Rooted Life Adventures

30/01/2025

Are you looking for a program for 2025? Rooted Life Adventures are running two programs - a six-week Costa Rica Summer for teenage girls aged 15 - 27, and ten-week New Zealand Fall for young adults, all genders, aged 17 - 22 years.

We currently have availability on both programs and are offering an earlybird promotion - book by the end of May 2025 to save $2000USD on program fees.

Would you like to talk to our CEO and Founder, Austin Rogers, about whether the program could be right for you, or a young person in your life? Please email [email protected].

Austin (pictured here on right), with Metchi - Operations Director (centre) and Mickey - Wellness Director (left).

27/01/2025

Candid moments of joy 💚

We love a candid snap. A photo of genuine joy, of authentic emotion. So much of what we see online is scripted, it's designed purely for the intention of being shared. We crave for that dopamine hit of being accepted, of approval, of your photo or video being 'liked'.

On program we rewire ourselves, we pull it back into focus. We remove reliance on technology and reintroduce the importance of genuine human connection. Our programs are designed for students to enjoy themselves, to learn, to be inquisitive and to discover new things - both about themselves and about new things they haven't experienced before. Our students find new hobbies, they build on current ones, or perhaps just experience things for the first, and only, time.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words - well we think these ones are pretty special. No filters, no second and third tries to get the right angle, no curation. They're perfect.

26/01/2025

Have you ever seen teens enjoy household jobs so much?!

On program we spend one day a week cleaning the house, doing laundry, prepping and cooking in the kitchen, budgeting, meal planning, and grocery shopping. We learn how to live independently, how to be self-sufficient and how to be well organised!

Our students learn what it means to be a great housemate, how to communicate with others and the importance of holding themselves accountable. They begin to understand how their actions impact others, especially when sharing rooms and living spaces - it can be a complex situation to navigate.

On program, all students muck in and get jobs done around the house, and we teach them how to do it - properly. It doesn't sound exciting, but it's quite incredible how behaviours towards domestic tasks evolve during the program.

If there are any students reading this - please know this is a much more enjoyable part of the program than you would assume, we promise!

22/01/2025

Our very own Mickey Myers, Wellness Director and qualified Therapist, is attending NATSAP Annual Conference on January 28th in Carlsbad California.

Are you attending the Annual Conference? If so, Mickey would love to meet with you. Mickey has provided care for youth in the foster care system and in wilderness therapy settings for eight years, having joined the Rooted Life Adventures team early last year - she's an incredible asset to the team.

Please reach out if you'd like to make an appointment with Mickey by messaging the team on [email protected].

19/01/2025

Our program components - these are the pillars our programs are built on 💚

Any questions? Please comment below or feel free to send us a message!

17/01/2025

We're advocates for structure and health, so Rooted Life Adventures have a day committed to wellness every week. Our programs feature an itinerary of wellness topics we work through via interactive workshops, as we recognise students all learn in different ways!

Here's some snaps from a recent team bonding exercise that our New Zealand group participated in, where students had to guide others that were blindfolded. A trust exercise like this is deeply important for both the student blindfolded and the student who is guiding - for an abundance of reasons. We were proud of our students for both approaching this workshop with an open heart and mind ⭐

12/01/2025

It is not too late to lock in your plans for spring! Are you considering an overseas program for 2025? Or perhaps a young person in your life is? Please get in touch with the team today to hear more about what a supported ten-week program in Aotearoa New Zealand looks like.

07/01/2025

Our Young Adult New Zealand Gap Year Program is suitable for those aged 18 - 22 years old. We know that our students flourish in this environment and find the age range to be incredibly helpful in setting themselves up for adulthood and in supporting their personal growth💚

04/01/2025

What are you looking for in a program? Or, perhaps there's a young person in your life who might be interested in what our students have to say about our programs? Feel free to tag or send to them!

29/12/2024

⭐ Lacking energy, confidence and keen to establish emotional boundaries, our students join us for many different reasons. Hear directly from some of our recent students from the Young Adult New Zealand Gap Year Program⭐

Applications are open for our Spring Semester intake in February - save $2000USD on fees until the end of December, just a few more days to schedule a call! rootedlifeadventures.com

22/12/2024

What do the parents have to say about our New Zealand 10 Week Young Adult Program? Find out more here!

16/12/2024

This feedback, right here, is why we do what we do. And we're so grateful that our students and their families chose our New Zealand 10 week program for their gap year program experience. Thank you, thank you! 🙌💚

03/12/2024

Fire and ice? Not all our students were bold enough to give the cold-water immersion a go, but we had a few willing participants!

Contrast therapy, also known as hot-cold therapy, has been proven to have numerous health benefits including improved circulation, reduced inflammation, the promotion of healing and enhanced mental clarity. Would you give it a try?

02/12/2024

Yes, animals are cute and are usually a highlight on our programs, but did you know they also have therapeutic benefits? Interacting with animals has been proven to decrease levels of cortisol, the stress-related hormone, putting us at a more relaxed state.

Both our New Zealand and Costa Rica programs include interactions with a range of animals in a variety of places, and there are always opportunities for us to safely connect with animals in their natural habitat.

29/11/2024

Have you ever touched an iceberg?

Our New Zealand students recently visited Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park on their Fall Gap Year Program. The icebergs shown in these photos are a result of a recent Tasman Glacier calving, an infrequent event where ice sheets crack off of the Glacier wall and drop into the lake beneath. A lake filled with icebergs, of all sizes, is always an extraordinary experience and some of our brave students enjoyed a quick, chilly, dip! ❄️

Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest peak that's featured in most of these photos, is the highest mountain in Australasia, at 3,724m/12,218 feet. Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a deeply energising, spiritual place, and it's also famous for being the training ground for Sir Edmund Hillary in preparation for his successful Mount Everest expedition in 1953 with Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay.

28/11/2024