As alumni, going “outward bound” means more than just taking a course. From the very first step on course to your first step after course, you will forever be heading to uncharted territories. Lucky for you, the skills you learned... READ MORE

By Alumna Katie Bernard, Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking and Whitewater Canoeing, 2018, From her personal blog Girl In the Woods I’ve always loved lying on my window-side bed at night. There, curled up with my fuzzy blankets, I could listen... READ MORE

When Victoria Forbes-Roberts, the Vice President of Pricing and Revenue Management at Delta Air Lines, was asked to develop a nine-month-long leadership training program for high-performing employees in her division, she knew right away that North Carolina Outward Bound School... READ MORE

By Alumna Barbara Checknoff, Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking, Rock Climbing and Whitewater Canoeing Course, 1971 When I was 17, I went on a 26-day wilderness course with North Carolina Outward Bound School. It was an all-female crew and one of the... READ MORE

By Alumna Deborah Coleman, Outdoor Educator Course, 2016 “It’s great that you like us so much, Deb, but you should buy a backpack and try hiking on your own too,” said my Outward Bound Instructor after my seventh course. You... READ MORE

Written by: Nicole Fava It has been four months since Hurricane Irma’s storm surge slammed Southern Florida’s little town of Everglades City, and everyday life, while making tremendous strides, has not yet returned to normal. For North Carolina Outward Bound School... READ MORE

Written by: Nicole Fava So, you went on an Outward Bound course. It was amazing and transformative, and everything they told you it would be, and now you want to work for us. At North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS),... READ MORE

Written by: Nicole Fava There are many great reasons to work in the outdoors, and even more if you want to work with an outdoor education nonprofit. Here are just a few: 1. Hard Skills. You will learn a lot of... READ MORE

Gap Year programs are by no means a new idea. In many countries, it is the norm for students to take a structured break from formal education between high school graduation and a higher degree. These ‘gaps’ are meant to... READ MORE

By Staff Member, John Watkins, 1967-1974 Fifty one years ago (!), I received a phone call from a man named Lance Lee. I was 16 years old and living in Chapel Hill, NC at the time. He asked, “How would... READ MORE