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AOEC is a leading Environment Education Centre situated on leased Department of Conservation (DOC) land, in the Kaimai Forest Park surrounded by native bush

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Booking priority is given to educational groups who meet our mission & objectives; other groups, including social groups may apply to book if there is vacancy

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The activities are dedicated to the education, knowledge, and enjoyment of the outdoors. Environment Education is our priority

WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY

Another two weeks in Paradise – so good !

Our feedback on Environment Education – the children really enjoyed the practical nature of the activities and discussing information with the parents. The review on Friday of our rubbish was insightful and the children were very interested and surprised.

Feedback on camp in general – we love it. The children get to do a massive amount of things in a very short time, in a beautiful environment, with motivated people. Your instructors and activities complement nicely with the things we want to do, and I have always found you so accommodating, flexible and creative should the weather upset our programme.

We love getting out at night, and doing activities with the children. You have upgraded the facilities considerably in my time working with you. We enjoy the people the place and the things to do.

Keep on rocking.

Kevin C, Whangaparāoa school

We had a fabulous time and were so grateful to you and your amazing staff.

The kids are full of experiences and have been sharing them since getting home.

Such an awesome week away thank you

Netherton School

Thank You for helping me fall in love with the forest. My favourite part of camp was the night walk in the forest and seeing all the amazing insects and spiders. I loved all the great times in the forest.

Briana, Student, Drury School

It really is a great camp, rain or shine, and all your instructors are amazing at keeping the energy for each camp that rolls through; we are very grateful for the experience.

Penny, Green Park

The kids are buzzing, the teachers are buzzing, and our parent helpers are buzzing! The whole experience is incredibly well run, and the programme you organise for our tamariki ticks every box and more. The lifelong skills they develop, the challenges they face, the teamwork and communication required, and the opportunities for different children to step up as leaders are just fantastic

Rach, Maree and Bri , Selwyn Ridge

We had a fabulous weekend which started with the very warm welcomes from Karen. Everything is so well organised and cared for it makes it a very easy place to stay. Thanks for all your hard work in keeping it ticking over. Everyone loved the variety of the bush and the river.

Lee McKay, Women's Outdoor Pursuits

We had a great time as always! Thank you for being such a great host. I am always flat out at these weekends and do appreciate all the extra you do for us to make our stay comfortable and to lighten my load for the weekend.

Donna Kerridge, Titoki Education - Rongoa Maori Medicine

You’ve helped create life-long memories for these kids and such a fabulous way to end our survival unit. Topics like this, with hands-on learning and real-world adventure, bring me so much joy and remind me exactly why I love teaching. Seeing the excitement on their faces, hearing their curious questions, and watching them problem-solve and work together in such an authentic setting is what it’s all about. I especially loved seeing kids completely out of their comfort zones, being challenged highly – like clambering over fallen trees, crossing the river and sliding down some tricky tracks. I was proud of the kids for showing resilience and being so positive when clearly being challenged. These are the moments that stick with them, and with us as teachers. I feel incredibly lucky to have been part of such a well-designed and inspiring day

Rachel S, Selwyn Ridge Room 10

A massive, massive thank you again to you and your gorgeous team for all the mana and support. We genuinely didn’t think we could top the feedback from the first camp, but the response to the latest one has been overwhelmingly positive. The main critique was that everyone wants an extra day at camp so that’s a pretty dreamy problem to have!!

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