JoyofAdventure was aims to inspire young people and their teachers to go on adventures. Our aim is that your expedition with us will begin a life time of journeys all over the world either by foot, canoe or bike!
JoyofAdventure is set up to support local schools to run their DofE expeditions or for young people to join expeditions where their schools dont offer them.
JoyofAdventure believes in the benefits to young people of learning in the outdoors and is passionate about equipping and training teachers and students so that they are able to competently and safely work in the outdoors, particularly through the DofE award scheme.
JoyofAdventure works with highly qualified staff. All staff are experienced outdoor professionals with a wealth of experience of working both with young people and adults in the outdoors.
JoyofAdventure is an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) of the DofE Award and has a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Adventure Activity Licence (AAL).
JoyofAdventure includes the First Aid Centre Applied First Aid which is an accredited Immediate Temporary Care (ITC) Centre offering a number of accredited First Aid Certificates which are Ofqual regulated and meet the meet HSE standards for due diligence for First Aid providers. All certificates are valid for 3 years.
Talk to us about what you want to achieve. Contact poppy@joyofadventure.co.uk
Working with young people in the outdoors provides them with lots of benefits including:
Organisations we have worked with recently include:
- Cambridge Academic Partnership
- Hills Road Sixth form
- University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
- Bottisham Village College
- Netherhall School, Cambridge
- Comberton village college
- Kesgrave High School Suffolk
- County Upper Bury St Edmunds
- St Benedicts Catholic School Bury St Edmunds
- Royal Grammar School Worcestershire
- High Wycombe Grammar School
- The Leys School, Cambridge
- St Joseph’s Reading
- Outlook Expeditions
- Expeditions Wales
- Bedford High School
- Arete Outdoor Centre
Silver DofE Canoe Practice Expedition:
Friday and Saturday Sept 13th/14th or 20th/21st
Open Gold DofE Canoe information meeting
7 to 8pm Thursday 26th September
Location Hills Road Sixth
Open Gold DofE Canoe and Walking training
19th and 20th October 2019 Lode CB25 9HF
Open Gold DofE Canoe Training and Practice
Saturday April 4th to Tuesday April 7th River Cam
Open Gold DofE Canoe Training and Practice
Tuesday 14th April to Friday 17th April River Severn
Open Gold Assessed Expedition:
Saturday May 27th to Wednesday May 31st River Severn or Wye
Saturday June 27th to Wednesday July 1st River Severn or Wye
Thursday August 20th to Wednesday August 26th River Harkan Sweden
Booking Form: Download
Contact poppy@joyofadventure.co.uk for future dates.
Very worth while course plus 2 hrs out doors was excellent experienced instructor answered great questions