve objectives. This said, is it not obvious

Other safety matters

that facilitators should be trained, on more

Except for this high ratio concerning

than one level of the human existence-body,

emotional wellbeing for a special needs

soul and spirit-, but also in the safety of the

group that we used as an example, let’s

presentation of the activity and be

consider activities in water. Have you ever

emotionally healthy and fairly mature

put 35 kids in a small pool and is concerned

themselves? How do we monitor this? As a

for their safety because, never mind the

church mentor, pastor youth worker,

question can they swim or not swim? In

teacher or headmaster, how do we allow our

South Africa we found that in most groups

kids to go on camps where the evidence of

more than half the kids in a school group gas facilitators “ways, attitude, dress code and never been in water deeper than knee deep. life style” only suggests them being Now try to manage that with a ratio of 1:25- untrained, undisciplined, immature and 35! Make the water murky or dirty like river

highly unbalanced and sometimes work

or dam water and you are sitting with a

against everything we try to achieve in and

time-bomb. The question is not whether it

with our kids. When is the last time you, the

will blow, but when will it blow? For that

person in authority checked if a service

reason activities in clean water should not

providers staffed has been screened for

exceed a ratio of 1:10 and in dirty water far

criminal involvement the past 5-10 years? I

less.

do not have enough fingers to count the amount of instructors that I’m aware of that

The importance of the trained instructor/facilitator.

To conclude this section of

messes up at centres and just “bounce to the next” just to leave another victim or two, because nobody really seems to care. As a

facilitator/instructor-learner ratio, let’s bring person in authority, being trusted by parents it back to our objective for the day: the

to really care for the ones to take on camps,

individual VS the group. The facilitator is

please check the following few things on

there to “protect” the individual, to nurture

instructors/facilitators used by the camps:

and mentor him/her, but also facilitate the

1. That they have been

“soft skills” of

How long did you have to

screened by way of

facilitation, including

study to work with kids?

SAP report to work with

but not limited to:

Don’t you think that the

kids

communication skills,

facilitators

2. That they are formally

counselling, youth

and

skills” to run

work.

dangerous

4. That they are

with the safety aspects

functioning to some

required.

form of code of

3. That they have been trained some of the

camps,

basic mentoring, basic presenting highly specialised

trained in the “hard presented activities

on

conduct.

sometimes

possibly

activities

and

programs, should be trained too?

j) Know, throughout the process, where in the group process you are. k) Allow confrontation, but manage it. l) Stay in control!-facilitate don’t dominate.“Heunis en Vermeulen” (and me.)

Teambuilding Institute Peer pressure Peer pressure is real and natural. It becomes one of our instruments and can either make or break a situation or Other things to keep in mind when

activity. A skilful instructor will channel

challenging groups:

peer pressure to his (the group) advantage

a) Not everyone needs to do everything.

and create positive experiences instead of

b) Assess and use only activities you are

stressing up participants.

qualified for. c) Select activities appropriately, based on your assessment of the group. d) Time spent with goal setting and reflection is time well spent. e) Trust is a great support of challenge and absolutely essential in the build-up. f) Individualise where and when necessary.

When pressure becomes too much People act different in situations of stress and anxiety. Our brains does not like continued stress and pressure. When pressure continues, weaker students tend to give up-in different ways. They give up because it hurts more to keep trying when the effort always fails. These students have already failed the activity before they

g) Be part of the group.

have done it. The instructor must be alert

h) “Listen” to the group’s body language

to the signs of students “giving up”, and be

as well. i) If the group is not ready for an activity, don’t do it.

supportive and assistant to the individuals.

Second choices of the week Symptoms to look for during times of stress and anxiety:

(From the more major symptom categories to the more common symptoms.)

1)

To act out, tantrums, crime, sociopath and psychopathic behaviour.

2)

To become involved with ones own emotions - depression, phobia, tense, dejected, bitchy, angry, hysterical, and suspicious.

3)

To become crazy- paranoia, hallucination, delusional.

4)

To become psychopathic - headaches, backaches, sinus, hypertension, heart disease, asthma, ulcers, arthritis.

William Glasser “positive addiction.”

Quoted in “The role of the instructor.”

Once symptoms of “bailing out” is recognised, the instructor must assess the situation and decide if it will be beneficial to complete the activity/program or alter it immediately.

Read “anxiety and stress” again.

