INFORMATION EVENING - GAP Year Experience/Adventure Leadership Program 2012
This is an opportunity for you to meet the Horizons team, hear about the GAPYear Experience and see some amazing photos from past programmes. Also visit our GAPYEAR link for more information on the Adventure Leadership Programme.
Please join us and bring a friend!
- Date: To Be Confirmed
- Time: 6:30 - 7:30pm
- Location: Pioneer Recreation Centre - upstairs conference lounge.
- 75 Lyttelton St Christchurch 8025
We are currently taking applications and running interviews for the 2012 GAPYear / Adventure Leader Programme, contact Drew if you're interested or you know of any young person who might be interested in joining us.
0800 GAP YEAR
GAP Mum - A journey for women from the Main Divide to the Pacific Ocean
In November 2011 the inaugural Horizons 'Gap Mum' will be launched. GAP Mum is a supported journey for busy women - a time to take some time for themselves and have a huge adventure the great outdoors. This trip will start at Lewis Pass and finish at the Pacific Ocean - tramping and camping in the St James consevation area and rafting the fabulous Clarence river.
GAP Mum has been designed specifically for the mothers of our GAP Year students in response to their requests for an adventure of their own.
Click here for more information
Mark has spent a considerable amount of time this past year working with the Department of Labour and Outdoors New Zealand, on a reference group for the review and redevelopment of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors. This has lead to some robust changes in the way safety audits are carried out for this sector. For information on these changes contact mark@horizons.co.nz
Mark continues to work with numerous adventure /tourism operators throughout New Zealand developing, advising and auditing Safety Management Systems.
CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE
Horizons Unlimited is up and running following the recent earthquakes. Despite the media showing destruction around Christchurch, large areas of the city are undamaged.
Horizons is committed to delivering high quality training and adventure experiences. We are committed to running in Christchurch and operating in safe locations around Canterbury.
Meanwhile it is business as usual at Horizons Unlimited.
HORIZONS IN CHINA
Since 2009, Horizons Unlimited has had a contract to provide operations support to Treasure Island, Hong Kong during their peak delivery periods. In 2010 the two companies formed a joint venture with the aim of delivering adventure education, youth development and corporate training programmes in Hong Kong and China. This joint venture has been formed with the support of the New Zealand Ministry of Education as part of the ‘Export Education’ scheme.
In October 2010, Dave and Hilary assisted by ex GAP Year students Ben and Sarah headed up to Yunnan province to run a pilot scheme for the next part of the ‘Export Education’ scheme. They spent a week trekking through some amazing country, with a class from the British International School from Shanghai. This programme aimed to deliver a part if the IBS year 12 Creativity-Action- Service curriculum. The trip was successful and we hope to have more of these programmes run in 2011
EMPLOYMENT - opportunities for Adventure Leader Tutors
Our Adventure Education Instructor positions have now been filled for the 2011/12 season.
Shortly we will be recruiting for Tutor to work with on our GAP Year Adventure Leader Programme starting January 2012.
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