Plans are underway for our biggest event of the year-Building Adventure 2014. Spots are filling up so register now to rappel 31 stories from Brandywine Realty Trust’s One Logan Square! This event raises crucial funds that allow us to carry out our mission and serve students. For more information, visit our event page or follow… READ MORE >
To help illustrate the life changing impact of Outward Bound, we’ve asked one of our partner public school teachers, Joel Jaroch, to share his perspective. Mr. Jaroch teaches 6th grade at Overbrook Education Center, a public school that has partnered with POBS since 2003 and inspired hundreds of students. Here is Joel’s story: “Steve and… READ MORE >
Building Adventure 2014 is here! This is the biggest adventure event of the year, and we are 50% full. Secure your spot now to rappel 31 stories from Brandywine Realty Trust’s One Logan Square! Building Adventure raises crucial funds so we can deliver our mission and serve students. For the month of July, enter the… READ MORE >
By: Julia Magowan, Outward Bound Alum, OB Student Intern and Graduating Senior at Masterman High School My journey with Outward Bound began in 2012 when a club I am in at school was given the opportunity, through a scholarship, to participate in an Insight day at the Philadelphia Outward Bound Ropes Course in Roxborough. Walking… READ MORE >
By Alana Noble, Outward Bound and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Alum Along my time involved with Outward Bound, I’ve found more than a few things to hold true and firm. Above all else, I always find myself coming back. Although in each course you find yourself amongst strangers, by the end you become a family…. READ MORE >
And we too must make time to continue to stretch our comfort zones and go on an adventure. May it be… Traveling off-the-beaten-path on an excursion into the jungle of Peru… Taking a trip to an inspiring and mission driven school in Nairobi… Paying homage to remembering what it’s like to get back on a… READ MORE >
By: Sarrah Schreffler, Outward Bound Alumn and Senior at SCH Academy My love for Outward Bound first began in the fall of 2010, and since then, I have been on 4 expeditions: 3 Peer Leadership backpacking and rock climbing expeditions with my school and the 2012 Youth Leadership Corps Expedition. I was a freshman in… READ MORE >
As folks here in the city of Philadelphia began to plan their Independence Day festivities (it’s a big deal around here ya know), we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the upcoming 4th than with the graduation of our two Veteran’s Expeditions. After 6 days of backpacking and advanced navigation on the Appalachian… READ MORE >