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4 Tips for Reducing Teacher’s Duke of Edinburgh Award Workload

School Coordinators – you have come to the right place to learn some valuable Duke of Edinburgh Award Tips for Adventurous Journeys. With Black Diamond Adventures director, Rob Mann, working as a PDHPE teacher for many years, he’s learned a few systems and tricks to make delivering the award much easier. Below, we present [...]

2024-03-25T11:19:02+10:00March 20th, 2024|Duke of Edinburgh Award|Comments Off on 4 Tips for Reducing Teacher’s Duke of Edinburgh Award Workload

My 12 Day NT Duke of Edinburgh Award Experience with BDA

Read about a Duke of Edinburgh Award experience from a student on our signature 12 day Northern Territory immersion and experiential learning program. In this blog post, past Duke of Ed student, Eryn, talks about the “best adventure of my life” on her Gold Adventurous Journey in the Northern Territory with Black Diamond Adventures [...]

2024-03-27T07:18:28+10:00February 14th, 2024|Duke of Edinburgh Award|Comments Off on My 12 Day NT Duke of Edinburgh Award Experience with BDA

Learning at Black Diamond Adventures – Maeve Hesse

Take a read of Maeve’s insightful blog which delves into the intriguing world behind the scenes at Black Diamond Adventures. From car issues and forgotten equipment to unlikely animal encounters and laugh out loud moments…we’ve all had our fair share of mess-ups. But one thing is for sure - we always learn valuable lessons [...]

2024-02-26T12:29:34+10:00December 18th, 2023|Working for Black Diamond Adventures|Comments Off on Learning at Black Diamond Adventures – Maeve Hesse

Taking the Road Less Travelled with Black Diamond Adventures – Sara Jones

Not interested in university but wondering what other opportunities lay ahead after school? Take a read of Sara’s story on how she took the road less travelled after finishing Year 12 by deciding to take a two-year traineeship in Outdoor Leadership with Black Diamond Adventures. Hear firsthand about her experience, what she’s learnt, [...]

2024-02-21T14:15:34+10:00November 3rd, 2023|Working for Black Diamond Adventures|Comments Off on Taking the Road Less Travelled with Black Diamond Adventures – Sara Jones

Working for Black Diamond Adventures – Connor McCormick

Do you ever wonder what it must be like working for Black Diamond Adventures? Students are with us for a few days… Each day we are on our own Black Diamond Adventures course, living and breathing what we teach to live an authetnic life. […]

2024-02-02T10:26:42+10:00October 11th, 2021|Working for Black Diamond Adventures|Comments Off on Working for Black Diamond Adventures – Connor McCormick

Back on Track – A Must Read for Teachers & anyone involved with Young People

The meaning of success is open to interpretation….. […]

2024-02-02T10:30:01+10:00July 12th, 2020|Recommended Readings|Comments Off on Back on Track – A Must Read for Teachers & anyone involved with Young People

How COVID has shaped my character – Rob Mann – Black Diamond Adventures

At the end of March 2020, I, along with the rest of the Outdoor Ed industry was hit with the news that all school excursions would be cancelled for the foreseeable future due to Covid-19. This was difficult to swallow and I don’t think at the time I really [...]

2024-02-02T10:44:09+10:00June 28th, 2020|Shaping of Black Diamond Adventures|Comments Off on How COVID has shaped my character – Rob Mann – Black Diamond Adventures

Indigenous Logo Interpretation

Recently, we have partnered with Aunty Lorraine Brown and her sister Aunty Narelle Thomas from the Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corp to have the Black Diamond logo interpreted and reconstructed in the style of the Indigenous country that we call home, Dharawal Country. […]

2020-06-12T10:56:40+10:00June 1st, 2020|Indigenous|Comments Off on Indigenous Logo Interpretation

The Making of Australians

Black Diamond Adventures invest in people and in the making of Australians! We empower young people to believe in them-selves like no one else. Our programs will discreetly ask our students to consider what person they want to be and what qualities they want to be known for in [...]

2024-02-02T10:54:50+10:00May 22nd, 2020|Shaping of Black Diamond Adventures|Comments Off on The Making of Australians

Black Diamond Psychology – Issue 1. Relationships are key

What makes Black Diamond Adventures special is our staff’s emotional intelligence and their psychological approach when working with participants. They build positive, trusting and respectful relationships! […]

2024-02-02T11:01:10+10:00March 6th, 2020|Black Diamond Psychology|Comments Off on Black Diamond Psychology – Issue 1. Relationships are key
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