Create some positive Strava art
Strava is a fitness app that tracks your runs or walks with a red line. The challenge is to draw a picture or write a positive message with it! .…
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Ride a bike without moving
Learning to ‘track stand’ as it’s known, will really help your overall cycling ability and balance on the bike for when you can go cycling around the woods (which will…
#AdventureAtHome
Adventure At Home Adventure At Home We’ve created some adventure-themed activities specifically for young people to do from home. We hope the videos will be entertaining as well help young people…
Could Biophilic Design deliver a return on investment for your school?
What is biophilic design? Biophilic design is a concept used within the building industry to increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct nature, indirect nature,…
Outdoor professionals required for Summer work in Morzine, Alps
Summer Work in Morzine We are hiring freelance outdoor professionals to work with us to deliver outstanding adventures to school groups in Morzine. Employment Type: Freelance Core dates: June 19th…
Leadership is nothing without Followership
Are you an Educational Leader? We are conducting some research into the teaching of Leadership and Followership skills in schools. For now we are focusing on pupils rather than staff.…
Natural History GCSE – you can’t protect what you can’t name
Progress has been made with the introduction of a new Natural History GCSE which is great news. inews wrote the following: “Natural History GCSE is being planned to reconnect teenagers…
Hope in the Eurostar
Growing BeVenturesome has been incredibly exciting. Pupils had a wonderful time last season, they are coming back for more in 2020 and new schools are joining us. We always wanted…
Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge
We were chuffed to have our Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge approved the other day.. Morzine really is quite a speculator outdoor classroom… That’s quite a few badges now……
BeVenturesome becomes a BAPA Member
We are very pleased to announce that BeVenturesome is now a certified member of the British Activity Provider Association (BAPA) What is BAPA…. The British Activity Providers Association is the…
What do the pupils think of our trips?
The group were finishing the last activity of the week before their coach left for the airport when it struck me… I had spent all week trying to get ‘jaw-dropping’…
The cutting edge of nature
With a title like ‘The Real Cutting Edge of Education Probably Isn’t What You Think It Is, I thought it was worth a click of the thumb and a scan…
Teachers getting stuck in
We’re on a mission to help young people get more enduring benefits from the outdoors. It’s quite a challenge and the long term input from teachers is essential for its…
Schools trip to Morzine in 50 seconds
A quick edit of the good times has this Summer. Gosh it was hard to cut this down to 50 seconds!
Should we listen to the birds more?
Our trips are action packed. Pupils have often been whitewater rafting before checking into their accommodation. We love it this way. It’s what we do best. However, on a few…
Long Live The Memories of Morzine
As a part if our drive to help schools and pupils get more out out of their adventures with us we create a Media Pack for each school which include…
See you at IAPS Annual Conference
Just a quick note to say that we will be exhibiting at this years IAPS Annual conference from 26th to 29th September at QE11 Exhibition Hall in London. More information…
Is your Forest School real Outdoor Education?
Is your Forest School real Outdoor Education? The article was published in the Guardian a few days ago. Here are a few of my thoughts A quick summary The term…
St George’s Windsor – Morzine June 2019
We were delighted to host St George’s Windsor Year 8’s for an action packed week of adventure in Morzine last week. Here is how it went… Monday – Arrival and…
Takeaways on ‘out-of-classroom learning’ at the BSA Conference for Heads
BeVenturesome exhibited at the BSA Conference for Heads this week. It was not only great to speak to Heads about our trips but I also found the talks particularly relevant to…
White Water Rafting near Morzine
Our schools white water raft on the La Dranse river which is a short drive for Morzine. Here is some fantastic footage of some local kayakers enjoying the beauty of…
The outdoors as an Expectation Detox
Adventure as an Expectation Detox Are your expectations making you unhappy? Can adventure help? I had a personal revelation a few months ago and realised the following: 1. I was…
50 Years of the Independent School PE Conference (ISPEC)
This week BeVenturesome attended the 50th ISPEC (Independent school PE Conference) held at the fabulous Bryanston School in Dorset. The conference was not only special as it was the 50th…
Adventure sports & failure
How can adventure sports help pupils learn from failure? The benefits of teaching pupils how to manage failure are obvious and an established part of education. However, failures in everyday…
Learning outside the office
Schools are specialist learning organisations for young people. Despite pressure for exam results, schools (generally) find the time for ‘learning outside of the classroom’ initiatives – Forest Schools, outdoor pursuits,…
Mindfulness in Schools
Mindfulness in Schools Intrigued by that state of mindfulness in schools and education, I spent the morning doing some research. I have split what I found into what I hope…
Greta’s future, not ours
What adults can learn from Greta I was quite taken aback by 15 year-old Greta Thunberg’s speech on climate change this week. We use adventure to help prepare young people…
How adventure enhances creativity in young people
How adventure enhances creativity in young people Creativity is an important asset for a child’s future and it’s an asset that is likely to be future proof. It’s important that…