Outdoor Education

Welcome

Based in the heart of the beautiful South Island, our region’s mountains, valleys and rivers will be your classroom. With career opportunities destined to take you all over the country and world Aoraki Polytechnic’s Outdoor Recreation programme will provide you with valuable qualifications while you have the time of your life.
Take a look at our school site www.aorakioutdoors.net.nz

Check out the programme details below.

Certificate in Outdoor Recreation

Secondary School Study Award - 2010
conditions apply

Introduction to the Programme
Students actively participate in a broad range of outdoor experiences at an introductory level, encouraging a high degree of motivation, personal determination and teamwork.

View the programme fact sheet here (pdf format). - Timaru

Complete an Application Form and
return it to Aoraki Polytechnic.

Diploma in Outdoor Instruction and Management (Level 5)

Introduction to the Programme
Students progress from being the one experiencing to being the one facilitating this experience for others.

View the programme fact sheet here (pdf format). - Timaru

Complete an Application Form and
return it to Aoraki Polytechnic.

Diploma in Outdoor Education

You will cover the technical aspects of the New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association (NZOIA) Stage 2 awards which consolidates student progress gained in the Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Level 4) and Diploma in Outdoor Instruction and Management (Level 5), with particular regard to maturing leadership skills. You are encouraged to achieve marketable technical, teaching and people skills which will be useful in a variety of work-based situations.

View the programme fact sheet here (pdf format). - Timaru

“The quality of the field trips and the instructors means that you really develop your own abilities,”
“If you’re keen to put in the time and effort in your personal time, what you get out of it will be well worth it.” - Shanan Miles, Diploma in Outdoor Education.

Complete an Application Form and
return it to Aoraki Polytechnic.

Aoraki School of Outdoor Education

Aoraki School of Outdoor Education - School Site