We can make our own addition to the diagram from our model discussed in the previous chapter. The difference in our model and this is that ours is a temporary process: Camp, school outing, activity, tour.

Our process in layman’s terms was: The Intake (Outer rim) The Challenge Buddy Time (Synergy, inner hub) Saying goodbye (not accounted for here) Looking at the interaction presented by this diagram, we should understand that it can be tremendously stressful for an individual that is already traumatised, damaged or just “out of place” and “unfamiliar” for whatever reason. One should keep an caring eye out for the individual processes going on, and never forget, the group cannot be “processed” at the cost of individuals, but the individuals should be build up to form and be the processed group.

16 Summery for the last few month’s chapters

Program Design and how to

facilitate the program. But

have learned so far is that of

facilitate it.

how do we put this program

Michael Gass.

Now we have covered every aspect of what seems to be presented within the

together? Well the easiest model that cover every aspect of what we discussed and consider everything we

program, and how to

He calls it the APPLE facilitation plan. It consists of five steps and it is outcome based.

This model corresponds with many others in the field and although different people name the steps differently, it all boils down to the same stuff. The famous five-step ETD process is also similar to this model.

Five step ETD process: 1.

Analysing needs 2. Learning objectives 3. Design 4. Delivery 5. Evaluation

But let’s have a closer look at the Mr Gass’ APPLE plan: Assess         

Who are they?

Identify program goals Logistics: Time?

Location?

Number of instructors?

Number of participants?

What are the group’s needs?

What are the individual’s needs?

Plan

Lead     

          

What will work?

What will be fun?

Does it meat the goals?

Sequence: What do I start with?

How much time for icebreakers?

How much time for activities?

How will I wrap it up? (reflection) What information do they need to know about me?

What is my objectives?

How and through which activity am I going to reach them

Prepare Gather props and materials to be used.  Prepare (train) coleaders.  Have a back-up plan.  Evaluate location for safety and practicality. 

        

  

Invite, don’t impel Set a tone: Build trust.

Make learners feel comfortable.

Model appropriate behaviours.

Style: Clear and simple Be enthusiastic Use humour and fantasy Communicate (listen and respond) Provide appropriate challenges.

Be creative.

Experiment and model risk taking.

Ask yourself: “Why am I doing what I’m doing?”- Have a good answer.

Be prepared to change your plan.

Observe and listen.

Have fun with them (include yourself)

Evaluate During the program: 

     

Monitor the group and adjust activity selection accordingly.

Debrief (or reflect) when appropriate.

What is the group ready for?

Is it safe to discuss?

Focus on outcomes.

Ask: “What? So what?, Now what?”

React -adapt to what is happening with the group.

After the program:  What worked?  What would have worked better?  What will I do better next time?

 These inputs altered from original or new info entered by me.

It is a model that summarise

program, from A to Z that we

everything that we have

will follow to the line. We

learned so far into a program will rather have a frame design model! Much more

work or plan which is

questions and ideas can be

actually our goal and we will

added to the design

use, change or alter the

template.

program in order to reach

Plus it also includes some of the safety aspects offered in another modules of our training. These safety aspects are not only for physical safety, but also emotional, spiritual and social safety.

this goal. There will be a plan A, B and C. Plan A is what we think will work, plan B and C

This APPLE plan can represent an activity or the camp as a whole. We must APPLE before, during and after every activity within the program. We must APPLE the day, the week and the total Program.

will be alternatives to follow

APPLE APPLE APPLE APPLE

in case we see that, if we

APPLE APPLE APPLE

continue with plan A, we will APPLE!!!! not achieve our objectives, and we’ll have to grow our group or individuals into it. It An APPLE during the stay,

I.O.W. You cannot prepare or is vital to try and achieve the keeps the boredom away, offer a program without the

goals or objectives set for

necessary safety training!

the group, but its not above

“Program design” and

its participants. We cannot

“Safety” goes hand in hand

leave our students in the air

and it is not the intention of

concerning their needs and

this script to teach more

the process we have started.

about safety than what is

We have to leave them with

already been said, for that

the feeling that they have

there is a total new course.

achieved! Anything else will

Concerning program design, we can see that we will never be able to have a set

just be a good adventure experience and not therapy or education.

and the learning will stay!

