September 2022 Newsletter
The Urban Expedition One of the goals when POBS was founded 30 years ago was to introduce Philadelphia public school students to their city. And what better way to do that than with a multi-day Outward Bound expedition? Read all about the Urban Expedition > Alumni Insight Day Attention POBS alumni! Join us Saturday, October 22 for a… READ MORE >
Kelly’s Classroom: Philadelphia Outward Bound School
FOX 29’s Bob Kelly is in Strawberry Mansion with students from the Philadelphia Outward Bound School. View at fox29.com >
Fairmount Park program celebrates 30-year anniversary
Listen to the broadcast: PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia program that takes kids out of the hustle-and-bustle of city life and into nature to learn team-building skills is celebrating 30 years of service. The Philadelphia Outward Bound School, a part of the Discovery Center in Fairmount Park, came from humble beginnings, with just 42 students in 1992. Now it… READ MORE >
The Urban Expedition
The Philadelphia Urban Expedition was designed in the early days of the Philadelphia Outward Bound School (POBS) to offer participants a complete Outward Bound course within the rich cultural, historical and natural environment of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. As Nancy Goldenberg, one of the founders of POBS, explains, “We… READ MORE >
Allan Myers partners with Philadelphia Outward Bound School to take team building to next level
Challenge and adventure encourage team building in ways that expand far beyond traditional workplace experiences, and Allan Myers, a heavy civil contractor and materials provider based in Worcester, saw this firsthand recently. Philadelphia Outward Bound School, a non-profit educational organization, brings people of all ages and backgrounds together by way of challenging learning expeditions, and… READ MORE >
Philadelphia Outward Bound School receives grant from international funding competition
The Philadelphia Outward Bound School (POBS) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $233,377 as part of the John Templeton Foundation’s new Character Through Community funding competition. The competition, announced in early 2021, received over 800 applications from organizations around the world. Funding from the grant will support three years of collaborative programming… READ MORE >