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Results for: Gap Year & Semester Expeditions

08.29.17
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Rocky Soil: My Gap Year

Gap Year: The Option for Me I didn’t know college was optional until I was well into high school. Through a combination of a very sheltered childhood and high academic expectations, my understanding of the world proceeded accordingly: first comes... READ MORE
08.08.17
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50 Days with Outward Bound

“What brings you to Outward Bound?” I find myself asking students this question a lot, as I am a Logistics Coordinator for the Northwest Outward Bound School. Perhaps because I know from experience, there’s always a story. I especially like... READ MORE
02.14.17
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I Love Outward Bound

As millions of people focus on expressions of love and appreciation, Outward Bound dipped into its universe of devotees to see what people love about their Outward Bound experiences. Having sent over 1 million students on wilderness expeditions, several of them responded to... READ MORE
08.17.16
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Snapshot of an International Semester

From the lush and rolling Blue Ridge Mountains, to the exotic depths of central and south Florida, to the steep and glaciated peaks of Patagonia, students on the Blue Ridge Mountains to Florida and Patagonia Leadership Semester spend 72 days honing leadership skills, practicing compassion, building... READ MORE
08.09.16
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Student Profile: Going Abroad on an International Semester

We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Spencer Gordon, a recent Outward Bound graduate who completed the Patagonia to Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains Leadership Semester this past April. Spencer had decided to take a semester to study abroad while... READ MORE
01.12.16
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Southwest Leadership Semester Snapshot

It was a life-changing experience that gave me time to really come to realize what things are important to me and what I want my priorities to be. Stewart Sarris, Southwest Semester alum. The 50-day Southwest Leadership Semester journeys through mountains,... READ MORE
11.24.15
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7 Surprising Perks of an International Semester Course

Whether it’s traveling from the Colorado Rockies to Ecuador; Florida Keys to Brazil; or from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Patagonia, Outward Bound semester courses take students deep into the earth’s most fascinating places. From volcanoes that create warm water just perfect for... READ MORE
07.29.15
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Northwest Outdoor Educator: Not Your Average Gap Year

Empirical and anecdotal data confirm* what Outward Bound suspected all along: the gap year experience is a powerful thing. Situated in that crucial period between high school and the freshman year of college, or between undergraduate and graduate degrees, Gap Year... READ MORE
06.27.12
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Reflections on a Journey into the Great Unknown: Southwest River Expedition

“We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we know not. …” –John Wesley Powell Over a hundred years ago, the one-armed Civil... READ MORE