Part live game, part treasure hunt, this thrilling mission is in your hands - for extreme suspense and adventure. Not only will you have to embrace your inner Bear Grylls, you’ll also have to prove yourself as a game designer as you decide the outcome of this mission. The story is in your hands... will you decide to betray your fellow pirates? Will you choose mutiny or submission? Your fate is up to you! Choose correctly and you'll reap the rewards, choose wrong and you might not make it home in time for dinner...
You’ll live through the ultimate buccaneer experience, as you learn how to turn RPG gaming mechanics into an interactive adventure. You’ll challenge your creative writing skills by incorporating player’s choices into your scripts of courage, adventure, fortune and greed. You’ll seek to capture this stark world of secrets and betrayal, by completing challenges, designing escape tools and putting your survival skills to the test. But be warned, there's a traitor among us...
Will your players find Captain Flint’s fabled treasure? And if they do… how many of them will be left?
AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TOGETHER GAME DEVELOPMENT, BUSHCRAFT SKILLS AND INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING FOR TEENS LOOKING FOR A CREATIVE CHALLENGE.
A detailed daily itinerary will be available in early Summer 2021.
TYPE OF MISSION
Creative Outdoors / Bushcraft
RECOMMENDED AGE RANGE
11 - 13 (Years 7 - 8). This mission is only open to children who have completed Year 6 and are ready to start senior school. Unfortunately we're not able to welcome younger children.
FACILITATION
Both Lead and Support Facilitators on this type of mission are Makers & Performers with experience of delivering such projects with teens in the outdoors. Parents always receive a full list of facilitators a week of so before the start of camp. We operate an overall ratio of 1:8 in our camps. All facilitators are DBS and reference checked; all undergo The Hive in-house safeguarding training. Sites include several fully qualified First Aiders.
MISSION DURATION
Five day mission with the flexibility to book between 3 and 5 days. If you are booking less than 5 days, we suggest choosing the beginning of the week to help the children truly experience the developing project.
DAILY TIMES
The mission runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Extended care is also available from 8.30am to 6pm - an additional charge applies.
END OF MISSION SHOWCASE
All Hive missions finish with an exhibition, showcase or performance for parents.The format depends on each particular mission. We usually ask parents to arrive between 15 and 30 minutes early to get the most out of the showcases.
PRICES
Prices for this mission start at £129 per child for 2 days. The price decreases as more days are booked. We also offer sibling, multi-week and group discounts. Please click here to see our price list.
HIVE T-SHIRT
One free Hive T-Shirt is given to each child on this mission. Replacements will be charged for at a rate of £8 per T-shirt.
