World Bound Adults: Fiji

Food Literacy, South Pacific Outdoor Skills, Leadership, and Climate Change Training Course for Adults 2027

Adults wanting a professional development, outdoor skill building, and travel adventure experience while sharing with like-minded adults, all within the South Pacific.

Fiji’s Suncoast region offers one of the world’s most dynamic outdoor classrooms, a place where coral reefs, mangrove forests, and coastal villages reveal how culture and climate are deeply connected. World Bound Fiji, presented by Fireside Adventures and Suncoast Adventures, is a hands-on professional development and educational travel course designed for educators, post-secondary students, aspiring chefs, travel experts, and social innovators eager to explore climate change education, sustainability, and outdoor experiential learning in the field and through a strength-based lens. Besides an awesome travel adventure, participants will complete the course with a new set of outdoor skills and certificates.

Join us to discover how learning in the South Pacific can change the way you teach, lead, and live.

This 10-day immersive course combines adventure travel with meaningful skill certification and leadership training:

• 3-day introduction to scuba diving certification

• 1-day snorkelling

• 1-day sustainable fishing and spearfishing experience

• 2 work and community engagement project "farm to ocean"

• Cooking and food literacy workshops on learning how to harvest and prepare traditional foods from the coast waters to the highlands. We will visit several farms and food markets.

• 3-day remote beach expedition with outdoor living and leadership skill development

• Cultural and climate change education professional development workshops led by local and international experts and educators 

• Full day tour of Suva to learn more about the history, challenges and changes Fiji has undertaken

• Visits to a local educational centre focused on climate change, ocean health, arts, science, conservation and regional resilience

• Over 10 days, participants engage in 35+ hours of workshops focused on climate change education, marine ecosystems, outdoor skills, and cultural sustainability. Learn how Fijian communities are adapting to the realities of a changing climate and explore practical strategies to integrate climate literacy and resilience education into your classroom, workplace, or organisation.

• This experience is inclusive and accessible for participants with diverse skill levels and backgrounds. Whether you’re an educator, travel expert, social change-maker, student, or simply curious about learning differently, you’ll find an environment that’s informative, collaborative, and deeply inspiring.

• Gain transferable skills for teaching and leadership while learning how island nations like Fiji are adapting to environmental change. Whether you’re an educator looking to enrich your curriculum, a student exploring sustainable careers, or a person seeking a global learning experience, World Bound Fiji offers a transformative blend of outdoor education, cultural immersion, and climate action training.

• Trade the classroom for coral reefs and turquoise waters. On the World Bound Educators: Fiji course, you’ll embark on a 10-day professional development adventure that blends outdoor education, cultural learning, and climate leadership in one of the most inspiring environments on Earth: Fiji.

• Led by Jeff Willis, Daniel Gray, and a team of local and localeducators, this immersive field course invites participants to explore how South Pacific ecosystems, island communities, and climate change are deeply intertwined. Throughout the experience, you’ll take part in hands-on workshops, field excursions, and certification-based learning designed to transform your understanding of education, leadership, and sustainability.

• Each component is guided by experienced educators and local experts who bring both professional training and cultural perspective. You’ll gain transferable skills in outdoor education, leadership, and facilitation that can enrich your teaching, workplace training, or community engagement programs.

• There’s a reason Fireside Adventures has chosen Fiji’s Suncoast as the next evolution of its educator training programs. We are very excited to partner with Suncoast Adventures to co-lead this dynamic experience. The region offers vibrant marine biodiversity, a strong sense of community, and a living example of climate adaptation in action. From coral reef restoration and mangrove replanting to Fijian village sustainability projects, this course offers an authentic look at how education and ecology intersect.

• Here, you’ll find time and space to reconnect — to breathe, reflect, and rediscover why experiential learning matters. By the end of this 14-day adventure, you’ll return home not only refreshed but empowered with new tools, certifications, and global insights to lead with purpose in your classroom, boardroom, or community.

Accommodation: Dream Villa Hotel – Suncoast Region

“The Suncoast region of Fiji is one of my absolute favourite places on Earth.” – Jeff Willis

Our journey begins with an early morning arrival at Nadi International Airport. After a short welcome and regrouping, we depart for the northern Suncoast region, travelling approximately 3 hours along Fiji’s scenic western coastline.

