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07.07.11
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Getting Kids Outdoors – Outward Bound Joins Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK)

Summer has fully bloomed, and here at Outward Bound, we celebrate by soakin’ up the sunshine in the longer hours and offering some great outdoor expeditions! Activities like getting outdoors and hiking mountains or scaling rock cliffs have more benefits... READ MORE
07.01.11
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Paddling through hardship – Sea kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness

Jordan Carroll is tough. Tough enough to move out of her home at age 16 and make it on her own. Tough enough to skip meals to pay bills. And tough enough to stay positive throughout it all. While many... READ MORE
06.23.11
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California’s KQED Radio Speaks With Outward Bound Executive Director About Adventure Education

So, what exactly do days spent hiking a dirt trail or kayaking through salt water give a person? It’s something along the lines of self-reliance and self-confidence – a new sense of courage within a person that helps them to... READ MORE
05.06.11
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Outdoor Leadership Program Delivers Big Results for Teens; Research from Outward Bound Shows

From our customer service team in Golden to our program directors and  instructors in the field, Outward Bound is truly committed to  delivering the best experiential education programs and the best possible real life take-aways for our students. Our research ... READ MORE
04.06.11
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Outward Bound Japan; Serving, Striving, and Not Yielding in the Face of Disaster

There probably isn’t a person reading this who hasn’t heard about the dire circumstances of the massive earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and complicated nuclear crisis that’s affecting the people and environment of northern Japan. The images and stories of devastation and... READ MORE
02.02.11
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Strategies for Success: Abraham Lincoln High School Partners with Outward Bound Bay Area

It’s a dewy Tuesday morning in San Francisco.  A class of 9th graders is out on the school’s soccer field, attempting to cross a metaphorical sea of challenges that stands between them and college acceptance.  They are 20 of them,... READ MORE