What participants gain with us:

All participants learn that they have intrinsic value to the group.

They learn hard skills from navigation and map reading, to managing different weather conditions and environmental matters. Participants learn to cook outdoors together, how to light a match and wash up; and they learn practical organisational skills with the use and handling of all equipment.

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For us though, it’s the soft skills which have a longer lasting effect. These skills include:

• Positive communication skills,

• Knowing when to listen to others and when to be heard,

• Problem solving through logic, investigating the facts and making decisions together.

• Understanding the world around them and that we all see the world in different ways from the perspective of typical and neurodiverse aspects.

• Having empathy and looking out for each other and being aware of the mental well-being of themselves and others around them.

• The value of productivity working as a collective whole [momentarily putting aside value of self-progress], to the achievement of a common goal and success of the collective aim; that leads to personal empowerment.

• Understanding that small mistakes are a positive and problem solving empowers growth and confidence.

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This is where the Duke of Edinburgh award really comes into its own. That, and leaving participants with long lasting excellent memories.