GUIDELINES FOR 6 DAY XMAS TORCH ADVENTURE with RVA

Youth at Risk Development Programme Trip Objectives • Participate in a beneficial community project for a local school or Community Group Ranch. • Challenge the students physically and mentally in a wilderness setting. • Learn new skills and have fun in the outdoors. • Instill confidence and self-esteem. • Expose personal strengths and weaknesses and deal with them. • Explore and understand the natural environment. • Push the boundaries of students comfort zones. • Exposure to leadership and teamwork functions, styles and responsibilities. • Understand local flora and fauna. Outcomes • Tolerance and understanding of different lifestyles and cultures. • Mental and physical well-being. • Understand the natural environment and enjoyment of the wilderness. • Sense of achievement of completing a multi-activity expedition. • Students are more committed and focused with more energy and skills to creating an environment of trust and open communication. • Students promote and develop leadership and teamwork. • With new found skills, confidence and self-esteem they can arise to challenges, problems and pressures in school and society.