Arete Outdoor Centre is residential centre in offering variety of outdoor activities

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ARETE OUTDOOR
CENTRE

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Arete Outdoor Centre is residential centre
in offering variety of outdoor activities and
certificate coureses for individual and
groups as per their interests.
WHO WE ARE
It is located in Gwynedd, North Wales
near the majestic mountains of Snowdonia,
expansive lakes, and the coast of Anglesey
that has both beaches and cliffs for life time
memory.
www.aretecentre.co.uk

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WHY PICK US
KNOW WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY
ABOUT US
Why is the centre so valuable for Special Needs students?The staff are second to none in their ability to weigh up
characters and engage students. I have worked with SEN students at Llanrug for several years. ‘Year upon year’ I am
impressed with the ability of centre staff to ‘engage, challenge and bring out the best in our students’. We often bring
students who are challenging in their behaviours and attitudes. Through prior negotiation we are able to plan activities
that, whilst still being safe, put our students in positions where they are ‘thoroughly challenged’. This is generally within
Llanrug’s normal operations, but on occasions, this has involved utilising: staff, equipment and ‘relationships that are
already developed’ to take students camping to different parts of the country in order to ‘get the most from our
students’.It is quite easy (and safe), for instructors to engage to a basic level with students, offering them options to ‘take
part’ or to ‘try a bit harder’. However, it is a more challenging instructor who uses his / her personality to the full, to
engage with students to a much greater degree. On occasions this ‘probing, provoking, pushing’ will not succeed.
However, on the occasions where it doesn’t, I have always seen instructors who work endlessly to ‘repair’ any temporary
damage to their relationship. In fact, in every case I can think of, this ‘development in relationship’ has always brought
about a positive outcome for the student.When our aims as teachers are like the following: enjoy, engage, improve self
esteem, reflect upon our own learning, engage with others (especially peers) etc..- LLanrug Centre has always helped us
reach our aims.Whilst I love the outdoors and all the stimulating activities that can be done. My motivation as a teacher is
to ‘use the outdoor and adventurous environment as a tool’. As a teaching practitioner, I believe that LLanrug is the
perfect partner in meeting these goals.

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Packages
Instructor
NGB
Corporate
Training
Qualification
Activity
www.aretecentre.co.uk

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TYPES OF GROUP ACTIVITIES
PRIMARY
SCHOOLS
ACTIVITIES
SECONDARY
YOUTH &
CORPORATE
SCHOOLS
UNIFORM
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITIES
GROUPS
DAYS
A general activity
Range of activities to
A range of activities
theme will be chosen
excite and engage the
including rock
for the day while
pupils, all of which are
climbing, kayaking,
exploring venues such
tailored for your
canoeing, underground,
secondary school
coasteering, gorge and
group.
mountaineering.
as the gorge, sea cliffs,
mountain, river or lake.
Have challenge
individuals, whilst
developing team spirit
and lasting memories,
which clearly make for a
more productive
working team.

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MEET OUR TEAM
GARETH DAVIES
RICHARD LINK
CRYSTAL PATTON
Operations
Centre Manager
Senior Tutor &
Manager
Course Director

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CONTACT INFO
MAILING ADDRESS
Arete Outdoor Education, CentreLlanrug,
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 4AP, North Wales.
EMAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]
PHONE NUMBER
01286 672136 or 07743336093