By Alumnus Henry Cox, American Explorers Program Hello, I’m Henry Cox, a sophomore at Charles R Drew Charter School, and I spent two weeks in the summer of 2015 backpacking with Outward Bound in North Carolina. I came to Outward Bound through... READ MORE

By Alumni Allan Bassler, 28-day Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking Course, 1987 It was with a strange mixture of sadness, pride and relief that I hugged my son in the airport. At age 18, he was shipping off to Navy boot camp.... READ MORE

By Alumna Cathia Friou, From It Is Solved By Walking Blog My parents still live in the same house I grew up in. They have been there for 44 years and have no plans to take the townhome or retirement community... READ MORE

By Alumni PA Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens, Parent-Child Course, 1998 It was 1998, and I received a phone call no one wants, my doctor telling me I had non-hodgkins lymphoma for the second time in my life. Although this... READ MORE

By Alumna Kate Mosher, Instructor Development Course I was lost. I was no longer a child but I felt awkward in my new found adult-self. I felt uncertain of what my next steps in life should be and wanted some... READ MORE