Sophia Ozenbaugh, our Marketing Manager, is no stranger to adventure and the outdoors. As a middle schooler, Sophia experienced the great outdoors for the first time with Philadelphia Outward Bound School, through our longstanding partnership with the School District of Philadelphia. Now, she spends time exploring local trails and traveling to natural landscapes near and… READ MORE >
Philadelphia may not be on your short list for outdoor adventures, but this month we hope to change that. Follow along as our staff share their top trail picks. Become inspired to check out a new trail in our region! Chris Grabowski and Chris Vanderslice – or simply Chris² – work tirelessly during our program… READ MORE >
On March 8th (International Women’s Day!), POBS screened the award-winning documentary film, Women Outward Bound, at WHYY’s studios in Center City, Philadelphia. Women Outward Bound tells the story of the first all female Outward Bound expedition in the US in 1965, and the participants reunion nearly 50 years later. Director Maxine Davis, one of students from this… READ MORE >
PHILADELPHIA — The School District of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Outward Bound School have partnered on an exciting pilot program to be offered primarily to 9th Grade Academy students throughout the District beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. “Many of our students have participated in Outward Bound programs over the years, and have greatly… READ MORE >
This July (2016), Philadelphia Outward Bound School (POBS) partnered with Good Grief to deliver a seven-day Grieving Teens Expedition. Good Grief a is a non-profit located in Morristown and Princeton, New Jersey that provides unlimited and free support to children, teens, young adults, and families after the death of a mother, father, sister, or brother through peer… READ MORE >
Katie’s Korner: A few words from our Executive Director . . . Philadelphia Outward Bound School students return for another season of challenge and discovery – building character and grit! This month featured three expedition crews from Philadelphia’s Masterman High School hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Delaware Water Gap, and daylong Insight Courses (problem-solving, climbing,… READ MORE >
The questions we asked… 1. Who from history would you take on an Outward Bound expedition and why? 2. If the person above you on this list were a piece of kitchen equipment, what would it be and why? 3. What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten? Talia Brody I’d like to take Walt… READ MORE >
Katie’s Korner: A few words from our Executive Director . . . In 1993, I participated in a high ropes course instructor training. Among the high ropes course elements on which we trained was The Multi Vine. Imagine, you’re 35 feet above the ground (having arrived at this level after climbing multiple metal staples in the side of… READ MORE >