Abseiling
Coached by an instructor from the top of our purpose-built towers, students learn to control their descent as they travel to the ground. This activity develops students' trust in other people as well as confidence in their own ability.
Air Golf
New for 2010, this exciting activity uses the rules of golf with a twist. Using your arm as a club and a Frisbee as a ball you must navigate our centre's air golf course in the minimum amount of shots possible.
Archery
The rudiments of this very popular activity are quickly learned using junior bows and 1.3m targets. This activity deveops self-discipline, concentration and co-ordination skills.
Beach Walks & Games
Kabadi, beach volleyball and sand-castle competitions can be played on the gorgeous beaches surrounding our coastal centres. These sort of activities help to create a competitive team spirit through energetic fun.
Bivi Building
An introduction to the construction of making an overnight bivouac and some lessons in teamwork as they work together to erect shelters and gather dead wood for the campfire.
Buggy Building
A pioneering team building exercise, teams build a moving 'buggy' using poles and barrels to withstand a series of grueling tests.
Circus Frenzy
Roll up, roll up! Our circus tuition allows creativity to flourish and co-ordination and concentration to develop through instruction in the arts of devil sticks, plate spinning, bubble blowing and other fantastic fun activities.
Climbing
This exciting and challenging activity takes place on our purpose built towers and develops trust and self-confidence as pupils aspire to conquer the peaks painted at various stages of the climb. A fully-rigged safety system is in place.
Dance Mania
Introduces the concept of fitness and healthy living in a fun context. Learn the JCA dance ready for the Disco!
Fencing
The fascinating art of foil fencing requires concentration and discipline as well as agility. Full safety equipment of face mask, padded jacket, gauntlet and protective tipped foils are provided.
Initiative Exercises
Various testing scenarios are set up around our centres to encourage lateral thinking and problem solving skills. Under the guidance of an instructor, pupils work as a team and use their own initiative to overcome challenges.
It's Cold Outside - ECO
Working in groups, students build a shelter in which they can take refuge for the night. The objectives of this exercise are to consider shelter requirements as well as which resources are readily available.
Mini Olympics
Groups can experience the thrill of becoming an Olympian! These sessions focus on team work and encourage groups to explore cultural identities through various athletic events.
Nature Trail
A chance for your group to relax as they wander through tranquil areas of countryside taking in the abundance of flora and fauna.
Orienteering
Learning to use a map and compass to get from one marked point to another is a rewarding activity which requires concentration, communication and co-operation of team members.
Parachute Challenge
An entertaining and fun session which develops co-ordination skills, concentration and singing ability.
Pioneering
Teams need to develop their ideas as they explore assembling, joining and reinforcing techniques to make an invincible structure that will withstand the most gruelling of tests!
Quantum of Spies
Enhance observation skills and learn scientific techniques. This activity includes survival, overnight camp, finger printing, plaster casts of tracks and treads, signalling using Morse code and semaphore, coding comms, reconnaissance, camouflage, info gathering and fire building. Not all...
Raft Building
Under the guidance of an instructor, and using ropes, wood and oil-drums, pupils learn to work as a team in order to build a raft which should transport them to their destination!
Rocket Launch
Teams compete in rubbish based challenges to win scrap to use in the production of their very own water rockets.
Sensory Trail
Blind-folded, students follow a rope course through trees which leads them over and around obstacles. By working as a team and pupils taking turns at leading, communication skills are developed and trust is built throughout the group.
Sports Activites
Activities such as indoor hockey, trampolining, volleyball, lacrosse, tennis, bowls, football, ten-pin bowling and crazy golf are available at some of our centres.
Survival
Given a disaster scenario, pupils need to quickly establish priorities, work as a team and make some important decisions. They then must put theory into practice and work on survival skills such as shelter building, search and rescue and first aid.
Swimming
We offer a fantastic selection of indoor and outdoor swimming pools, depending on the centre and the time of the year.
Team Challenge
Using a selection of our activities, this event is often enjoyed as the last session of a school’s course in order for the instructional groups to use skills learned during the week in competition with other teams.
Wet & Wacky
A selection of pool based games and races aimed at all participants regardless of their ability within the water, including non-swimmers. The main emphasis Wet & Wacky is fun with water in a safe environment.
Wide Games
Teams are challenged to take the opposition’s territory by use of imagination and initiative.
World of Sports
Introduces the participants to varied and challenging team sports from around the world.
