School Group & Personal Development Treks

Every year Kokoda Spirit organises many expeditions for Schools across the Kokoda Track. Whether the trip is to fulfil educational, community or personal development goals, it is always more than just a holiday.

Immerse yourself not only in the heroic and inspirational Australian Diggers battle stories, but also in the rich cultural heritage along the Kokoda Trail as we trek through local villages and spend time discovering the local customs and way of life of your local guides, their families, and the local villages along the Kokoda Track.

The Kokoda Spirit school adventure is an authentic experience of different cultures, customs and landscapes where your students can develop a deeper understanding of the world around them and their own cultural heritage while still having fun.

Our Kokoda Track trips offer an innovative and safe educational travel experience, focussing on interaction with the local communities and developing a greater understanding of the diverse and rich cultural heritage of PNG. Our educational journeys help students develop a sense of worth and self esteem, along with concepts of teamwork, leadership, motivation, goal setting, self discipline, peak performance and shared responsibility- the crossing of the Kokoda Track is an enormous achievement. We also ensure it is heaps of fun!

Whether you want to understand the battles along the Kokoda Track, challenge yourself physically and mentally over the tough terrain, appreciate the rainforest at first hand, or immerse yourself in the culture of the local communities, we can create an innovative and safe itinerary with experiences that you just can’t get on a regular school trip.

Our itineraries are specifically designed to suit your requirements and allow time for community projects along the Kokoda Track such as our Village Spirit, Village Reader and Village Gardener , participation in our remembrance ceremonies, teambuilding exercises, including the building of a stretcher from local materials, log bridge making, raft building, fire making to learning the local language and cooking techniques. We can also build in specific learning outcomes including leadership and management, self esteem, team and character building, motivation, goal setting, stress management, discipline and peak performance.

And as we arrange every detail, from meals, insurance to risk assessments, you can travel with piece of mind. We have been organising school trips across the Kokoda Track for many years now, we can even help you with the paper work to get approval.

Trekking Kokoda with Kokoda Spirit is an experience not just a holiday; we trek with the perspective and knowledge of a historian and the passion and excitement of an explorer on a monumental adventure! We trek Kokoda, as it should be, with respect to those that fought on it, and with respect to the customs and beliefs of the landowners, villagers and people of PNG.

Some of the Schools that have trekked with us include

Our staff members are professional and qualified to lead these expeditions, and guarantee your expedition is everything and more than you expected! Our comprehensive student workbooks and ongoing support and training programs are tailored to your school’s specific needs to support the curriculum priorities you identify. If you are a teacher (or involved with a school) and are interested in hearing more about what Kokoda Spirit can offer, just email or call us to discuss your plans. Contact Wayne or Michelle Wetherall at Kokoda Spirit and they will be pleased to assist in planning, organising and facilitating your requirements