Forest Schools & Bushcraft

In this pack you will find

• Company background and an introduction to

our Staff

• Options and costs for water-sports activities

at Seaham Harbour

• Example Adventure Education year plan for the

whole school incorporating Forest Schools,

Climbing, Paddlesports and the John Muir

Award (and costs).

Seaham Harbour Activity

Centre

Kayaking and Paddleboarding

Forest Schools & Bushcraft

Climbing

To book or for more information, just give me a call on 07432895777 or send an

email to [email protected]

Phil is our General Manager has worked in the outdoor industry for over

10 years. This has been in numerous locations throughout the UK

including, North Wales, Cornwall & of course the North East. He holds a

BSc Hons degree in Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) and is qualified to

coach Sea Kayaking, White Water Kayaking and Stand Up Paddle-

boarding. He also has a vast experience of land-based activity, such as

climbing and walking, both personally and professionally.

Company Background

Adventure Access’ Mission Statement is to allow everyone to get involved with

Adventure Education in a sustainable format leading to longer term progression and

engagement. We are fully AALA certified and insured for paddlesports and Forest

Schools and as a Community Interest Company we operate out of the Seaham Harbour

Marina Activity Centre.

As the Managing Director, Libby holds a BA Hons degree in Adventure Education giving her a thorough insight

into engaging people in the outdoors and applying these skills to their general lives. Prior to Setting up

Adventure Access she spent 15 years teaching and assessing paddlesports qualifications. Libby has taught skiing

in Canada and spent 3 years as a Sea Kayaking and Hiking Expedition Leader in New Zealand. In 2016 she

received a national award for developing paddlesports programs for visually and audially impaired children.

Libby has also spent time working in Special Educational Needs branches of schools, delivering Adventure

Education and Forest Schools. Adventure Access is set up to provide these adventurous opportunities to those

who wish to access it or were not aware they are able to.

Mick has over 20 years of experience as a Level 3 Youth and Community Worker helping

Young People who are in the care of Social Services. He has also worked with Young People

and Adults with S.E.N, A.D.H.D, Autism and physical disabilities. On top of all this, he is a Duke

of Edinburgh Trainer and Assessor / Facilitator, B.E.L.L training and is a Level 1 Paddlesports

Instructor.

Karina has been instructing in the outdoors for the last 3 years. She started with a 2* award in

Kayaking and then spent a season instructing Sea Kayaking in Canada and has also worked in

France as an Adventurous Activities Instructor. Since then Karina has had experience and awards

in various paddlesports and land based activities such as climbing, orienteering and archery.

Aaron is a keen Whitewater Kayaker, and has been instructing paddle-

sports for the last 5 years, from as soon as he was able to gain his instructor’s

qualification. He has worked in the South of France as an Adventurous

Acitivities Instructor and holds various other qualifications such as Level 1

Mountain Bike Instructor and an RYA certification for Safety Boating.

Meet the staff:

Costs- £200 per day of activities, £130 for a half-day of activities

Sample plan for a School Adventure Education program

Example of full Term Outdoor Education Program (timings and year sizes for example only, we will work with you to develop your own)

Our Outdoor Education programs will be catered to suit your school grounds, pupils and staff to encourage a sustainable approach to Outdoor Education. There will be opportunities for staff and students to receive training / qualifications including Forest Schools, Kayaking and Climbing. We also have our own Forest School site this can be accessed for sessions for your school if preferred.

As well as our Water Sports centre at Seaham Harbour, we operate at a site in the middle of Durham where we run a “River Schools” program combining paddling and curriculum to encourage learning outside of the classroom. We will always do our best to incorporate the curriculum into all of our programs.

We are open to offering a “one-off” half-day session as a trial or demonstration of what our sessions involve so please get in touch to arrange this. Lastly, if we are running a regular program for you at your school, you will get a discounted rate on paddle sports sessions at either of our venues.

Day Morning Afternoon After school clubs

Wednesday Reception Forest School Focussed / SEN Forest School

We can arrange a variety of After School Clubs as well such as Gardening Club for families, extra Forest School sessions, kayaking or climbing.

