One of the most important items you’ll need for your adventure in Florida is appropriate footwear for the marine environment you’ll be exploring. At North Carolina Outward Bound School, we require you bring two types of footwear on course. 1....
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Written by: Anthony Benvenuto, Alumni My Outward Bound expedition has been the most profound experience of my life. That feels powerful. I’m just shy of 50 days removed from the expedition, and I’m still beaming. Don’t get me wrong. Living...
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Written by staff member, Nicole Fava It’s 7:30 PM on a weeknight, and the sun is setting on a warm summer evening in North Carolina. I’ve just gotten up from my desk for the first time in hours to stretch...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A tribute to Karl Rohnke Written by: Margo Nottoli It was a cold and foggy day, in fall 1969, the first time I drove up to the Table Rock Base Camp. I’d been told there was no educational model as...
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We are pleased to announce that our very own, Trish Haitz has been selected as the recipient of this year’s John McGrory Award. The John McGrory Award is a national award presented annually to an individual who has made significant...
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North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Bea Armstrong. Armstrong will succeed Whitney H. Montgomery, who retired after 14 years of leading the organization, and Ken Lawson, who is currently...
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