Newsletter | January 2016 | New Year, New Opportunities

  Katie’s Korner: A few words from our Executive Director . . .   One of the most common words we hear at POBS is “opportunity.”  We talk about opportunities to reach more students with our mission to change lives through challenge and discovery.  We discuss opportunities to invite more donors to invest in the lives of Philadelphia… READ MORE >

Meet POBS’ Apprentices

This year POBS introduced a new year-long Apprentice Program. Two alumni of the Youth Leadership Corps program were selected to play a pivotal role in selecting and developing next year’s YLC students. The apprentice program is designed to model Outward Bound’s core value of service. Participants will engage with their schools, neighborhoods and communities in positive ways… READ MORE >

Outward Bound Day #5: The Stories We Tell

It was mid-morning on Day 5, and these were our final hours together. We were back at Fort Washington State Park, and the students were busy cleaning—water bottles, dinner bowls, equipment—the objects that had been so new to us just five days ago but which had, by now, become a part of us, our routine,… READ MORE >

Outward Bound Day #4: A Simple Game

Lines were drawn in the dirt of the forest floor.  The students examined the final tally, and they assessed how far they had come both as individuals and as a group.  While this task wasn’t the most difficult of their first four days together, it was a significant one.  They were given a minute for… READ MORE >

Student Spotlight: Morgan Mifflin

Name: Morgan Mifflin Outward Bound Course: Youth Leadership Corps, 2014   Where are you now? Right now I am in 10th grade, attending Central High School. I am adjusting to all the changes I am experiencing with getting older and taking on more responsibility for myself and for my learning. The skills I have learned… READ MORE >