New Zealand Stories

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New Zealand Stories

7 day New Zealand snowsports tour from $1,999 per student!

This incredible snowsports package offers outstanding value for schools looking to excite and engage their students on the slopes. Located on New Zealand’s South Island, the Roundhill Ski Field is the perfect destination for skill development and progression in snowsports. With an enormous beginner’s area, long wide runs and the world’s longest rope tow, Roundhill…

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Breaking down educational barriers with cross-curriculum tours

Studies on cross-curriculum learning have shown it can lead to increased motivation, improvement of the learning process, encourage critical thinking, interaction and reflection and promotes teamwork between students. When combining curriculums, students make connections between subjects which in turn create richer learning opportunities as the material becomes more relevant and meaningful. Here are our favourite…

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New Zealand Adventures

Where else will you find adventure sports, rich indigenous culture and history and spectacular natural wonders? Our experiential programs to New Zealand combine all of the above and are tailored to suit your specific curriculum focuses. Whether it’s learning about geography and Maori culture at Mt Cheeseman, discovering science and snowsports at Lake Tekapo or…

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Rhapsody Rotorua: Teacher Testimonials

At the Rhapsody Rotorua Festival students from across Australia and New Zealand join together for 7 days of musical escapades. Through interactive workshops, professional adjudications and public performances, students experience music from an entirely new perspective. Students also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the indigenous Maori culture as well as take part in the…

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An educational guide to Queenstown

New Zealand is renowned as one of the adventure capitals of the world, but beyond its offering of extreme sports are an abundance of educational opportunities available to students of all ages and curriculums. With an array of diverse geographical landscapes, a unique culture and rich history – Queenstown has it all. Get the most…

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Maximise group numbers and learning opportunities with cross-curriculum tours

One of the challenges we often hear from our teachers when organising a school tour is getting the student numbers required to run a tour. When it comes to maximizing your numbers, we can offer a variety of solutions – one of which is creating a cross-curriculum tour. Here some of our popular cross-curriculum tours……

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Join us for a musical adventure at Rhapsody Rotorua!

Are you looking for a music program to further your students skills and provide them with the opportunity to engage with other young musicians and learn from industry professionals? Rhapsody Rotorua is your answer! Registrations are now open for the 2018 festival. This unique festival held in Rotorua NZ, brings together talented music students from…

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Broaden your alpine horizons

WorldStrides Snow Education programs are conducted in a unique, safe and secure alpine environment that provide a new stimulus for learning. Students experience an exciting level of involvement and understanding as they develop the skills to move around the alpine terrain. Developed in collaboration with H&PE educators to deliver many of the learning outcomes of the…

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