Several of our students have been participating in Whenua Iti/Trades Academy courses throughout Term 1, find out more about their experiences here!

No phones for a week? Sounds like a nightmare, that's exactly what I thought when I got told we would be staying in tents for 3 nights without the comfort of knowing my phone was mere centimetres away. 

Turns out I was wrong, and who would've thought I would survive without it? 

Some of the activities we did include caving, coasteering, trapezing, high ropes and many more. 

I love how these were all new experiences for me and something that would've been difficult for me to perform outside of this camp. I was surrounded by my friends and people that supported you without judgement, which made giving everything a go super easy. Especially when you aren't afraid to fail. 

I'm super grateful to have gone on this camp and would highly recommend it to others.

By Olivia Brown