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...
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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...
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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...
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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,”...
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Outward Bound California partnered with One Room School House (ORSH) in fall 2012. ORSH is a small, intensive “school within a school” at Independence High School in the San Francisco Unified School District. The school offers an alternative for at...
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