#5 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge!  Diego Velasquez was always taught to appreciate life and to not take things for granted. After many years serving around the world in the U.S. military, he did not assume... READ MORE

#4 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge! For years, I had long, thin, faint, and then fainter, scars on my upper back and shoulders. I took pride in them and never said what they were from, hoping... READ MORE

#2 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge!   Outward Bound was a transformational experience, which I’m sure you hear from alumni often. My high school used to require all freshman to spend a week Outward Bound canoeing... READ MORE

#1 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge!  Luis grew up in Watts, a rough neighborhood of Los Angeles. When a guidance counselor at his school told him about the opportunity to go on an Outward Bound course... READ MORE

In an online survey earlier this year, we asked our alums whether Outward Bound’s new mission statement—“to change lives through challenge and discovery”—was reflective of your experience. We wanted to share the results with you because they were really illuminating... READ MORE

The granite peaks of Sequoia National park seemed to float in the distance. The mountains can play with many illusions and at that moment it seemed the blue bird sky was just above our heads. Canyons and valleys were visible... READ MORE

I heard about Outward Bound and the Pinnacle Scholarship through my internship at NatureBridge (an environmental education non-profit). I went on a 10-Day Backpacking and Rock Climbing course in the Sierra Nevadas on a Pinnacle Scholarship. I applied for the... READ MORE

In late August, a group of ninth grade students and faculty from the Nueva School attended an Outward Bound California (OBCA) course at Lassen Volcanic National Park. OBCA designed a course to facilitate teamwork, trust, and self-reliance for this inaugural class... READ MORE

Most folks would agree that 15 year olds are their own special class of individuals. While working with Outward Bound California (OBCA) these past few years, I’ve found that it takes a special approach to deliver the Outward Bound experience... READ MORE

Reflections on San Francisco International High School’s Five-Day Expedition A student stopped in her tracks, awestruck, upon reaching a dry river framed by purple needle grass, tall Western rye, and the oak-shaded trail on which we were hiking. “This place,”... READ MORE