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Lifesigns Ltd |
| Contact
Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Tournai
Hall
Evelyn
Woods Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU112LL
Tel:
01252 326555
Fax:
01252 319111
Email:
info@lifesignsgroup.co.uk |
| Contact
Name: |
Ian
Forbes |
| Website: |
www.lifesignsgroup.co.uk
www.adventurelifesigns.co.uk |
What
do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities
etc) |
Bespoke
1-4 week overseas expeditions
UK
team building programmes
Duke
of Edinburgh's award
NGB
outdoor qualifications
Multi-activity
holidays
Gap
year safety training
Inset
training courses |
Any
other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training,
qualifications, EVC training etc |
Health
& safety training courses
Remote
medical courses
Event
medical cover
Off-site
safety management courses
Surviving
hostile environments training
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Adventureworks Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
The Foundry Studios
45 Mowbray Street
Sheffield
S3 8EN
Phone - 0845 345 8850
Fax - 0114 275 5740
Email - info@adventureworks.co.uk |
| Contact Name: |
Mike Rosser |
| Website: |
www.adventureworks.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Overseas expeditions ranging from a week in length. Programmes typically include trekking and community projects and can also include activities such as climbing, mountain biking, rafting and kayaking. We can also incorporate the Expedition section or Other Adventurous Project section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award into any of our UK, European or Overseas expeditions.
All teams on overseas expeditions have a pre expedition weekend which includes team building exercises as well as discussion on expedition life, equipment, acclimatisation and medical issues.
UK programmes include Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions from training to qualifying expeditions at all levels.
We also run, in conduction with Thornbridge Outdoors in the Peak District, a Green Action 5 day residential course aimed at fulfilling the residential aspect of the Award. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
Adventureworks support Thornbridge Outdoors in their provision courses including First Aid, Walking Group Leader, Mountain Leader, Single Pitch Award training and assessment programme. |
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BSES Expeditions |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
BSES Expeditions
At The Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR
Tel: 020 7591 3141
Fax: 0207 591 3140
Email: info@bses.org.uk |
| Contact Name: |
Will Taunton-Burnet |
| Website: |
www.bses.org.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Overseas Expeditions.
BSES recruits individuals aged 16-23 from all over the UK to take part in extreme scientific research and conservation expeditions. Summer expeditions to arctic, jungle and mountainous destinations last 5 weeks from mid July-mid August. BSES also runs polar gap year expeditions and a leadership development programme.
There is no admin or responsibility put on the school as BSES works with individuals not schools groups. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
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Bull Precision Expeditions Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
3 Chestnut Mews
Mansfield
Notts
NG18 4PZ
01623626559 |
| Contact Name: |
Steve Bull |
| Website: |
www.bullexpeditions.com |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Outdoor Activities
UK expedition programmes
D of E
ASDAN Awards
Overseas Expeditions
Polar Expeditions |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
BCU courses SPA Courses |
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Camps International Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Camps International Ltd
Unit 1 Kingfisher Park
Headlands Business Park
Salisbury Road
Blashford
Ringwood
BH24 3NX
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| Contact Name: |
Ian Ganderton |
| Website: |
www.campsinternational.com |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Camps International are unique in their approach to Responsible Tourism in Africa . We specialise in travel opportunities for gap year travellers, school expedition groups and adult volunteers. We provide the opportunity to work on local humanitarian, social and environmental voluntary projects throughout East Africa , as part of a wider adventure package that includes mountain expeditions, water sport activities and game viewing on safari. Wildlife projects include Elephant, Primate and Marine conservation with hands-on activities for volunteers. We have established the Camp Kenya Trust which acts as a vehicle for raising additional funds for community programmes and to ensure sustainability of development initiatives.
Camps International operate a sales office in UK and a fully equipped ground operation from Kenya including purpose built volunteer camps collocated in partnership with indigenous communities and wildlife reserves. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
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Operation Wallacea |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Habitat Surveys and Assistant Schools Coordinator
Operation Wallacea Ltd
Hope House
Old Bolingbroke
Near Spilsby
Lincolnshire
PE23 4EX
Email: barnabas.harrison@opwall.com
Tel: +44 (0)1790 763 194
Fax: +44 (0)1790 763 825
Mobile: +44 (0)7818 061 029 |
| Contact Name: |
Barnabas Harrison |
| Website: |
www.opwall.com |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Operation Wallacea is a series of biological and social science expedition projects that
operate in remote locations across the world. These expeditions are designed with
specific wildlife conservation aims in mind - from identifying areas needing protection,
through to implementing and assessing conservation management programmes. What is
different about Operation Wallacea is that large teams of university academics, who are
specialists in various aspects of biodiversity or social and economic studies, are
concentrated at the target study sites.
