Exploring nature doesn’t have to stop when children become part of the equation. This week we find ourselves immersed (literally) in Hickory Run State Park, with 14 families and a week of non-stop rain! Hickory Run State Park Once a year Karyn Lyman, our Advancement Director, and her family join a troupe of fourteen families… READ MORE >
This week we share with you how a spontaneous hike in the Pine Barrens blossomed the idea to have a long distance race of the 53-mile Batona Trail … in costume! Follow along this July as we share our staff’s top trail picks. Our faculty instructor, Megan Kietzman-Nicklin, recounts the experience as “never having wanted… READ MORE >
Parks On Tap is the beer garden that gives back! It is a partnership with Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and FCM Hospitality, that brings a beer garden to various parks throughout the summer. Parks on Tap is an initiative with the city that kicked off in 2016, aiming to engage the Philadelphia… READ MORE >
In early April, Philadelphia Outward Bound School Trustees (Phil Charron, Elinor Haider, Mark Haslam, Jill Herriott, Mark Kahn, Scott McAllister and Don Smith) joined staff members Dan Hoffman and Meg Wise, and special guest Penn State Professor Peter Allison, for a three-day canoeing expedition. The group started on the just-thawed waters of the Strawberry Mansion… READ MORE >
Appointment of Meg Wise comes as experiential education organization prepares to open new Fairmount Park HQ, celebrate 25th anniversary A veteran nonprofit executive with deep experience in Philadelphia’s education and non-profit communities has been selected to serve as the new Executive Director for the Philadelphia Outward Bound School, a non-profit experiential education organization that serves… READ MORE >
A Letter from the Executive Director, Outward Bound USA To Outward Bound Family, Friends and Partners: I am pleased to announce that Katie Newsom Pastuszek will be joining the Outward Bound USA (OBUSA) team as the new Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), effective July 1, 2018. Katie joins the OB USA team with more than 20… READ MORE >