Our Favorite Photos of 2024

In 2024, students and instructors used course cameras to capture their experience both on expedition and day programs. 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. We thought it would be fun… READ MORE >

October 2024 Newsletter

POBS First Day of Giving a Huge Success (Thanks to YOU!) POBS held its first-ever Day of Giving on October 24, with a goal of reaching an unprecedented 155 gifts in a single day. Thanks to a legion of volunteers, donors, and advocates, we surpassed that goal, receiving gifts from nearly 200 donors to our Day of… READ MORE >

Free Film Screening: STILL ALIVE With Director Santino Martirano

On Tuesday, November 12, POBS will host a special screening of STILL ALIVE at The Discovery Center, joined by director Santino Martirano.  The film explores the career of Klaas Willems, a rock climber living with cystic fibrosis. Originally given 25 years to live, the film finds Willems tackling difficult routes ten years past his “expiration… READ MORE >

September 2024 Newsletter

Outward Bound Offers Relief for the “Anxious Generation” This month we have a special guest blog post written by Matt Norcini, who writes that as parents and educators, limiting “screen time” for young people is only one piece of the puzzle in confronting what is troubling the Anxious Generation. The challenge is finding ways to… READ MORE >

Lessons from the wilderness: SCH kicks off 9th grade

by Griffy Whitman and Benje Whitman (SCH students) On the first day of school at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, most Upper School students go to their classes and meet their new teachers — but not everyone. Every year, while 10th through 12th graders read over their syllabi and start getting back into the swing of… READ MORE >

Outward Bound Offers Relief for “the Anxious Generation”

Guest Blog Post by Matt Norcini Matt Norcini is the Head of Upper School at Springside Chestnut Hill (SCH) Academy in Philadelphia and the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Philadelphia Outward Bound School. The perennial anticipation of teacher assignments, foraging of school supplies, and frantic last-minute completion of summer assignments are nothing… READ MORE >

Remembering Mike Stanley: A Life of Service, Leadership and Impact

With heavy hearts, we mourn the passing of Michael C. Stanley, known affectionately as “Mike” to so many in the Outward Bound community. Mike passed away peacefully on August 1, leaving behind a legacy of service, passion, and inspiration that will forever be cherished. Mike’s journey with Outward Bound began later in life, after spending… READ MORE >

August 2024 Newsletter

POBS Educators Week Makes News! Every year just before school starts we host hundreds of educators from schools all over Philly to help them prepare for the coming year during Educators Week. This year, we gained the attention of the Philly news media, including most local TV stations as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer. Check… READ MORE >