Hi Everyone, Hope you all had a fantastic summer of fun and adventure. It’s nearly September and for some, you are probably already back to school/college and many starting for the time.  Very best of luck to everyone for the new term.  We had a busy summer here and the weather on a whole was… Continue Reading What Cappanalea OETC have been up to over the Summer….and…..Hello new busy season

Today is graduation day for the students on our Outdoor Activity Instructor Traineeship. It’s been a great 10 months.

Looking for a Summer camp this summer….well look no further as Cappanalea OEC has both residential and non residential camps to suit all age groups. The non-residential camps are suited to those aged between 7 – 13 yrs of age while the residential camps are those aged from 13- 17yrs of age. The camps stay… Continue Reading Summer Adventure Holiday Dates have been set

Adventure Weekend

Cappanalea is running an Adventure Weekend for Adults on the 22nd – 24th June 2012.  The weekend is open to all ability levels and is guranteed to be a fun weekend.  The weekend will be residentail but there is also the option to join in on the activities on a day basis.  The activities on offer are Kayaking; Canoeing; Rock climbing; Windsurfing; Sailing; Hillwalking / Field Studies and Orienteering.

To find out more about this weekend

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Cappanalea OEC is running a KES Active Schools Adventure Programme. The expedition will run over the October mid term break, from Monday 31st October until Thursday 3rd November 2011. Invitations are being extended to all our KES schools and Centres seeking nominations to form a mixed group of young KES students. These students could be… Continue Reading Active Schools Adventure Programme (ASAP)

The FAS Instructor training course began at Cappanalea OEC on the 4th of October 2010. There are 24 trainees on the course. This nine month training course will enable the trainees once the course has been completed to pursue career opportunities in the Outdoor Sector. The Trainees so far have completed their Mountain Skills Assessment,… Continue Reading FAS Instructor Training Course Progress Report

Thankfully 2010 was a busy year for Cappanalea OEC, we would like to extend our thanks to all our patrons, schools, teachers, college, youth and scout groups who brought groups to the centre throughout the year. 2010 saw the introduction of a few new courses to our programme of activities. In July we held a… Continue Reading The year that was 2010

Each year Cappanalea works with students from the IT Tralee who are doing the Health and Leisure Course. The first week involves an overnight camp and two activity days in the outdoors. The other two days are spent in the college completing a swim test. This first week is vital for the students as they… Continue Reading ITT – Health and Leisure Course

All good things must come to an end. The summer is now over….so we all know what that means its back to school time. The school term is here and for Cappanalea this is one of the busiest times of the year for bookings with schools, college students from the IT Tralee, youth and adults… Continue Reading Back to School Time

This summer Cappanalea OEC had trips out on the Lakes of Killarney. It proved to be a very popular venue for the trips. The trips started from Ross Castle each day. The trips were open to Families; friends; individuals; small groups and companies. There was an option to book in on either a half day,… Continue Reading Kayaking / Canoeing on the Lakes of Killarney