The 2015 Service Bus is now one week away from ending its 2nd annual route of giving back to communities around California and all six of us on the bus had countless hours of driving time to reflect on our interactions... READ MORE
In August, we wrote a blog post about a groundbreaking environmental restoration program that Outward Bound California students and staff were taking on this summer in the High Sierra. Underwritten by the National Forest Foundation, this program restored heavily used wilderness areas... READ MORE
Linda Mornell has worked to dramatically change the lives of disadvantaged young people for the past 25 years. She began Summer Search in the Bay Area in 1990 with the idea of making summer experiential education programs possible for low-income teenagers. She was... READ MORE
Last month, long-time supporter Winn Ellis shared her inspiration to give her daughters an opportunity for self-discovery. Now Tess, her oldest, writes about how Outward Bound gave her the confidence to say ‘yes’: I was born shy. My mom and dad told me... READ MORE
Please help us welcome our 2015/2016 Youth Leadership Corps! Emma Emma is a Senior at Palo Alto High School. She is an active member in her Girl Scout troop, and is inspired by strong female leaders! Isaiah Isaiah lives in... READ MORE
This summer, Tess Mahoney was chosen to be one of four Outward Bound California’s Bay Area office interns. She assisted the Program and Development teams on many tasks during the busy season. One of Tess’ projects was to interview someone who... READ MORE
Being a non-profit in the Presidio has many perks–the ocean views are spectacular, lunchtime means walks along quiet trails, and getting to work with a network of wonderful companies and nonprofits in a national park is unique. One such company... READ MORE
This summer, at Outward Bound California’s High Sierra base camp in Midpines, CA, we piloted a Sustainability Program to address some of the most pressing environmental issues facing the organization. In essence, our staff wanted to practice what we preach on course–as... READ MORE
Bryan Morales, a young man who “grew up on the freeways of LA” was on the first Outdoor Educators Institute cohort in 2012. The Outdoors Educators Institute (OEI) is a Bay Area scholarship-based program that aims at diversifying outdoor education.... READ MORE
To me, it was clear that it was not the destination, but the journey and obstacles that I encountered on my course in the High Sierra that made it unforgettable. Through this 14-day backpacking and rock climbing adventure, I was... READ MORE
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