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Die ATKV-Drakensville Omgewingsentrum, geleë in die pragtige Drakensberge, bied ʼn verskeidenheid opwindende avontuur ervarings en ontwikkelingsprogramme.

“Ons onnies was verbaas toe ons vlot gedryf het. Dit was so coo!”

Aksie, avontuur en spanbou tussen die berge ʼn Land soos Suid-Afrika met sy rykdom aan asemrowende landskappe, skouspelagtige natuurtonele en wye verskeidenheid toersite-aantreklikhede, verdien om verken en geniet te word. Die ATKV bied die ideale oplossing – sewe pragoorde geleë in van die mooiste gedeeltes van ons land, omring deur kulturele sowel as historiese besienswaardighede.

Kom geniet ʼn luilekker familievakansie, inspirerende konferensie, spanbousessie, droomtroue of skooltoer.

Die keuse is waarlik joune!

VAKANSIEPARADYS

ATKV-Drakensville, geleë naby die voetheuwels van die beroemde Drakensberg Amfiteater – deel van ʼn befaamde Wêrelderfenisgebied, is ʼn plek soos min.

KAMP-SONDER-BRIEKE TUSSEN DIE BERGE

Maar vakansie-hou is nie die enigste opsie wat ATKV-Drakensville jou bied nie. Dit is ook die perfekte bestemming vir kamp-sonder-brieke vir skool-, student- of selfs kerkgroepe.

Drakensville spog met ʼn omgewingsentrum wat ʼn groot verskeidenheid kursusse en programme aanbied. Ons ervare span kursusaanbieders en die opwindende reeks aktiwiteite waarborg ʼn ervaring sonder weerga.

KURSUSSE EN PROGRAMME SLUIT IN » » » » » »

Leierskap Spanboukonferensies Pret en avontuur Sport Lewensvaardighede en doelwitstelling Baie ander pasgemaakte kursusse en programme

BESIENSWAARDIGHEDE

Behalwe vir hierdie wonderlike, verrykende kursusse en programme is daar ook ʼn groot verskeidenheid toeristeaantreklikhede in die omgewing soos die Drakensberg-kragstasie, Koninklike Nasionale Park, die Basotho-kultuurdorp en baie meer.

Jul kan ook uitsien na aktiwiteite soos: » » » » » » » » » »

Foefieglybaan Abseil Boogskiet Staptoere Perdry Vlotbou Verfbal Hindernisbaan Waterstudie Groepuitdagings en -speletjies

TUISTE VIR ALMAL

ATKV Drakensville bied ʼn verskeidenheid gerieflike verblyftipes. Skoolgroepe moet asseblief die volgende voorwaardes in ag neem: » » » » »

Vier onderwysers bly gratis vir elke 60 leerders (of ʼn gedeelte daarvan) Alle etes vir personeel moet betaal word Een busbestuurder per 40 leerders sal kwalifiseer vir gratis verblyf Alle etes deur skool of busmaatskappy betaalbaar Alle spesiale kosversoeke moet ons asseblief sewe dae voor aankomsdatum bereik

KOM BESPREEK JOU AVONTUUR Hier is alles wat jy nodig het om te bespreek! ʼn Deposito van R2500 word binne 10 dae benodig om bespreking te bevestig. Die deposito is nie terugbetaalbaar nie.

BEPLAN JOU BESOEK » » » » »

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Besluit op ʼn geskikte datum.

Kontak ons om jou besoek te bespreek 036 438 6287.

Voltooi en stuur die besprekingsinligting terug. Maak seker dat jy jou keuse van aktiwiteite op die vorm aandui.

Die uitstaande betaling moet voor of met aankoms in kontant of per bankgewaarborgde tjek betaal word.

Daar sal van toesighouers onder leiding van ʼn instrukteur verwag word om tydens die programme en aktiwiteite verantwoordelikheid te neem vir sekere aspekte van die programme en vir veiligheid.

Stuur asb. die finale bevestiging aan ons nie minder as sewe dae voor aankoms nie.

Maak asb. seker dat daar ten minste een onderwyser beskikbaar is vir die toesig van elke 20 leerders. Indien hierdie versoek nie haalbaar is nie, kan u ons kontak en reël vir addisionele toesig teen R 350 per dag.

