One of the most important items you’ll need for your adventure in Florida is appropriate footwear for the marine environment you’ll be exploring.  At North Carolina Outward Bound School, we require you bring two types of footwear on course. 1.... READ MORE

By Nicole Fava Seventeen-year-old Jalael Edwards of Waccamaw High School is one of 13 Georgetown County, SC School District students that traveled to the Florida Everglades in December for a seven-day canoeing adventure hosted by North Carolina Outward Bound School.... READ MORE

By Ellie Cahill, March 27, 2020 We knew before it happened that it was going to be a tough day. Each of us had gone to sleep around 8 pm in preparation, after a technically challenging but blessedly shorter day... READ MORE

By Samantha G., FINS Program Alumni Here I am on day 20 of Outward Bound, after paddling for miles and ending at different campsites each night. It was quite an experience to have such amazing girls and instructors. I think... READ MORE

By Alumna Sierra Farrell, Spring Semester Course, 2017 All I could think about was sitting down, and giving up. Every muscle in my body was screaming, telling me to stop pushing, to sit down, and quit. Every inch of me... READ MORE

By Instructor Shane Ambro, 2016 Our Spring 72-Day International Leadership Semester course hosted 11 students ranging from ages 18-23, from all over the country. Together they traveled to Patagonia, the Florida Everglades, and the mountains of North Carolina. They did a... READ MORE

Ethan shares about his canoeing expedition down the Florida Waterways with NCOBS' Struggling Teen Program... READ MORE