Research Assistants joining the surveys therefore
have the option of customising their own itinerary from a range of training and science
options at each of the sites. It also provides an excellent environment for students to
complete their dissertations or senior theses. The surveys result in a large number of
publications in peer-reviewed journals each year, have resulted in 30 vertebrate species
new to science being discovered, 4 'extinct' species being re-discovered and $2 million
levered from funding agencies to set up best practice management examples at the study
sites. These large survey teams of academics and volunteers that are funded independently
of normal academic sources have enabled large temporal and spatial biodiversity and
socio-economic data sets to be produced, and provide information to help with organising
effective conservation management programmes. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
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Outlook Expeditions/Camre Cymru |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
The Outlook Development Centre
Deiniolen
Llanberis
Gwynedd
LL55 3NF
Tel: 01286 871888
Fax: 01286 871898
Email: info@outlookexpeditions.com |
| Contact Name: |
Matt Wells |
| Website: |
www.outlookexpeditions.com |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Outlook is committed to offering life-changing overseas expeditions and UK-based adventure opportunities to schools and youth groups. All of our expeditions and programmes have an emphasis on quality and consideration for the environment. We believe that education is the most effective way to combat environmental degradation.
Expeditions Worldwide - We offer either Longer Journeys or Shorter Journeys to young people aged between 13 and 18 years old. Our expeditions range from the chance to spend 7 to 28 days in exciting long and short haul destinations across the globe. Participants can choose to take part in worthwhile environmental or community project work, challenging trekking and adventure activities, and visits to places of cultural interest. The possibilities are endless. Every Outlook Expedition is unique and handcrafted with care, made by specialists who live and breathe the outdoors.
UK Based Programmes - At home in the UK, we run adventure activity and personal development programmes and award schemes, such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the John Muir Award for young people. Based in the heart of the mountains, it is a pretty good view from the Outlook Development Centre , the hub of all of Outlook's operations on the edge of Snowdonia National Park - even on a Monday morning! The centre acts as a well-positioned and comfortable base for residential programmes - offering fully catered bunkhouse accommodation as well as camping in the adjacent fields. We have mountains, rivers, oceans, cliffs and breathtaking wild countryside on our doorstep. Our team in Scotland can't complain either. Based in our office in Crieff, they work amongst the spectacular scenery of Perthshire ? a good staging point to look after our Scottish clients and those in northern England. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
Outlook also offers outdoor industry training and assessment courses popular with teachers, youth leaders and outdoor professionals ? such as our First Aid ? Expedition Care Programme. Mountain Leader Summer Training & Assessment Courses, SPA Training and Assessment & Off-Site Safety Management. |
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Outposts Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Lydeard Farm
Broomfield
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 2EG
Tel: 01823 451959
Fax: 01823 451809
info@outposts.co.uk |
| Contact Name: |
Michael Kingscote |
| Website: |
www.outposts.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Outposts Ltd. was established in 1997 and registered as a Limited Company in 1999. Outposts aims to:
- Create challenges for all through the imaginative use of adventure activities in the UK and across the world, under professional instruction and supervision.
- Arrange opportunities for children, families or individuals to travel for either holidays or expeditions where they can experience the local culture, wilderness and adventure activities in a secure environment well away from the normal tourist routes.
- Encourage the development of young men and women to learn about the wilderness environment in selected locations that provide a vast range of fascinating expeditions, courses and opportunities.
- Organise corporate and team development training programmes to inspire managements and staff to greater productivity through testing and demanding programmes built to a client's requirements.
- Offer opportunities in conjunction with selected charities to teenagers who in normal circumstances would not be able to travel widely, enabling them to experience and enjoy the freedom that Outposts Ltd's locations can provide. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
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| Schools Worldwide |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Tel:0845 634 4670
Fax: 020 8613 8053
info@schoolsworldwide.co.uk |
| Contact Name: |
Mike Wynne |
| Website: |
www.schoolsworldwide.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Tailor-made overseas adventure and study trips for schools, colleges and youth groups. Schools Worldwide offer a range of programmes in over 20 destinations to suit a variety of abilities in order to meet the requirements and expectations of every group.
Base Camp School Programmes
Base Camp Schools will experience a variety of activities, designed to provide an exciting first time journey. Our aim is to strengthen individual’s confidence in travel and provide an introduction to group exploration and adventure.
Adventure Schools programme
As an Adventure School you will provide your group with the first step in wilderness adventure. Itineraries focus primarily on completing a multi-day trek plus additional activities, such a rafting or canoeing.
Explorer Schools programme
As an Explorer School you will undertake a lengthy trek and a series of optional activities, such as a project. Drawing upon previous outdoor experiences, groups will gain a full introduction to a new environment and diverse culture.
Expedition Schools programme
As an Expedition School you will venture into one of the most spectacular regions of the world and provide your group with a defining achievement on a spectacular educational and adventurous experience.
