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Innovate for hibernate
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5. Innovate or Hibernate?

A pondering in COVID times View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alpine Adventure Education (@beventuresome_trips) Audio only version You can see all video more video updates HERE

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4. Save Outdoor Education

Why the outdoor residential sector is so vulnerable View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alpine Adventure Education (@beventuresome_trips) Audio only version You can see all video more video updates HERE

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How dose ski touring kit differ?
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3. How dose ski touring kit differ from normal kit?

The basic’s of ski touring kit View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alpine Adventure Education (@beventuresome_trips) To follow on from the video last week about my new found joy of ski touring, this a quick and basic run down of how the kit differs from normal ski

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injecting adventure back into skiing
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2. Injecting adventure into skiing

Let’s focus on a positive situation in the Alps – the ideal environment to learn to ski tour. My previous ski experience has all been on week long ‘activity holidays’ rather than experiencing it like the true adventure sport it is. I have felt a little ‘caged in’ as I

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1. Brexit and COVID collide - Leading up to December 31st 2020
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1. Brexit and COVID collide – 31/12/20

I hope this to be a regular feed of updates on the trials and tribulations of running BeVenturesome. This first video looks very briefly at how these 2 crazy events came to a head and almost appearer to be playing off each other in the lead up to December 31st

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Easter Weekend
Adventure Education

Is adventure provision preparing kids for life?

Here is a 2 part series podcast with Simon Beames on the Meaningful Sport podcast. Admittedly it’s been 3 weeks since I listened to it – how much has changed since then! It is a good and frank conversation about the value (or not!) of adventure education. My main takeaway

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Move to Morzine
Morzine

Launch of UK operations and the move to Morzine

We’ve been a little quiet on social media and online of late. Partly because it always good to take a break from these things and partly because we’ve been really busy with 2 exciting things: Launch of UK operations We have launched Team building and Leadership skills delivered on schools

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Leading Team Building

Leading Team Building Days We were pretty chuffed to launch our new Team Building days this September. Each day followed our theme of Leadership and Followership with each pupils working through our workbooks through-out the challenges. Here is a short testimonial Graham and his team of instructors from Beventuresome came to

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Mountain Bike Instructor course in Morzine

We are planning on running the following courses on 16th, 17th and 18th August in Morzine for staff training but are opening them to anyone who is interested. Anyone who works for us next year will get the fees refunded. MIAS Mountain Bike Instructor – Level 1 & 2 For

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Our ‘Best for The World’ accountant

After years of following the BCorp movement and reading the updated BCorp handbook last year we are keen to align BeVenturesome with the BCorp values as much as we can. Certified B Corps are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider

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Plan An Expedition From Your House
Adventure at Home

Episode 5: Plan an expedition from your house

In this final part, we bring all your new skills together to plan your own expedition Here we bring everything you have learnt over the past 4 episodes together to create your very own adventure. Now it is time to get outside and start exploring your local area! The 4-minute video

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PictureThis app review
Adventure at Home

Episode 4: PictureThis App Review

PictureThis App Review. Your very own pocket Botanist. Every expedition needs an aim. Why not discover the plants around you while exploring somewhere new? Whilst creating this series we came across this amazing app called PictureThis. It instantly identifies plants with amazing speed and accuracy. The app could not be

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How fast do you walk?
Adventure at Home

Episode 3: How fast do you walk?

How fast do you walk? Bringing maths and maps together. Here Graham takes us through the mathematics behind calculating how fast you walk (which is surprisingly quite easy). All you will need for this is a pen, paper and maybe a calculator. This is the triangle Graham uses to work

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How to take a bearing
Adventure at Home

Episode 2: How to take a Bearing

How to take a bearing. A helpful step by step guide to tackle navigation with perfect precision. The video breaks down the steps and gives you the skills you’ll need to take a bearing whilst out exploring. The only things you’ll need to practice at home are an OS map,

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Adventure at Home

Episode 1: Map Reading Skills

Map Reading Skills – the one-stop-shop for maps skills. From how to unfold it, to understanding contours. We have created a 5-episode series to help young people plan an expedition from home which includes map skills, plant identification and a helpful guide to planning your own expedition. Map reading skills

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Adventure Education

Experiment: Are we born with a calming connection to the natural world?

Hypothesis: We are born with a calming connection to the natural worldAim: Prove hypothesisMethod: Take an upset baby into the natural world. Observe behaviour.Apparatus: Baby. Pram. Fresh air. Trees. Plants. Parental permission.Results: Baby calmed right down and was transfix on all things green.Conclusion: We were born with a connection to

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