Written by: Nicole Fava Covid-19 has upended the landscape of education for schools, educators, parents, and students. Once bustling centers of community, schools have rushed to adopt health guidelines and restrict the number of hours spent learning in-person, and, if... READ MORE

Written by: Margo Nottoli Whitney H. Montgomery, NCOBS Executive Director 2007-2020  “Someone once said that Kurt Hahn was the ‘moving spirit’ of Outward Bound. ‘Moving Spirit’ is a better designation than ‘Founder.’ What Kurt Hahn caused to happen was larger... 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

After 14 years of service, Whitney H. Montgomery is retiring from North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS). Ken Lawson from Tallahassee, Florida has been selected as the interim Executive Director.   Montgomery led the school through sustained growth during his tenure. Under his... READ MORE

The North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) will begin a national search for a new leader following the announcement of Executive Director, Whitney Montgomery, on his plans to retire by the end of 2020. Founded in 1967, NCOBS is dedicated... READ MORE

By Annie Jonas, May 7, 2020 Stay at home orders coupled with the end of my semester teaching at a small college meant enough idle time to scroll through Instagram to find Outward Bound’s announcement about a Virtual Personal Challenge... READ MORE

By Leigh Luter Schell, April 30, 2020 Junior year of college, one of my housemates spent a semester on an Outward Bound course in Baja, Mexico. She came back hairy, tanned and happy in a confident “let it go” kind... READ MORE

What does it mean to be resilient in a time like this? What does it look like to face adversity and unknowns with the same confidence and undefeatable spirit of a voyageur setting off into uncharted waters? We turn to... READ MORE

By Addie Hurwitz, From her personal blog, November 21, 2019 ATLANTA Most of the Service Bus crew knows that NCOBS runs programs in Atlanta, GA, but we had never been there or met anyone involved. Our two day stop in Atlanta... READ MORE

By Addie Hurwitz, From her personal blog, November 18, 2019 From the Florida Keys, we drove north to the NCOBS Everglades Base Camp in Florida, known as Sunset Island. This base camp is a neat place to be, as it is... READ MORE