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01.18.22
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An Outdoor Instructor’s Role in Facilitating Student Growth

Outward Bound Instructors create space for students to experience growth beyond their personal comfort zones through physical challenge and backcountry lessons. Part Two of a Three-Part Series on Outdoor Education within the Growth Zone. If you’re unfamiliar with the Growth... READ MORE
01.13.22
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Why the Growth Zone is an Important Learning Tool of Outdoor Education

As a leader in outdoor education, Outward Bound utilizes the growth zone model to increase students’ confidence as individuals and leaders. Part One of a Three-Part Series on Outdoor Education within the Growth Zone. Whether you’re interested in Outward Bound... READ MORE
04.30.20
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What Does Responsibility Have to Do With Being Resilient?

 It was day 18 of a 21-day course in the Oregon Cascades, and our crew was eating macaroni and cheese in the shadow of Mt. Thielsen. We had navigated class III rapids and hiked over 60 miles on the... READ MORE
03.24.20
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What Outdoor Education Teaches Us About Coping Through a Pandemic

 Like many other people, as the news continues to emerge about the current pandemic, I’m beginning to view it as one of the most important challenges of my life. Words like unprecedented and crisis dominate the headlines of my... READ MORE
11.12.19
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3 Things You Can Do Every Day To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

An Outward Bound course allows you to consciously, proactively and intentionally grow your emotional intelligence in a supportive community. Translating this practice into your life back home helps you to continue to be your best self. The question is—how can... READ MORE
09.25.18
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Am I Outdoorsy Enough for Outward Bound?

If you’ve made it this far on the Outward Bound website, you’ve probably seen some pretty cool pictures and videos. You’ve seen people of all ages paddling through whitewater rapids, carrying big backpacks far away from home, climbing vertical rock.... READ MORE

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