“I look forward to building a classroom community similar to what was modeled for me this week. I felt safe, loved, challenged, and needed: all things that I want my students to feel when they step into my classroom.” -Laura,... READ MORE

Creating space and belonging for all in the outdoors. North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) students and staff come from across the country, and sometimes the world, to be part of life-changing programs. Our people are as diverse as the... READ MORE

Written by: Nicole Fava “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” ~Sheryl Sandberg At North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) we are committed to meeting our mission to... READ MORE

We know many of you have been waiting for an update on our beloved Everglades City Base Camp in Florida after Hurricane Ian. We are thankful to report that, while there is damage, the little island put its shoulder into... READ MORE

Written by Margo Nottoli “Unwilling to let the founding vision become routine, those who continued to build the North Carolina Outward Bound School —from trustees to administrators to course directors to instructors—seem to have entered into a secret pact with... 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 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: Robert Falk, Family Course Alum In 1992, when I was 49 years old,  I took a week-long Outward Bound course in the mountains of North Carolina. Early in the program I noticed that despite an extremely heavy backpack,... READ MORE

Written by: Sam Roberts, Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking, Rock Climbing and Whitewater Canoeing “Up rope,” I hollered to Justin, my climbing partner. I felt the rope tighten on my figure eight follow through. I began to climb again, carefully placing... READ MORE

Written by: Tya Bolton, American Leadership Forum Course Last weekend I did a thing. I went to the wilderness, faced my fears, learned about myself and the other 20+ members in my American Leadership Forum – Class XX. We had difficult conversations... READ MORE