TAKE THE TEAM OUT OF THE ROOM.
You can spend a day sitting around a table talking about teamwork. Or you can give people a challenge and see what happens. PLC Swart Collective’s team-building programmes get people outside, moving and working together. The challenges are practical, active and sometimes a little uncomfortable — in a good way.
Because when the plan doesn’t work, someone has to think of another one. When somebody is struggling, someone has to notice. And when everyone has a different idea, the team has to figure out which one is going to work. That’s where you start seeing how people actually work together.
TEAM CHALLENGE DAYS
Our standard team challenge is a full-day outdoor programme at Genesaret, Chrissiesmeer, combining selected activities and challenges according to the group.
Depending on the group, season and conditions, the day can include:
- Forest and obstacle challenges
- Hiking
- Water-based activities
- Navigation and problem-solving
- Team challenges
- Practical outdoor activities
- Group competitions
- A relaxed lunch and time together
We don’t expect everyone to be an athlete. The point isn’t to find out who is the fittest person in the group. The point is to see what happens when people have to work together.
From R650 per person
Based on group size and selected activities. Final pricing is quoted according to your programme.
FOR BUSINESSES
A DAY THAT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR NORMAL ROLES
A team doesn’t always work better because somebody tells them to communicate better. Sometimes they need to experience what good communication — or bad communication — actually looks like. Our business programmes can be structured around:
Communication
Listening, giving clear instructions and making sure everyone understands the plan.
Problem-solving
Working with limited information and finding a way forward.
Leadership
Taking responsibility, making decisions and knowing when to step back.
Trust
Learning to rely on the people around you.
Adaptability
Because the first plan doesn’t always survive contact with reality.
Team responsibility
Recognising that getting the job done isn’t always about the strongest or loudest person.
FOR SCHOOLS AND CHURCH YOUTH GROUPS
MORE THAN A SCHOOL OR CHURCH OUTING
A school or youth group team-building day can be designed for:
- Student leadership groups
- Prefects
- Grade groups
- Sports teams
- School staff
- Youth groups
- Leadership development days
The programme can be adjusted for age, fitness, group size and what the school wants the day to achieve. For younger groups, the emphasis can be on participation, cooperation and having a good day outdoors. For older learners and student leaders, we can make the challenges more demanding and introduce more responsibility, decision-making and leadership.
School Challenge Day
From R450 per person
Programme and pricing depend on group size, age and activities selected.
NOT LOOKING FOR A STANDARD PACKAGE?
BUILD YOUR OWN DAY
Every group is different.
Tell us:
- Who is coming?
- How many people?
- How old are they?
- How much time do you have?
- What do you want from the day?
- How active do you want it to be?
We’ll work with you to put together a programme that makes sense.
Half-day | Full-day | Weekend
WHY NICHOLAS?
Nicholas brings something to these programmes that can’t be learned from a team-building manual. He has worked as a field guide and adventure guide, with experience in river activities, blackwater tubing, rafting, mountaineering, hiking and canopy-tour operations.
He also knows what it means to keep going when things become genuinely difficult.
In 2009, he began Kaalvoetsolo, a 6,014 km barefoot circumnavigation of South Africa. Fifteen months later, he completed the journey.
He brings that same practical approach to his programmes:
Look at the situation.
Work out what needs to be done.
Work with the people around you.
Adapt when the plan changes.
Keep going.
A DAY OUTSIDE CAN TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT A TEAM.
Ready to see what your team can do?