Fieldtrek Programme
The Fieldtrek is an adventurous study-based experience, which combines the elements of our Adventure, Explorer and Expedition programmes and provides the chance for your group to get closer to your subject by experiencing it’s natural environment and close surroundings. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
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True Adventure Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
29 Petersfield Road
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9JH
Tel: 01730 812742
Fax: 01730 810569
Email: info@true-adventure.com |
| Contact Name: |
Mike Trueman |
| Website: |
www.true-adventure.com |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
A 2-year development programme leading to a 4-week overseas expedition. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
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The UK Survival School Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Unit 2, Clearview Court
Twyford Road
Rotherwas
Hereford
HR2 6JR
Tel:01432 376751
info@uksurvivalschool.co.uk |
| Contact Name: |
Ged Lawless |
| Website: |
www.uksurvivalschool.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Wilderness Survival, Bushcraft & Expedition Skills.
UK & Arctic, Jungle, Mountain & Desert Environments. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
Travel Safety & Environment Specific Preparation Training.
First Aid, Medical & Rescue Training.
Professional Development Training for Leaders. |
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VentureCo Worldwide |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
VentureCo Worldwide
64-66 The Market Place
Warwick
CV34 4SD
Tel: 01926 411122
Email: mail@ventureco-worldwide.com |
| Contact Name: |
David Gordon |
| Website: |
www.ventureco-worldwide.com
www.school-expedition.org.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Multi-Phase
Expeditions - Successful school expeditions
combine a defined aim (or defined aims), achievable
objectives, a spirited team and experienced leadership.
The defined expedition phases will help provide
purpose for your journey.
Cultural
Orientation - In-country Cultural Orientation
is all about getting out and about. Not only does
this take you to the landmark sites of your host
country, but it also gets you into the real world
of its everyday life.
Language
Schools - Learning even a few basic phrases
can make a huge difference to how your team members
interact within the local culture. South American
expeditions provide excellent Spanish learning opportunities.
Development
Projects - Project based expeditions enable
the team to "give something back" to the
host community and the local environment. They also
provide a unique insight into the lifestyle of the
local culture.
Wilderness
Exploration - Multi-day treks, bike rides
and river trips get your school expedition away
from the mainstream and help develop team dynamics
and group skills, as well as offering the satisfaction
of individual achievements.
And that's
not all! You may have other goals to consider. Call
us or visit www.school-expedition.org.uk to see
how we can help build your Expedition. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
Individuals
can join Summer Ventures of up to 6 weeks or longer
Ventures.
Dedicated
language courses in Central and South America, helping
teams to adjust to the linguistic and cultural environment
during the early stages of an expedition. Native
speakers provide excellent tuition to small classes,
tailored to all levels. |
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Wilderness Expertise |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
The Octagon
Wellington College
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 7PU
Tel: 01344 774430
Fax: 01344 774480
heather@wilderness-expertise.co.uk |
| Contact Name: |
Heather Thompson |
| Website: |
www.wilderness-expertise.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
- Tailor-made short-haul (1-2 weeks), long-haul (3-4 weeks) and project-based (3-4 weeks) overseas expeditions to destinations all over the world
- UK-based leadership and team-building courses ranging from one-day to week long residentials
- Out-sourcing programmes which bring together a range of outdoor and leadership development courses across all school years
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award training and assessment
- Bushcraft courses
- Range of other outdoor activities such as kayaking, canoeing, archery and climbing. |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
- First Aid training for students
- "Travelwise" courses for students about to leave school
- Teacher Training courses (First Aid Training, Off-site Safety Management; outdoor qualifications). |
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Wind, Sand & Stars Ltd |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
PO Box 58214
London
N1 2GJ
office@windsandstars.co.uk
020 7359 7551 |
| Contact Name: |
Dr Emma Loveridge |
| Website: |
www.windsandstars.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
Overseas expeditions
Specialising in the Sinai mountains and desert, Egypt.
Expeditions with community projects
Journey's for senior schools
Prep school adventures
Other journeys for adults |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
Affective Leadership - Development course based in the Sinai, Egypt. |
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World Challenge |
| Contact Details: (address, phone, fax, email) |
Black Arrow House
2 Chandos Road
London
NW10 6NF
enquiries@world-challenge.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 208 728 7200
Fax: +44 (0) 208 961 1551 |
| Contact Name: |
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| Website: |
www.world-challenge.co.uk |
What do you provide to schools?
(such as overseas expeditions, UK programmes, outdoor activities etc) |
World
Challenge designs and delivers outdoor educational
programmes for school groups. We go everywhere, from
one-off, one-day UK adventures to six-week expeditions
across the world and progressive programmes through
the years. Young people achieve personal and team
goals to develop valuable skills for later life such
as teamwork, leadership, problem solving and communication;
we truly provide a life changing experience! Your
journey starts here... |
Any other programmes that may be of interest to schools?
(First Aid, Off-site Safety Management, outdoor training, qualifications, EVC training etc |
We also run a number of professional development courses for Expedition Leaders, potential Leaders, School Leaders and people interested in outdoor education training.
We offer several courses for qualifications in leadership, First Aid and outdoor activities at highly competitive rates. |
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