Programmes › Ages 11 to 13
Trailblazers
Ages 11 to 13 go further: lagoon kayaks, robots, first aid, and a night under canvas at our forest base with the zip line and canopy walk.
The programme
What Trailblazers do
Trailblazers spend four days on Marian Road and Thursday night at our forest base, about an hour from Calabar by our own bus. They learn map reading, lifesaving and first aid, and take more responsibility for their team. Ratios are one adult to eight children, with extra staff on the overnight.
Skills they leave with
- Map and compass
- Lifesaving basics
- First aid
- Coding and robotics
- Camping and cooking
A typical day
- 8:00Team briefing
- 9:00Lagoon kayak or navigation
- 10:45Shelter building or robotics
- 12:15Lunch and rest
- 13:15Elective track
- 14:45First aid or film
- 16:00Pick up, or Thursday overnight
Photos
Trailblazers at camp
Questions
About Trailblazers
Where is the forest base?
On private land with a cleared camp, hall, toilets and showers, about an hour from Calabar. Exact location is shared with enrolled families.
Who supervises the night?
Two counsellors per tent row, a nurse and the camp director stay overnight. Phones are collected and returned on Friday.
Is the zip line safe?
Every rider wears a harness and helmet, is double clipped, and is checked by a trained instructor before each run.
Other groups
Brothers and sisters
Siblings save ten percent on every week, in any group.
Book Trailblazers for next summer
Early bird fees close on 31 March. Places are capped at 30 per group per week.