Some objectives that we have built courses/events around are:

• Deepening of team relationships and bonding
• Increase understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses and how to change
• Build understanding of how a team grows and increase individuals’ ownership of their part in that process
• Development of team skills
• Improving communication skills
• Encouragement and fun
• Staff reward

Most of the our courses use the outdoors. It’s important to note that the challenge need not be simply physical, but comes from working with other people. We use the outdoors because:

• Feelings can be generated (such as excitement or disappointment) that are experienced in life allowing powerful connections to be made
• Shared physical and emotional challenges are very powerful relationship building experiences
• Real behavioural patterns are displayed providing concrete material for reviews, debriefs, learning and changing
• Genuine confidence, encouragement and self-esteem are built through overcoming the right level of challenge