Courses

There are 6 JCA courses available for your group which meet the needs of every individual. Encompassing a wide range of outdoor activities to help develop understanding, knowledge and skills.

 

Action & AdventureOur land based multi activity courses are available at all of our centres. This course aims to provide the opportunity to learn new skills and experience success in a vast range of exciting and challenging activities from climbing and abseiling to fencing and blind trail!

  

  

 

Activity & EducationTake the opportunity to visit some of the wonderful local attractions including Harlech Castle and Dinorwig Power Station in North Wales, the Eden Project and Tintagel in the South West and the Historic Dockyard and Portchester Castle in Hampshire. We will be happy to organise a full or part programme for your group.

  

  

 

Survival

Available at our River Dart and Pestalozzi centre, groups will learn key survival skills including building shelters, collecting water, navigation, signalling, first aid and survival equipment. By the end of the course groups will be ready for their own secret mission!

  

  

 

Eco ChallengeAvailable at all centres, this themed course provides the ideal opportunity to reinforce the environmental studies aspects of Key stage 2 and 3 Science, Geography, Art, Design and Technology including biospheres, mini-beasts, natural resourcing and recycling through a fun, dynamic course specifically devised for children.

There is also a special Eco Challenge Course operating at Pestalozzi in partnership with the John Muir Award.

  

  

 

WatersportsAvailable at Riviera Bay, River Dart, Sandymouth and Croft Farm taking advantage of their coastal and lakeside locations. Groups can explore the rivers, lakes, beaches and bays when taking part in canoeing, surfing, boogie boarding, sailing, windsurfing, wave skiing and katakanuing. This course combines water and land-based sessions.   

  

  

 

Watersports PlusAvailable at Croft Farm, this course offers the opportunity to spend an entire midweek on the water participating in a superb range of high adrenaline waterports activities.