KIDS CAMP
Camping has big opportunities
Recently our Kids Camp Director, Bex Joseph, returned from Europe where she attended the Christian Camping International (CCI) conference. Bex attended the conference as part of CCI’s global leadership program for emerging leaders, which is led by John McAuley from Muskoka Woods, Canada and Chris Mitchell from Lighthouse Leadership in Australia. This program is about…
Read MoreVolunteer Living Springs
Do you have what it takes? Would you like to spend at least 4 months in beautiful surroundings? Go on adventures and meet lots of new people? Volunteer Living Springs! Living Springs is looking for volunteers for 2021. If you are over 18 years of age, love working with kids, and want to experience a…
Read MoreDrumroll please…
Drumroll please… The winner of the Toyota Highlander SUV for 12 months and a $10.000 radio advertising campaign is… LIVING SPRINGS!!!! To mobilise and support small businesses impacted by COVID-19, Toyota New Zealand are providing 100 businesses with a Toyota Highlander SUV for 12 months. It is so fantastic to be acknowledged for all the…
Read MoreSpecial Torpedo7 offer
Adventure is everywhere A.A. Milne once wrote: “When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” At Living Springs we all love our adventures may they be big or small. Another thing most of us secretly enjoy is a spot of online shopping. And…
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Winter camps are awesome!
Sweaty hot days, the sun burning your skin. Applying sun screen every 5 minutes. Balmy warm evenings, pesky mozzies zooming around. Is this what you associate with camp? Think again! Winter camps are the bomb. Truly they are. Winter may not be known as camp season, but just because the temperatures dip, it doesn’t mean…
Read MoreWhitau School comes to camp
We were very excited to welcome our first Aorangi sponsored School of 2019 to Living Springs last week. Whitau School (formerly Linwood North) joined us for a programme packed with fun and educational activities, many of which the kids had never experienced before. Do you know, for instance, what a cow’s udder feels like? According…
Read MoreNew Envirocamp
Exciting news from us today. Last week we piloted our new Envirocamp, which was generously supported by the Lyttelton Port Company. Year 4 students from Diamond Harbour School joined us on our quest towards healing the environment of the Harbour. The move towards an Eco-Sanctuary on our unique 420-hectare property started over 40 years ago…
Read MoreKids Camp Leaders Wanted
Living Springs is on the lookout for young volunteer leaders for our Residential Kids Holiday Programmes. Our programmes run one week each school holiday for kids 8-12 years old so we look for our leaders to be 15+. All food and accommodation is included. It is a great opportunity to work with young kids and…
Read MoreParent/Child Camp Opportunity with Parenting Place
The Parenting Place are running a parent/child camp at Living Springs. This camp is open for general registrations and Living Springs are more than happy to promote this to our community. Camp dates November 30 – Dec 2. Here is some information on it if you are keen. The rates are highly subsidised, only $100…
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