How Could I Leave This Amazing Job?

Later this summer I’ll be resigning my position at the Philadelphia Outward Bound School. This was a bittersweet decision for me and I would only be leaving to tackle something really significant – and challenging – next.  I’m planning to write a novel! This has been a lifelong dream, and my experiences at POBS have… READ MORE >

January 2023 Newsletter

Guest Blog Post by Northeast High School Teacher Andrew Adams We Must All Row the Boat We Find Ourselves In Northeast High School teacher Andrew Adams shares his thoughts on the Appalachian Trail and Outward Bound, and how both inspire him to make education more relevant to students. Read post > Our Favorite Photos of… READ MORE >

We Must All Row the Boat We Find Ourselves In

A Guest Blog Post by Northeast High School Teacher Andrew Adams January 30, 2023 I got bit hard by the hiking bug after I was fortunate enough to accompany ten Freshman from Northeast High School on a 5-day Outward Bound Expedition in the Spring of 2018. It was here that I first became familiar with… READ MORE >

Our Favorite Photos of 2022

In 2022, we introduced new course cameras to allow our students to capture their experience on expedition. The results were outstanding — hundreds of photos rolled in from the field and we posted them on our website so students could share, download and preserve their Outward Bound memories. Our instructors got involved too, and snapped… READ MORE >

December 2022 Newsletter

Meet Taj Murdock, Man of Courage Taj Murdock is a native of North Philadelphia where he leads a youth mentoring program called Men of Courage. After Taj learned about Outward Bound by visiting The Discovery Center, he and his Men of Courage experienced POBS Insight Day programming, and then Taj embarked on a life-changing expedition…… READ MORE >

November 2022 Newsletter

30 Years Later, She’s Still Outward Bound Student Danielle Merritt went on the first POBS expedition in 1993. Years later, teacher Danielle Merritt brought her students on POBS expeditions. Read her story > POBS Instructor Hikes the Appalachian Trail! Field Instructor Madeline Troyer hiked all 2,190 miles of the Appalachian Trail (AT) in 128 days…. READ MORE >

Philadelphia Outward Bound Celebrates 30 Years

Chanel Hill Tribune Staff Writer November 15, 2022 When Danielle Merritt went on a school trip at Beeber Middle School in the early 1990s, she never thought how that trip would change her life. Merritt, who is currently the assistant principal at the Samuel W. Pennypacker School, was among a group of 40 Philadelphia public… READ MORE >