Activities

act1Our Activities programme is specifically designed to enhance your learning experience, provide you with a unique insight into New Zealand’s way of life, and give you a broad cultural understanding in a New Zealand environment.  The activities programme is designed to be fun and entertaining, as well as educational.  You will get to know other students really well while taking part in our activities, and see some of New Zealand’s most beautiful sights and scenery.

 

We have more than fifty activities that you can participate in during the year, depending on the season.  One of our most popular activities is our regular New Zealand barbecue, held at the School.  Students are welcome to invite their homestay families, and enjoy a relaxed, traditional New Zealand barbecue experience.

Our Activities Schedule is a key part of our educational programme.  If you enrol at WISEL, you can choose to either enrol in the Activities Programme, which will give you access to all of WISEL’s normal activities at no extra cost.  If you are not enrolled in one of our Activities Programmes, you can choose to take part in activities at an extra cost.

  Activity Duration
  Boat trip Kawau Island 3 hours – Full day 
  Kayaking in Omaha Bay  2-3 hours
  Helicopter ride 20 minutes
  Hot pools & waterslides + spa option 3 hours
  Boat trip to outer islands  Full day
  Picnic Pakiri Beach Full day
  River kayaking Full day
  Kayak rolling course weekend course
  Sea kayaking trip to Kawau Island 3 hours – 2 days
  Snorkeling Goat Island Marine Reserve 3 hours
  Sailing – catamaran / hobie cat / concept 16′ 2 hours
  Sailing – yacht trip to outer islands Full day
  Scuba diving 2 x weekends or one day a week
  Body or board surfing 3 hours
  Wakeboarding 1/2 hours
  Water skiing 1 hour
  Windsurfing 2 hours
  Fishing charter Half day – full day
  Rock fishing 3 hours
  Golf – 18 hole game 5 hours
  Golf – coaching & 9 hole game 4 hours
  Equestrian show jumping 1/2 hours
  Horse trekking 2 hours
  Matakana Market trip 3 hours
  Snow skiing – indoor ski slope Half – full day
  Snow boarding – indoor  ski slope Half – full day
  Rocking climbing & abseiling 1/2 day
  Bush walking 1 hour – 3 day hikes
  Mountain biking, Woodhill Forest 2  -  4 hours
  Pottery classes 3 hours
  Warkworth Museum 3 hours
  Auckland Luge 3 hours
  Cooking lesson 3 hours
  Garden tour 3 hours
  Wine tasting 3 hours
  Bungy jump from harbour bridge or Sky tower 2/3 hours
  Cinema 2 hours
  Day Spa – facial / manicure / pedicure / massage 2 hours
  Shopping trips to Auckland Half – full day
  Visit to local artisan and craft makers Half day
  Coffee group with community members 3 hours
  Sheepworld and honey centre 3 hours
  Paintball 3/4 hours
  Tandem skydiving 4 hours
  Tennis coaching 2 hours
  Great Barrier Island camping trip 2 days
  Horse riding, farm or beach 3 hours
  Farm visit 3 hours
  Maori marae visit & school exchange 1/2 – 1 day
  Matakohe Kauri Museum Half day
  Bay of Islands tour, dolphin swimming 2 days
  Go-Karting 3 hours