Mount Cook and Education Outside the Classroom

Located just 18km from Mount Cook National Park, Glentanner is a great base for any school camp or field trip – suitable for primary, intermediate, secondary and tertiary level studies. Whether you are looking for a camp based around outdoor activities and experiences or a science/social science field trip – this is the place to go!

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Glaciers Group School Education Mount Cook National Park

  
Aoraki Mount Cook Activities

The Helicopter Line: breath-taking scenic helicopter flights with snow landings (school discounts offered)

Glacier Explorers Boat Trip: explore the Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake by boat (school discounts offered)

Search and Rescue: learn about safety in the Mountains. When things go wrong learn how the Search and Rescue team step in to help

Walks: The Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is home to 10 short or day walks. The most popular for school groups are the Hooker Valley, Kea Point, Blue Lakes and Governors Bush track.

Department of Conservation Visitor Centre: The newly upgraded visitor and education centre opened at the end of 2009. This is an outstanding free educational resource. Schools can organise a ranger to talk and also complete search activities while researching and browsing the centre.

Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre: based at the Hermitage Hotel, this centre offers schools 3 fantastic activities; a 3D movie about the area, planetarium and the museum (school discounts offered).

Mackenzie/Twizel Area: visits include Twizel Kaki/Black Stilt Recovery Programme, Benmore Power Station and Visitor Centre and Twizel Department of Conservation Ranger talks.

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Glentanner as a Winter Destination

As well as being a fantastic summer destination, Glentanner Park is a great place for a school camp (or any other group) in the winter months. With the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre, Search and Rescue Activities and the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre there is plenty to do regardless of the weather. Glentanner is also located only 1 hours drive to Ohau and Roundhill ski fields and only 50 minutes to Lake Tekapo Alpine Springs, Spa and Winter Park.

Glentanner offers extra discounts in the winter months

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Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Field Trip

Discovering Plants and Animals

Birds/Insects

Beech Forest

Succession

Stratification

Discovering Natural Features

Glaciated Environment

Moraine Development

Braided River

Climate/Weather

Discovering People in the Park/Mackenzie

Human Impacts

Sustainable Future

Art

Tourism

Safety

Agriculture

Occupations

…………. and many more possible themes. Discuss other options with the LEOTC Educator and click here for more information on the field trip

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Organising your Camp

To organise your accommodation contact Viv Arthur Accommodation Manager at Glentanner Park on 0800 453 682 or fill in the contact form

To organise your school camp and to make activity bookings contact LEOTC Educator Coral Butler on 03 4351795 or cbutler@doc.govt.nz