schools

Teaching Staff are invited to join us on the Mitta Mitta River for a 4 day whitewater orientation course. This course is offered annually and run in conjunction with our annual guide training and river orientation course.

Participants will be introduced to this majestic river and its many features in detail. There will also be opportunities be involved in the annual guide training which will include:

·Understanding rapid hydrology
·Group management and conflict resolution
·Safety talks and addressing groups
·Equipment understanding and management
·Advanced river guiding principals and skills
·Managing your crew by communicating, gaining trust and being calm and friendly
·Risk its perceptions and how to manage it.
·Personal development through achievement and confidence.
·Development of leadership, personal, social and communication skills in a non   threatening environment

If you are interested in participating the teacher orientation program at this heavily discounted rate please email: linton.smith@adventurevictoria.com.au

Whitewater Specialists

Adventure Victoria Rafting are rafting specialists, based on the Upper Murray and Mitta Mitta River. We invite your students to “Live their other life” by experiencing some of the greatest white water journeys and incredible scenery on Earth! We also offer river experiences on the Yarra, Big, King and Mitchell Rivers.

ADVENTURE VICTORIA RAFTING AND ABEL

The Staff of Adventure Victoria Rafting (AVR) have been offering rafting and canoeing adventure programs for schools since1982.

We are whitewater are river based learning specialist, offering outdoor experiential learning courses ranging from 1 to 7 days in length.

AVR custom-designs outdoor learning programs to suit a client’s educational parameters.

Each school decides its learning outcomes; AVR then determines a location, style and program to suit, in full consultation.

Our most popular programs are:

2 Day Mitta Mitta River, VCE Outdoor Education/Environmental studies.

During the two day journey students are immersed in a learning experience:
·The river environment and the effects of man.
·Indigenous, mining and high country history and culture.
·Technology and rafting
·Risk its perceptions and how to manage it.

4 Day Mitta Mitta River Journey

Students are equipped with the fundamental skills of rafting, and are then presented with opportunities to utilise these primary skills during a challenging experience. The aim being that by the fourth day students are able to self manage their river experience.

·Personal development through achievement and confidence.
·Becoming an integral member of a team and group to descend the river.
·Development of leadership, personal, social and communication skills in a non   threatening environment
·Group management and conflict resolution

6 Day Introduction to raft guiding.

Equipping students with the skills required to be confident in most white water situations and taking the first step in becoming an international standard river guide.

·Understanding rapid hydrology
·Group management and conflict resolution
·Safety talks and addressing groups
·Equipment understanding and management
·Basic river guiding principals and skills
·Managing your crew by communicating, gaining trust and being calm and friendly
·Risk its perceptions and how to manage it.
·Personal development through achievement and confidence.
·Development of leadership, personal, social and communication skills in a non threatening environment

Experiential Learning

Adventure Based Outdoor Experiential Learning is a learning process that draws upon experiences encountered during an outdoor journey. River Journeys and in particular whitewater provide one of the best mediums for the learner.   We equip students with the foundation skills of rafting and decision-making and then present students with opportunities to utilise these primary skills during a challenging experience.

Students apply their foundation skills during the river Journey and bear the consequence of their actions in a constructive and affirming manner and then use reflection to determine how they might approach a similar situation again. Thus the final element is the "transfer" of learning into everyday contexts. Students are not only challenged physically but socially, emotionally and intellectually during their Journey

For example, a team of rafters fail to plan a route down a rapid. The raft and crew become stuck in the rapid and tension builds within the team. A student then moves to the up-steam side of the raft and it begins to fill quickly with water. The raft capsizes and the crew floats into the pool below the rapid.   They are wet, cold and stressed, yet they are able to understand immediately that failing to plan a route had a consequence and they need work constructively to plan for the next rapid.

Later that day students are encouraged to make a connection between their learning behaviour in such situations and in their daily life. Having shouldered and owned the consequence of, in this case inaction and poor planning, the student is better equipped to both recognise similar situations and to take more useful action in future.

Whitewater environments make a unique contribution in this sphere of learning as they are:
·Isolated from other people, traditional support mechanisms, family and friends
·A continuous experience - issues cannot be avoided or left until the next session
·Holistic - involving a range of challenges, involving self, others and the environment

Sample Packages and Pricing

Half Day Rafting Float Trips From:                               $60   P/Student
One Day Whitewater Rafting                                         $98   P/Student
Two Or More Days Whitewater Rafting                        $184 P/Student
Two Day White Water Canoeing Tuition                      $184 P/Student
Introduction To Raft Guiding Courses (4 to 6 days)        $368 P/Student
One Staff Member Per Group Raft Free Of Charge
and you recieve a free Photo DVD of your experience

Licenced and Insured

Parks Victoria and NPWNSW Licensed Operator
All Information For School Council Approval Via Email Including Public Liability Certificate, and "What To Do Checklist" - Eliminating Your Paperwork

Equipment

3 Fleets of rafts to suit all conditions
Mobile Rafting Facility - Providing Hot Showers.
All New Equipment: Insulated Paddles, Wet Suits, Gloves, Wet Boots, Socks, Thermals, Beanies and Spray jackets.

References Available From:

Scotch College, Melbourne
Prince Alfred College, Adelaide
Pembroke College, Adelaide
Wanganui Park Secondary College
Mill Park Secondary College
Sebastopol Secondary College
Kerang High School

For further information please email:

Linton.smith@adventurevictoria.com.au

or call us on 1800 997238 or 1800 WWRAFT