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05.10.24

Making Waves in the Moab Community: A Look into the Returning Rapids Project with Former COBS Staff Members

BY Outward Bound
11.16.23

A Guide to Finding a Job in the Outdoor Industry

BY Eva Johnson
07.27.23

Q&A with Outdoor Educator Alum Alex Babinski

BY Outward Bound
06.05.23

8 Hiking Snacks to Keep In Your Daypack

BY Eva Johnson
08.06.15
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How to Apply Your AmeriCorps Education Award Toward an Outdoor Expedition

Learn the benefits of completing an AmeriCorps term and how to use your Education Award or 529 Plan to continue your outdoor education with Outward Bound. Each year, 40,000 students enter the Outward Bound field. Led by the industry’s best... 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
07.27.15
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Outward Bound Summer Reading List 2015

Continuing in it’s tradition, Outward Bound Staff Members, Instructors and Directors from across the U.S. have put together a summer reading list for outdoor enthusiasts, adventure seekers and courageous spirits. The list contains everything from popular new favorites such as Wild to... READ MORE
07.20.15
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How to Pay For Your Gap Year Program

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your... READ MORE
07.08.15
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Instructor Development in the High Sierras

It was October 19, 2014. I was sitting in the noisy Merced Amtrak Station, waiting for the bus to take me back home to Sacramento, California. Fresh from a 50-day High Sierra Instructor Development course with Outward Bound California (OBCA),... READ MORE
06.22.15
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10 Things Your Teen Wants From an Outward Bound Course

(But Doesn’t Know It Yet) Parents often have brilliant ideas about what their kids should do during the summer. And kids – especially teenagers – often have their own, quite different notions. Although some teens and parents never quite see... READ MORE
06.17.15
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Outward Bound Course Memories: The When of Compassion

The adults who enroll on our Outward Bound Adult courses are unequivocally brave. They have taken a precious week of vacation to go spend time in the wilderness with a group of complete strangers. They have said goodbye to their... READ MORE
06.16.15
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Outward Bound Course Memories: The Power of Being Present

Our second post as part of the Outward Bound Course Memories: Staff Edition series is narrated from the point of view of National Director of the Outward Bound Veterans program, Chad Spangler. Chad had the distinct honor to accompany a... READ MORE
06.15.15
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Best Outward Bound Course Memories: Staff Edition

At Outward Bound, the emphasis is on the students – what they have learned – how they have grown – how they have challenged themselves. Each expedition we offer is built on a powerful expeditionary learning framework designed to encourage... READ MORE
06.01.15
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Frequently Asked Questions about taking an Outward Bound Course

Summer has officially arrived. The Outward Bound staff is busy preparing for the hundreds of students around the country who will soon embark on Outward Bound courses of all sorts: sailing, backpacking, mountaineering, kayaking, canoeing, rafting and rock climbing. And... READ MORE

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