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 Susan Sablan, 10,000 Islands Sea Kayaking Course Alum Talk about surprises! My Outward Bound experience was a bit of a revelation. I had some second-hand experience with Outward Bound before embarking on my 2022 Ten Thousand Islands Sea Kayaking... READ MORE

Written by: Margo Nottoli From 2012 until 2020, 1,270 students participated in the North Carolina Outward Bound School-led Outward Bound Families In Need of Services (FINS) Program for youth facing challenges in Florida.  “The mission of Outward Bound Founder Kurt... 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 Addie Hurwitz, From her personal blog, November 6, 2019 PART 1 Where we last left off, the Service Bus had just completed three days of trail service in the Linville Gorge with Wild South, and was headed south to Asheville,... READ MORE

By Nya L., FINS Program Alumni My name is Nya and I’m going to speak on a few things I’ve learned in the course of 20 days. This course was something that was definitely out of my comfort zone, but... 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

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

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