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06.29.24
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Empowering Change: The Latest from Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director

Curious about our most recent endeavors in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? In this blog post, we review our 2024 Action Plan and share what’s ahead in our equity work for Outward Bound in the US.  Just over a year into... READ MORE
11.17.21
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Service Is a Way of Life

Originally published on June 6th, 2019 and updated on November 17th, 2021. At the beginning of every course, students are shown how to serve one another. Dinner isn’t cooked for them; they must cook it themselves. They can’t drive to... READ MORE
06.22.21
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Why You Should Keep a Journal + 10 Prompts to Get You Started

What Is Journaling? At its core, journaling is a physical form of personal processing. A journal can look a variety of ways, but at its core it creates a time and place for you to privately dump thoughts. Taking the... READ MORE
12.29.20
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EGGS: The #1 Acronym You Need to Know

Imagine you finally reached the end of a long day hiking in the San Juan Mountains in the Colorado Rockies. You marched up and down switchbacks, overpasses and persevered through an afternoon thunderstorm. Now, the sky has cleared and you’re... READ MORE
08.18.20
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To Future Students: A Letter from an Outward Bound Instructor

Dear future students, The reality we’re living is one that not many of us could have imagined for 2020. Whether it was looking forward to traveling or graduating with friends, we’ve been challenged to cope with extreme stress in varying... READ MORE
04.23.20
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Own Your Strength, The World Needs It

At this unusual moment in history, many people are social distancing at home. This bears similarities to Solo on an Outward Bound course (but hopefully with fewer bugs). So what is Solo? After days of crossing expanses of terrain or... READ MORE
01.09.20
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Parents: Why Disconnecting From Your Child Is Good for Both of You

Disconnecting from your child while they are on an expedition can be difficult, yet rewarding. Learn how and what it can teach both you and your child. As Instructors, we want our students to leave a course feeling empowered by... READ MORE
08.06.19
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Why Cultivating Curiosity Is so Important

“I regard it as the foremost task of education to ensure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion.” –Kurt Hahn, founder of Outward Bound Curiosity... READ MORE
06.18.19
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Why Fun Is an Important Part Of Learning

Last week I ventured into the wilderness to teach a course with two co-Instructors for nine 12 year-old boys. From the second the students arrived, we were in hyperdrive. In the first hour, we played three games, grabbed gear for... READ MORE
06.03.19
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How to Talk to Your Child About Outward Bound

Your child deserves to have experiences that transport them beyond the bounds of comfortable, where they deepen their curiosity, have practice in conquering their fears, and grow mentally and physically—all in a supportive, safe environment. And they will do all... READ MORE