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Adventure, Education and safety

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Outdoor Education

Outdoor Adventures that can be tailored to your educational learning objectives or as method of personal and social development.

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Service and Learning Trips

Opportunities to learn, have fun and give something back to communities and ecosystems in which we thrive.

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First Aid Training

Fully accredited hands on first aid courses focused on practical skills to build expertise, qualifications and confidence.

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Academic Tutoring

Tutoring by qualified, experienced teachers who mark exams for IB, IGCSE and A Level for exam preparation or general support .

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Cross Curricular Programs

We offer a range of Interdisciplinary Units suitable for MYP that can be classroom based, field trip based or a combination of the two.

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Hands on Science

Practical science experiences that meet the needs of exam boards, and are a fun and interactive learning experience.

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Exciting and engaging program of activities!

The students who join the Survival Skills After School Activity here at Oeiras International School love it. The Training Centre has developed an exciting and engaging program of activities, that not only boost the students’ skills, but also their confidence and problem-solving abilities – all in a fun, outdoor environment. From orienteering to water purification, camp cooking to shelter building, there is something different each week.

Adrian Illingworth

After School Activities Coordinator / Oeiras International School

Great week of activities and conservation work!

I had a wonderful time with you guys over the 10 days in Portugal; you are both very welcoming, kind and approachable and have set up a great week of activities and conservation work, and it was made very clear to the reasons why we were doing the environmental work, and the program you ran had a good balance of fun and learning

Victoria Foxwell

Operation Forest Stewards Service Learning Program.

It was a thoroughly well planned course!

"I loved working with The Training Centre. It was a thoroughly well planned course with lots of communication both before and after the trip. The choice of venues and activities were brilliant and a good balance of challenge, experience and enjoyment."

Helen Macleod

Youth Worker

Excellent First Aid Course

Excellent First Aid course with plenty of examples and scenarios to drive points home. Dan was an excellent instructor who really knew his stuff.

Peter Mason

L3 Outdoor First Aid Course

The Training Centre Team

Dan Gowanlock

A qualified teacher, Dan has been working in Outdoor Education since 2001 and has worked with schools across three continents. He holds a range of Outdoor Education qualifications in activities including Canoeing, Mountaineering, Mountain Biking and Surfing. He is a qualified first aid instructor and has worked as a trainer and assessor for Surf Lifesaving Great Britain assessing the next generation of beach lifeguards and surf instructors. He has extensive experience of running an outdoor centre and all administrative procedures involved . He has years of experience of developing new activity locations and programs, risk assessments, standard operating procedures, as well as designing and implementing staff training programs.

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