Along the way, we stop in Ba Town for coffee at the well-known Coffee Hub, a gathering place for locals and travellers alike.

By late morning, we arrive at Dream Villa, overlooking the South Pacific and surrounded by lush hills, sugar cane fields and farmland. After settling in and sharing a nourishing welcome meal, we begin our first learning session called “Fiji 101”

Our afternoon orientation introduces the World Bound Fiji learning framework, including program objectives, cultural protocols, climate realities facing the Pacific, and the people and places we will encounter during the journey.

In the early evening, we head out on a sunset snorkel and dinner boat excursion, offering our first look at Fiji’s vibrant coral ecosystems.

The night concludes quietly—rest, reflection, and recovery after long travel.

Accommodation: Tenting & Hammocking – Fireside Fiji Farm Base Camp

This day is dedicated to preparing for our remote island expedition while grounding ourselves in the rhythms of Fijian land and community. Participants stay at Fireside’s 14-acre

Fiji Farm Base Camp, developed in partnership with Suncoast Adventures. The property overlooks the South Pacific and serves as our long-term training site in Fiji.

Learning includes:

● Overnight expedition preparation and gear management

● Fire cooking and outdoor food systems lesson

● Shelter systems (tents, hammocks, tarps) lesson

● Knot tying and tropical weather preparation lesson

● Risk management and group leadership skills workshop

● Journalling activity

Participants also contribute to two quarter-day volunteer projects supporting the farm’s revitalized organic food systems and learning about their land management resilience

infrastructure plans..

We travel to Rakiraki Town, a historic coastal community, to purchase supplies for the expedition and complete a final gear check.

“Na bula ni vanua e na liga ni tamata – The life of the land is in the hands of the people.”

Accommodation: Beachfront Expedition Camping (tenting)

By boat, we travel to a remote and uninhabited island in the Suncoast region, where participants engage in immersive ocean-based learning. Our location is kept top secret, and we will share it once you arrive.

Learning activities include:

● Snorkelling coral reef systems (Suncoast Adventures participation certification)

● Spearfishing and traditional open-fire cooking (Suncoast Adventures certification)

● Two lessons on fishing (Suncoast Adventures participation certification)

● Stand-up paddleboard training

● Outdoor survival and tropical expedition skills

● Construction of a small treehouse lookout project

● A 4-hour “sit spot” reflection experience

● Team leadership challenges transferable to group settings

● Exploration of a 1500-year-old forest settlement site

● Reef conservation workshop and Leave No Trace tropical camping

Evenings focus on guided reflection and leadership dialogue.

“Na wasawasa e vuli – The ocean is a teacher.”

Accommodation: Dream Villas

After returning from the expedition, the group resets with showers, rest, and a celebration meal.

In the afternoon, we visit Nabalasere Waterfall, hidden in Fiji’s interior rainforest. Participants hike through tropical forest ecosystems before swimming beneath cascading freshwater pools.

Evening activity: surprise cultural event.

“Tovolea – Try it. You’ll never grow unless you try.”

Accommodation: Dream Villas

We travel along Fiji’s coast to Suva, the capital city and political heart of the country. This will be a long day of much to see and to experience.

Learning highlights include:

● Walking tour of Suva Municipal Market

● Visits to historic colonial and civic buildings

● Discussions on Fiji’s political history and modern challenges

● Urban climate resilience and development

We return to the Suncoast in the evening.

Accommodation: Fireside Farm Base Camp

Participants work toward SSI Open Water Scuba Certification with our partners at Volivoli Diving, exploring the Great Sea Reef (Cakaulevu)—one of the largest barrier reefs in the world.

Learning includes:

● Marine ecology and reef biodiversity

● Coral bleaching and climate change impacts

● Ocean stewardship and conservation science

Evenings include fireside discussions and cultural workshops.

Our final morning begins with a sunrise gratitude ceremony, a quick breakfast and pack up and off to Nadi. We conclude the journey with a boat excursion through the islands, exploring tourism’s impact on Fiji’s culture, land, and identity before returning for departure with Hidden

Gem. Fly back home in the evening.

“Challenge. Strive. Learn.

This is how we grow.

This is how we lead.”