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What the Aventuri actually is
The Aventuri is the big event of the Adventurer Club. Think of it as the younger sibling of the Camporee. While the Camporee brings together Pathfinders aged 10 to 15, the Aventuri brings together Adventurers: children aged 6 to 9.
The Adventurer Club is a worldwide program of the Adventist Church aimed at this age group. During the year, the club meets weekly at the church: they sing, learn verses, do crafts, and play. The Aventuri is the high point of that calendar, the day when many clubs from the same region come together to live all of this side by side, on a larger scale.
The name already gives away the idea: an adventure sized for the little ones. In recent events in Brazil, a single Aventuri gathered around two thousand Adventurers from dozens of clubs across an entire state. They are small people, but in big numbers, and that is why every detail is designed for this age.
It is not a serious competition or an endurance test. It is a celebration. The child leaves with the feeling of having been part of something big and beautiful, and comes home tired from playing, not from suffering.
Who takes part and how the event is organized
Taking part in the Aventuri are the children enrolled in the Adventurer Clubs, always accompanied by their leaders and, in most cases, by their own parents. The club's leadership includes the Directorate and the Unit Counselors, who are responsible for each small group of children throughout the event.
The organization follows the administrative structure of the Adventist Church. An Aventuri is usually promoted by a Conference or Mission (the region that looks after a set of churches) or by a Union (which brings together several Conferences). That is why the reach varies: there are regional-level Aventuris and there are larger, state-level events.
In practice, this means your club does not organize the Aventuri on its own. The club registers, meets the requirements set by the regional leadership, and brings the children. The big logistics (venue, food, stage, safety, overall program) fall to the organizing committee of the Conference or Union.
For the family, what matters to know is simple: your child goes representing the church club, under the responsibility of the Directorate, within a program planned by experienced adults.
Why it is safer and lighter than the Camporee
The biggest difference between the Aventuri and the Pathfinder Camporee lies in the scale and the care given to age. A 12-year-old Pathfinder pitches their own tent, cooks in a group, and takes on a hike. A 7-year-old Adventurer does not. Everything here is sized for small children.
The camping itself is more protected. When there is an overnight stay, it is common for the child to sleep in the tent together with their parents or guardians, and not alone with the group out in the open. Many Aventuris are, in fact, a single day or a short weekend, precisely so as not to overtax the little ones.
The activities avoid physical risk. No large fires, sharp tools, or height challenges. In their place come light games, play circuits, and workshops with safe materials. The ratio of adults to children is higher, so that no one is left without an attentive eye.
An honest reminder: no event eliminates 100% of the risks. Every child needs constant supervision, and first aid on-site is only immediate care, which does not replace professional medical attention. In the face of any real emergency, the guidance is only one: call your local emergency number (in Brazil, SAMU 192). The lightness of the Aventuri does not excuse adults from staying vigilant.
Read alsoPassage ceremony: from Adventurer to PathfinderWhat the child does during the Aventuri
The program is designed to hold the attention of someone who is 6, 7, 8, or 9 years old. In other words: lots of variety, short blocks, and no long waits. The child switches activities before getting tired of any one of them.
The workshops are the heart of the event. They are stations where the child makes something with their own hands: painting, folding, planting a little seedling, assembling a simple toy. Each workshop usually also earns a mini-honor, a lighter version of the Pathfinder honors, with a requirement suited to the age.
Storytelling and music take up a large part of the time. The children sing with gestures, learn verses in the form of songs, and hear Bible stories told in a theatrical way, with puppets, scenery, and audience participation. That is how the message comes in: through play.
There are also the all-together moments, on the main stage: the opening, the praise, the central story of the day. In those moments the sea of colorful club shirts comes together, and the child feels that they belong to something bigger than their own church. It is the seed of community life, planted very early.
How the club and the family prepare
Preparation begins weeks in advance, at the club. The Directorate checks each child's health form, the authorization signed by the parents, and the emergency contacts. None of this is bureaucracy: it is what ensures that, if something happens, the response is fast and right.
At home, preparation is simpler, but important. Talk with your child about what is going to happen, without creating fear or exaggerated expectation. Explain that they will play a lot, stay close to the club friends, and obey the Counselor. A child who knows what to expect arrives calmer.
Pack the backpack together with them, letting them take part. Comfortable clothes, a jacket, sunscreen, insect repellent, a cap, a water bottle, ongoing-use medications (handed to the leader, with written instructions), and the club shirt. Label the child's name on their belongings. Things disappear at a big event.
Agree on the rules before leaving home: always stay with the group, tell an adult before going to the bathroom, and never go off with a stranger under any circumstances. If the club handles discipline in a welcoming way, the Aventuri becomes lighter for everyone. It is worth understanding the logic of positive discipline before the event.
The role of parents: a presence that makes a difference
At the Aventuri, parental involvement is not optional or in the background. It is part of the design of the event. The 6 to 9 age group still depends greatly on the reference adult, and the approach embraces this rather than pushing it away.
Many parents camp along, sleep in the same tent as their child, and help with the activities. Others take part as volunteers: they run a workshop, help with the food, support safety. This presence does two things at once. It gives the child security and it strengthens the bond between the family and the club.
There is a spiritual beauty in this. The Bible shows Jesus making room for children, without haste and without barriers: 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these' (Matthew 19:14, NIV). The Aventuri tries to live out this invitation in practice, with the father or mother alongside.
If you are part of the Adventist church, you know this is the approach. If you are not, feel free to come. The event welcomes families of any background, and no one is going to impose a belief on your child. What the child takes home, besides the good kind of mess, are values such as kindness, respect, and care for others.
The transition: when the Adventurer becomes a Pathfinder
The Adventurer Club has a natural finish line: age 10. Upon reaching that age, the child is ready for the next step, the Pathfinder Club. This transition is usually marked by a passage ceremony, one of the most moving moments of the calendar.
In the ceremony, the departing Adventurer is honored before everyone. Often they symbolically cross a bridge, or are welcomed by the Directorate of the Pathfinder Club, trading the Adventurer scarf for the new scarf. It is a simple rite, but one the child never forgets: they feel that they have grown up.
The Aventuri is, quite often, the perfect stage for this farewell. The child closes their Adventurer phase exactly where they lived their best moments, surrounded by friends and family. And they already look, with a sparkle in their eye, toward the bigger adventures awaiting them.
What is planted here has a long reach. Just as the boy Samuel, still small, learned to answer 'Speak, for your servant is listening' (1 Samuel 3:10, NIV), the child at the Aventuri is learning to listen, to serve, and to be part. Years later, that same character appears in Paul's charge to young Timothy: 'Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers' (1 Timothy 4:12, NIV).