Thornhill Outdoor Education Campus

As a year round facility, Adventure Valley is available for groups of 20 – 500 people. Our team is exceptional at planning and programming for experiential learning, leadership and teambuilding for participants of all ages. We have an extensive list of opportunities for outdoor education field trips for schools, including aspects of the David Suzuki curriculum. We go beyond the average Outdoor Centre to offer on site meals and snacks for your group to accommodate any budget, as well as coffee service for visiting teachers and parent volunteers. We welcome you to Adventure Valley for all of your outdoor learning and teambuilding initiatives! Our Adventure Valley Outdoor Education programs are operated by the Thornhill Outdoor Education Campus, a registered Not-for-profit organization. ---------- TEAM-BUILDING: Team-building Programs for Faculty, Students and Teams Our meaningful, customized programmes will engage your students or athletes physically, emotionally, and mentally. Through actively engaging in co-operative activities people can learn significant things about themselves, including new perspectives, attitudes and empathy for others. All of our team focused programmes are customized to suit your group’s specific needs and goals. Our programs are designed with your group in mind to ensure success for all participants, both as individuals, and team members. While the purpose of our a teambuilding program will vary, the root of any great teambuilding program is increasing communication skills, enhancing group cooperation, improving problem-solving skills, enhancing personal leadership awareness, and increasing respect and trust for oneself and for the group. Our facilitators plan and prepare a program catered to your needs and can include brainstorming workshops and change management elements. ---------- LEADERSHIP: HIGH SCHOOL Welcome Days – School Spirit Days Adventure Valley is the optimal location to host the incoming grade nine class orientation. Working with your student council, Adventure Valley leadership will plan and program a day of insanely fun programs and challenges to introduce your incoming class to the community and culture of your school. With the assistance and support of Student Council and graduating class volunteers, your orientation programme will be one to remember and quickly become a new tradition at your school that students will look forward to. Our leadership team will take care of all the logistics including arranging for bus transportation, food service, and program planning. Take your school spirit to the next level with an AV Welcome Day or School Spirit Day! We have several workshops that we invite you to consider: Recognizing and Utilizing Personal Strengths Leadership – Not a Popularity Contest Trust Team Building & Teamwork First Impressions Community Building Problem Solving Peer Mentorship Cliques & Bullying – Let’s Make a Change Most Popular Programs: Student Council Training (Typically in June, end of August before school starts or mid-year momentum session) Leadership - Not a Popularity Contest Goal Setting (for individual students or council as a group) Team Building for any school team or group—or an entire grade ----- YOUNG LEADERS: GRADES 3- 8 Our meaningful, customized programs will engage your students physically, emotionally, and mentally. Through actively engaging in co-operative activities people can learn significant things about themselves, including new perspectives, attitudes and empathy for others. All of our team focused programs are customized to suit your classes specific vision and goals. Our programs are designed with your students in mind to ensure success for all participants, both as individuals, team members and citizens of your school community. While the purpose of our a teambuilding program will vary, the root of any great teambuilding program is increasing communication skills, enhancing group cooperation, improving problem-solving skills, enhancing personal leadership awareness, and increasing respect and trust for oneself and for the group. We welcome individual classes or the entire grade and encourage the approach of coupling in school and on campus workshops to really deliver an exceptional experience. Our team is here to make it all happen seamlessly and professionally. But most of all, keep it FUN! ---- FURTHER LEADERSHIP EDUCATION: UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES Adventure Valley welcomes University and College coaches, faculty, and frosh week organizing committees to get out of the classroom and campus concrete and incorporate exciting off site programs that will build friendship, understanding and cohesiveness to your staff, students and athletes. Our experienced facilitators will work with your coaches, athletes, organizing committee or faculty to plan an engaging and appropriate event. We program according to the goals you wish to achieve and always keep you involved and a part of the overall process ensuring our plans are going to deliver to your expectations. Our site is fun, not fancy, and we can work with any budget. If you are looking to add a splash of uniqueness, of fun and innovation, come out to Adventure Valley and let us customize a program that will meet all your objectives. Some popular experiences for University and College groups include: Frosh Week Fun Day and BBQ Faculty Off Site Meetings Change Workshops for Faculty Members Teambuilding programs for varsity teams