BELANGRIKE BENODIGDHEDE Personeel moet asseblief toesien dat leerders die volgende items saambring: » » » » » » » » »

Gemaklike ou klere Gemaklike stapskoene wat vuil en nat kan word (plakkies is nie voldoende) Werkende flitslig Waterbottel – enige waterhouer bv.

Powerade bottel ens.

Reënjas of waterwerende baadjie Hoed en sonbrandroom Swemdrag (dit is verpligtend dat leerders wat die swembad wil gebruik doelgemaakte swemdrag moet dra) Genoeg warm klere Pen, potlood en notaboekie

LET WEL Geen leerder sal toegelaat word om aan die aktiwiteite deel te neem sonder ʼn vrywaringsvorm nie. Die vrywaringsvorm moet deur ʼn ouer / voog geteken word.

GEDRAGSKODE VIR LEERDERS » Leerders moet alle aktiwiteite bywoon,

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tensy die omgewingsentrumbestuurder of instrukteur toestemming gee dat leerder nie deelneem nie.

Ons verwag dat alle leerders stiptelik sal wees vir alle aktiwiteite.

Geen alkohol word toegelaat nie.

Die Nasionale Rookwet asook die skool se rookbeleid word streng toegepas.

Daar word van almal verwag om die natuur ten alle tye te respekteer en te bewaar.

Leerders en die skool sal ten alle tye verantwoordelik gehou word vir enige breekskade.

Alle oordreëls moet deur beide leerders en onderwysers nagekom word.

The best camp ever!

Blyde Adventure Camp Not only do you have a huge selection of additional activities that you can book for your group at low fee’s….

But you have a whole host of FREE activities that we offer as well! We’ll help you design the perfect itinerary.

Activities at camp! Tubing l Obstacle Course l Kettie Paintball l

River Crossing l Bush Survival l River Ecology l Team building l Bonsai Workshops l Leadership Development l Leadership Identification l Natural Bum Slide l Night Activities l Traditional Games l Educational Nature Walks And so much more….it just depends what you want…so tell us what you want…what you really really want…

Activities at Camp and our surrounding area

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There’s More!

A last little peek at what you can do at our venue‌

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Accommodation Three separate camps. Each with its own dining halls, volleyball courts, braai areas, chalets and dorms Two camps have en-suite dormitories. One camp has separate ablutions that has been built wheelchair friendly

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With our years of experience we’ll help you set up the perfect itinerary that not only suits your group – but your pocket too. And remember; we’re always open to negotiations.

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16 February 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – Hoedspruit Limpopo. Book here: http://bit.ly/2t6rdWL 23 February 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – Kimberley, Northern Cape. Book here: http://bit.ly/2sV1zUS 02 March 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge, Muldersdrift, Gauteng. Book here: http://bit.ly/2GnI3cq 16 March 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – PheZulu Safari Park, Assagay, KZN. Book here: http://bit.ly/2I9n0Mx 30 March 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling –Butterfly World, Klapmuts, Western Cape. Book here: http://bit.ly/2HFfrgc 06 April 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge, Muldersdrift, Gauteng. Book here: http://bit.ly/2TLKsR2 07 April 2019 – Advanced Snake Handling – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge, Muldersdrift, Gauteng. Book here: http://bit.ly/2Gq7YAa 13 April 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – Marloth Park, Mpumalanga. Book here: http://bit.ly/2UywWAl 14 April 2019 – Reptile Photography – Marloth Park, Mpumalanga. Book here: http://bit.ly/2SKJjvQ 11 May 2019 – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge, Muldersdrift, Gauteng. Book here: http://bit.ly/2DuW4kL 12 May 2019 – Advanced First Aid for Snakebite – Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge, Muldersdrift, Gauteng.

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18 May 2019 - – Snake Awareness, First aid for snakebite and venomous snake handling – The Venom Pit Snake Park, East London, Eastern Cape. Book here: http://bit.ly/2FWNK0v

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Situated within the beautiful 1,000 hectare Umhloti Nature Reserve, 15 kilometres outside Nelspruit, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) South Africa Chimpanzee Sanctuary is home to chimps that have been misplaced from their natural habitats in Africa.

Chimp Eden was established in 2006 and is home to 33 chimpanzees. This JGI chimpanzee sanctuary brings the world of chimpanzees closer to humanity through education end eco-tourism.

The goal of the chimpanzee sanctuary is to rescue chimpanzees that have survived the bush meat trade, been orphaned, traded in the illegal pet market, or rescued from being traumatised for entertainment in circuses, beach resorts and night clubs.

