Parenting has taken on a whole new meaning during the pandemic. As schools have closed and many children have been at home during the day, families have had to find new ways to learn, work, play and interact with... READ MORE

 While my Outward Bound fieldwork is on hiatus at the moment, I find that now I’m upholding myself to Outward Bound’s values more than I ever have before. I just finished a morning shift at a local grocery store;... READ MORE

 Our crew was sitting around the fire partaking in ‘Hopes and Fears,’ an activity where each student shares what they look forward to and what they’re scared about going into their course experience. The thing I’m most scared of... READ MORE

 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

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

 Many of us find ourselves stepping into the role of teacher these days. While the end goals of our instruction may differ, I think we share a common process—hoping that we can build our students into more confident, independent... READ MORE

 Near the end of a recent 20-day course, my crew of young men were worn out from a day’s worth of canoeing. It was a cloudy night, and the moonlight was nonexistent. We spent several more hours paddling with... READ MORE

The Outward Bound Readings Book is a collection of hundreds of our Instructors’ favorite quotes used at the right moments on a course to inspire students, make them laugh and to spark moments of reflection. These quotes are an integral... READ MORE

 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

A fellow Outward Bound Instructor once joked that she had a long list of skills on her Outward Bound resume—including, but not limited to: Making brownies for 12 people on a camp stove in the middle of a rainstorm Intuitively... READ MORE