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 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

Title: Lead Instructor, Course Director, Whitewater Paddling Specialist  Years with North Carolina Outward Bound (NCOBS): 5  What inspired you to become an Outward Bound instructor? Did you know before you went on your Instructor Development Course? I started my first year at NCOBS as... READ MORE

Title: Associate Program Director, Table Rock Base Camp Years with NCOBS: I started working for the school in 2010 as an Assistant Instructor and am now entering my eighth season with NCOBS! What inspired you to become an instructor? My own “ah-ha... READ MORE

As we welcome warm weather and clear blue skies to the mountains and rivers of Western North Carolina, our Town Office has begun to fill with instructors and other field staff. We sat down with Alessia Faverio, a three-season veteran... READ MORE

For the fall edition of Trail Tales we are highlighting the great work of our longtime Atlanta staff member, Jemar Raheem. Jemar started his career with Outward Bound in 1995 at Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center in Boston, MA.... 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

Anne Hersman began working with Outward Bound in 2013 as an intern for students who are “at-risk.” Previously she had been substitute teaching after receiving her teaching certificate. It was during this time that she realized her students had issues... READ MORE

1. What does it mean to you to win the Catcher in the Rye award?  It has reminded me of the larger systems and structures needed to account for safety and how it is such a collaborative effort of so many,... READ MORE

If you have taken a course with us, then you may have had the opportunity to visit one of our historic base camp communities. At NCOBS we have seven base camps total; two in the NC mountains, one mobile base... READ MORE