12 week program with the whole year out each morning 9:00am – 11:30am

12 Week program 1.15pm-2.45pm

Thursday Year 1 Forest School Climbing Year 3 6 week course for each half class. 12.45pm-3pm Bus to Leave at 12.45 and leave Sunderland at 2.30pm

12 week program with the whole year out each morning 9:00am – 11:30am

Adventure Access is a registered Community Interest Company, 11974493

School and Group Sessions @ Seaham Harbour and Durham Rowing Club

Adventure Access is a Community Interest Company. We will always do our best to ensure access to

our activities. So please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

These full day or single session options are suitable for groups such as-

• School Groups

• Post 16 Groups

• Youth Groups

• Families

• Scouts/Guides/Cubs/Brownies

• Charity Groups - We are dedicated to enabling access for all in our activities, with over 10 years’

experience in teaching and coaching including Disability Paddle Sports and Outdoor Education, we will

do our best to give everyone Access to Adventure.

Adventure Access Activities

Below you will hopefully find some options for your group. If you do not see the kind of Activity

sessions that you would like, or you would like to adjust the timings or numbers, please just give us a

call and we will create bespoke sessions on request. Our numbers per session are based on British

Canoeing ratios.

All Taster Sessions are an introduction to Paddle Sports built around games and fun on the water,

with a high emphasis on safety. Each session is delivered by our team of experienced and qualified

British Canoeing instructors. Each Adventurer will play lots of games to use and develop your newly

learned skills and maybe take a trip out to the light house on the water. All activities are super easy

and you don’t even need to be able to swim they just need to be willing to give it a try. We challenge

by choice, so even if they just dip their toe in that is success in our eyes!


Full Class / Year Activities

2 hour multi-activity water sports session.

£17 per head for a two-hour session. Everyone will

get a go at both Stand up Paddle Boarding and

Kayaking!

Example Morning session

Arrival time of 09:15- Departure time of 11:45

Activity 09:30-10:30 10:30-11:30

Kayaking Group A Group B

Stand Up Paddleboarding

Group B Group A

Example Afternoon session


Activity 12:30-13:30 13:30-14:30


Stand Up Paddle boarding

Group B Group A

Example Evening session / after-school club


Activity 16:00-17:00 17:00-18:00


Stand Up Paddle boarding

Group B Group A

To book or enquire please email- [email protected]


Activities for 8 or less

1.5 Hours Kayaking or paddle boarding

£12 per head for a 1.5 hour

session.

Pick between Kayaking or

Stand up paddle boarding.

Time slots (Just an idea,

we can be flexible)

10:00- 11:30

13:30-15:00

16:00- 17:30



Full day of Activities- From £17-£35 per head

Water Sports plus River Schools

At our Durham Site we offer educational river trips with field and hydrology studies. The day will

consist of an adventurous, educational paddle up the River Wear to explore our local natural beauty

followed by use of a classroom equipped with 20 computers, microscopes and other equipment to

examine your day’s natural finds and summarise any adventures had! Every group will come out

with a scrapbook of the day and plenty of knowledge about the river and its surroundings.

Example Itinerary:

Timings Arrival time of 09:15 - Departure time of 14:45

Group 09:15 – 10:00 10:00 – 11:30 12:00 – 12:30 12:30 – 13:30 13:30 – 14:30

1 Arrive and get set for the day.

Paddling on the River Wear

Lunch

Field studies / Forest School / History of Durham

Classroom to produce scrapbooks and finish the day.

Group 09:15 – 10:00 10:00 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:30 12:00 – 13:30 13:30 – 14:30

2 Arrive and get set for the day

Field studies / Forest Schools / History of Durham

Lunch Paddling on the River Wear

Classroom to produce scrapbooks and finish the day.

We can have a maximum of 24 children on the water at any one time so the itinerary can be

arranged to suit your class size.


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Staff Team Building Days

We offer all of our activities for adults as Team Building Days, focussing on having a good time,

bonding through problem solving. We have a full raft building kit and this provides an excellent

challenge for these days. At our Durham site we have a bar available for hire to continue the fun

after a hot shower.

We can provide sessions from 2 hours to a full day, at either Seaham Harbour or Durham and can be

flexible on the timings. Please enquire for more information or to book.

To book or enquire, please e-mail: [email protected] or phone 07432895777

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