Programme Information

Insight Adventures’ personal development camps draw on our years of experience organising adventure learning, cultural immersion, and expedition style programmes, to teach young people in areas not necessarily covered during classroom learning.

This is a 6 day, 5 nights Surfing Training camp programme, open to children ages 8 and above, focused on developing advanced surfing skills, as well as teamwork, collaboration, and communication through a range of other exciting and challenging outdoor activities.

With 24-hour supervision and care by Insight Adventures’ trained facilitators, all meals, activities, accommodation transportation, and insurance are included for the duration of the programme. Students will be divided into groups according to their age and experience, just as they would be during their regular extra-curricular activities or residential weeks organized by schools.

This seaside programme will take place on Shenzhen’s marvelous Dongshan Pearl Island, just 2.5 hours by bus from Guangzhou city center.

Key activities:

• Surfing
• Sea kayaking
• Water rescue training
• Raft-building
• Archery
• Beach Olympics
• Pool games

Workshops and Discussion Topics:

• Leave No Trace Environmentalism
• Covid-19 and the Immune System
• The Concept of Time
• Food Choices and Nutritional Studies
• Consciousness
• What is Life
• Loneliness
• Diversity
• Plastic Pollution and Solutions
• Gratitude

Other outcomes:

• Establishing a habit of daily reflective journaling
• Time away from phones, TV screens, school teachers, and parents
• The opportunity to meet and bond with other students in a fun, safe and non-competitive environment.

Daily Itinerary

With the exception of the first and last, each day of the camp has the same basic structure and routine with students typically waking up at around 7am, and then after a long day of exciting and fun challenges, heading back to their rooms for some much-deserved rest at roughly 9pm.

Morning exercise:

Students will have an active and early start to their days with a variety of group activities ranging from basic yoga, to full-on tabata workouts. All fun ways to get the blood flowing before a delicious breakfast.

Outdoor Base Restaurant Breakfast:

Simple and nutritious options that cater to both east and western tastes to ensure everyone is charged up and energized for a day of outdoor learning.

Morning activity session:

Activities that challenge students to step out of their comfort zones and achieve beyond what they thought they were capable of. In terms of surfing, we will start from theory, moving on to practice, and finally comprehensive application. All this will ensure students plenty of advanced learning opportunities.

Packed or Local Restaurant Lunch:

Varied, nutritious, and customised lunch options that suit the days activities, and location. Generally, meals are made up of simple grains, meats, fruits and vegetables.

Afternoon Activity Session:

Using adventurous activities and experiences in unfamiliar environments as tools for teaching students in areas the may miss out on during regular classroom settings.

Hotel Dinner:

After a long day of activities, students will come back to the hotel to enjoy a large evening meal either in the local restaurant, or cooked on the BBQ on the campgrounds.

Evening Activity Session:

A key component of effective learning is reflection and being conscious of ourselves and the world around us. Evening activities take the time to practice mindfulness.

Clean-up and Bedtime:

Students will share rooms in the hotel located on Dongshan Pearl Island in Shenzhen. Students will also share tents during their night of camping. All of our accommodations are held up to the highest standards of safety, comfort, and cleanliness. This insures participants the perfect place to rest at the end of a full day of activities.

Upon your request, we would be more that happy to provide you with the detailed schedule of our International Surfing Training Camp programme.

Further information about other products from Insight Adventures: camps@insight-adventures.com