Activities

Dam

Safety first! All visitors wear life jackets and are encouraged to splash out and enjoy the adrenalin rush! Foofy sliding, boating, mud fights, high jumps and just simply “chilling” in the water!

• High jump High jump
• Mud Fun Mud Fun
• Slide Slide
• Cheering on Cheering on
• Canoeing Canoeing
• Swimming Swimming
• Dam Fun Dam Fun
• Foofy Sliding Foofy Sliding
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Bush camp

A night in the bush is a great experience for the older age groups, sleeping under the stars, waking up to the birds, preparing their own meals are all unique opportunities to grow.

• Sleeping arrangements Sleeping arrangements
• Stockbrood Stockbrood
• Preparing for meals Preparing for meals
• Preparing food Preparing food
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Obstacle course

Mud is a great leveler! This course is designed to give everybody an opportunity to help… it is not used competitively, but more as a way of building self-belief and team spirit!

• Fireman's pole Fireman's pole
• Helping hands Helping hands
• Mud Fun Mud Fun
• Mud changes everything Mud changes everything
• Monkey Bars Monkey Bars
• Rope Ladder Rope Ladder
• Spider Web Spider Web
• Muddy Work Muddy Work
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Scenic walks

Various lengths of walks are available depending on the groups capabilities or requirements, ranging from a gentle stroll to a wetland or our own “Gods window” to the 14 km hike to the Umkomaas river. Our most popular walk is to the Mkoveni waterfall, a 3km hike.

• God's window God's window
• Bush talk Bush talk
• Waterfall Waterfall
• Scenic walk Scenic walk
• River River
• Downhill to Mkoveni Downhill to Mkoveni
• 3 Rocks 3 Rocks
• Exploring the gorge Exploring the gorge
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Group dynamic exercises

Over the years we have built up a range of tasks that require dependency and good communication and interaction. Central to these activities is the counselling and feedback that takes place before and afterwards….our aim? To equip the group with “tools” to take home that will change their lives…

• Gladiator Gladiator
• River crossing River crossing
• Puzzle building Puzzle building
• Tower challenge Tower challenge
• Land raft Land raft
• Wheel barrow Wheel barrow
• Shuffle boards Shuffle boards
• Stretcher building Stretcher building
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Leadership development programmes

Groups are put through a course known as the “Reconn Mission” which takes them out of their comfort zones..character is built and leaders emerge. Tasks encompassing planning, goal setting and decision making are part of the programme. Reviewing and self-assessment help to consolidate lessons learnt.

• Obstacle course Obstacle course
• Solitaire Solitaire
• Recon mission Recon mission
• Tyre challenge Tyre challenge
• We've got this We've got this
• Comaraderie Comaraderie
• Leadership - repositioning Leadership - repositioning
• Discussing Strategies Discussing Strategies
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Environmental Education

Much of this takes place during the walks, but specific themes from the syllabi are also covered e.g food chains, habitats, water or insect studies, natural vs man made environments, plant identification.

• Exploring the grasslands Exploring the grasslands
• Blue Swallow Blue Swallow
• Water from a tree Water from a tree
• Water creatures - feedback with dough Water creatures - feedback with dough
• Hands on Hands on
• Conquering fears Conquering fears
• Hilton Daisy Hilton Daisy
• Wattle war Wattle war
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Bushman Culture

Paulus has worked at Roselands for over 10 years and is passionate about sharing his culture with the different groups, he makes rope, dances, keeps his audience spell bound with stories from the past, and ALWAYS produces a bit of pure magic when he rubs those sticks together to make fire!

• Fire Making Fire Making
• Bushman Shelter Bushman Shelter
• Bushman signs Bushman signs
• Bow & Arrow Skills Bow & Arrow Skills
• Cooking demonstration Cooking demonstration
• Setting traps Setting traps
• Paulus Paulus
• Snake bite treatment Snake bite treatment
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Farming Activities

Children get to milk cows, learn about bees, cash cropping, timber and kiwi farming. There are dogs, goats, geese and cows that wander around close by! For a lot of children this is a highlight…just to be on a farm…

• Bee keeping Bee keeping
• Cabbage farming Cabbage farming
• Debarking trees Debarking trees
• Farm truck Farm truck
• Tree felling Tree felling
• Kiwi farming Kiwi farming
• Facing the bull Facing the bull
• Milking a Cow Milking a Cow
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Geography

High schools use our venue specifically for hands on geography lessons! We have the privilege of living on the edge of the Umkomaas valley. Ortho and topographic maps of the area are used to identify different features. The possibilities are endless!

Rural settlements are often a topic of discussion, as they are very visible from our vantage point.

• Rock Formations Rock Formations
• View of the Valley View of the Valley
• Geography feedback Geography feedback
• Map Work Map Work
• Umko Valley Umko Valley
• Endpoint Endpoint
• Spurs and valleys Spurs and valleys
• Mountains Mountains
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Wilderness Trails

An extended programme for older groups is now an option, planned trails through the Umkomaas valley, parts of the Southern Berg and along the stunning Wild coast are on offer. Programmes will be based on the teachers needs but could include survival skills, team work, bonding and community work.

• Camp out Camp out
• River River
• Beach walk Beach walk
• Hike in the berg Hike in the berg
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Optional extras

• Community work Community work
• Community work Community work
• Community work Community work
• Bird Capture Bird Capture
• Community work Community work
• Falconry Falconry
• Snake workshop Snake workshop
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• Falconry
• Bird capture
• Snake Workshop
• Talk on Drugs
• Community work
• Self defence

Visits to neighbouring areas include:

• Byrne Valley – “Over There” Animal farm,
• Little Tavistock – cottage industry
• Richmond Museum
• The Shed Poultry farm
• Katope Packhouse
• SAPPI nursery
• African Bird of Prey Sactuary

• Little Tavistock – cottage industry Little Tavistock – cottage industry
• African Bird of Prey Sactuary African Bird of Prey Sactuary
• Richmond Museum Richmond Museum
• The Shed Poultry farm The Shed Poultry farm
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