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Charlie The chimpanzees at Chimp Eden are the lucky ones, living out their lives in a risk free environment and being provided with the necessary attention to recover from the trauma they have experienced.

The chimpanzees spend their days in semi-wild enclosures, and show normal social interaction and behavioural patterns as group members.

The South African chimpanzee sanctuary is proud to be part of the Jane Good Institute, which is a global leader in the effort to conserve and preserve endangered species and habitats, and in particular chimpanzees.

On your guided tour, each chimpanzee is introduced and their often sad stories are told in an effort to create awareness and educate the guests on the struggles wild chimpanzees face and what we all can do to help save an protect these beautiful creatures for our future generations.

Martha The sanctuary is open to the public 7 days a week.

Two chimpanzee families are visited on the 3 daily tours (10:00am, 12:00pm &14:00pm)

Cozy

The sanctuary is a non-profit organization and rely greatly on donations from the public and the guests that visit the sanctuary and support us by doing a tour, becoming a chimpanzee guardian or simply buying a unique gift in our curio shop.

What is a chimpanzee’s favourite flower‌?

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Adult: R185.00 Pensioner: R145.00 Children under 12: R80.00

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Sasol Young Explorer – Mammals is a beautiful, exciting and multilingual app that introduces young kids (3–8 years old) to the majestic wild creatures of southern Africa. The app seamlessly blends

storytelling and game playing in a fun and educational way, which will keep kids engaged for hours at a time as they develop their reading and learning skills.

Young Explorer is beautifully illustrated throughout, with each animal presented separately and

shown in its natural habitat. It is packed with fascinating facts: where the animals live, what they eat, how big they are, what their tracks look like, and when they are active. Calls and videos of animals in the wild provide extra entertainment for curious young minds.

Challenging, age-appropriate games are thrown into the mix, adding extra fun and pleasure to the

learning experience.

There are four languages in the app – English, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans. Kids can read

descriptions, listen to narrations and play games in any of these languages, and easily switch between them within the app.

Pub date: April 2015 Price: R99,99

Language: English,

IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Afrikaans

Recommended age: 3–8 Designed for: iPad & Android tablets

File size: ± 300 mb

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Multilingual app with four languages (English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and Afrikaans)

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Packed with accurate info written by a mammal specialist Record and listen to yourself reading Tap to play calls or watch videos

Play interactive educational games (with multiple levels of difficulty)

Fun for kids to use on their own, with friends, siblings or older family members Fosters a love of nature

No collection of personal/location data, in-app purchases, advertising or external website links

(except in the Help section which is protected by a parent gate)

YOUTUBE: Check out our app videos

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Pub date: August 2015 Price: R99,99

Language: English,

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Recommended age: 3–8 Designed for: iPad & Android tablets

File size: ± 300 mb

Sasol Young Explorer – Frogs is the second app in the new Young Explorer nature series for kids. Colourful, informative and stimulating, Frogs introduces young children (3–8 years old) to 55 of the most common and rare frog species found in southern Africa.

The descriptions of the animals – in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans – are written in easy and accessible language and narrated by professional voice-over artists. There are also calls for all the frogs, except one – the only voiceless species in the region – while videos for 29 species show these delightful creatures in their natural habitat.

‘Quick facts’ about the size, egg type, location and conservation status of each species are revealed by toggling between illustrations of the different features on the screen.

The app includes a play section with four games: puzzles, memory card games, an animal naming game and a nature cleanup game.

There are lots of opportunities to tap, toggle, touch and swipe, listen, watch, and learn. Perfect for pre-readers and young learners, the app will keep kids engaged and help them learn about the fascinating creatures that we share our world with.

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Multilingual app in four languages (English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and Afrikaans) Packed with accurate info written by a frog specialist Tap and listen to text in all four languages Ideal learning tool, especially for children learning to read, or learning a second language Expands kids’ vocabulary in a way that is engaging and relevant to them Record and listen to yourself reading Tap to play calls or watch videos Play interactive educational games (with multiple levels of difficulty) Fosters a love of nature No collection of personal/location data, in-app purchases, advertising or external website links

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“This is a brilliant app for kids. It is great for vocabulary stimulation and information building! It kept all three my kids – 8, 6 and 3 years – entertained.”

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