THE AQUATERRA ADVENTURES LEARNING COURSE
ADVENTURE - DISCOVERY - CHALLENGE
RELAXATION - FRIENDSHIP
Life today is like permanent whitewater... always changing, risky, and ready to sink the unprepared. However, whitewater can be navigated successfully through an understanding of river dynamics and the development of the skills needed to move accurately and decisively through the turbulence of rapids. The same is true of life: technical knowledge guided by inspired leadership and effective teamwork leads to success.
Rappelling, rafting and trekking offers each person a chance to push his or her limits in a supportive environment. These activities have many levels of challenge, and you will be asked to set a goal for yourself that will make you stretch but is also attainable. With the support of your teammates, you may find yourself doing things you might not have dreamed were possible before.
We use outdoor activities as metaphors for how to communicate, how to rely on each other, take appropriate risks and support each other towards common goals on the job. This model is interactive, participant-focused, and at all times remains FUN!
OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH ADVENTURE PURSUITS COURSE METHODOLOGY
- Unlike other forms of training, the technique of experiential learning is based on the premise that no knowledge can be as deep-rooted as that acquired through experience. Moreover, while lectures or classroom courses can pass on knowledge, attitudes and skills can be developed only through actual experience.
- This technique transports students and teachers from reality to a non-threatening climate where they can participate, err, and emerge more experienced in the outdoors without their mistakes proving expensive. To bridge the gap between real life situations and the abstraction of the classroom, trainers symbolically recreate actual life conditions.
- Experiential learning is a liberating process rather than a conditioning process.
LOCATION AND ACTIVITY
Our rafting camp, SILVER SANDS is located on the Rishikesh - Devprayag road (256 kms from Delhi ; 27 kms from Rishikesh ; within 5-6 hours driving time from Delhi) on the banks of the river Ganga, on a sandy river beach and a portion of riverside forest. An excellent getaway from city stress - the tented river camp offers you a real outdoor experience with white water rafting at its very best, camp games, solitude, campfire tales, kayaking, abseiling, good food and new found friends. Accommodation in twin bedded tents with mattresses, pillows and quilts add to overall comfort levels. You will be surprised at the quality and variety our cook offers.
The camp and its location assures camaraderie of adventure, challenging activities, environmental awareness and outdoor leadership skills, at a single self-sufficient location.
Adventure pursuits help develop character traits like foresight, forward planning, identifying risk factors, delegating authority, fostering team spirit, stamina for sustained work, self-reliance, confidence and overall optimism. The outdoors is a natural medium for developing life skills outside the comfort of the home and school environment as well as sharpens old skills learnt within the four walls of the classroom.
Committed adventure professionals handle your trips. Besides assuring you total safety they will go the extra mile
to see that you get what you came for. Equipment that meets stringent international standards is used to conduct all adventure activities. We have the latest self-bailing rafts, kayaks and some of the most experienced river and mountain guides in the country.
