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Launch Your Career in Outdoor Education

Build the confidence, skills, and leadership foundation needed to inspire others and thrive as an outdoor educator.

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Develop the Skills to Lead With Confidence

These expeditions are designed to equip aspiring outdoor educators with practical, proven tools for success. With a focus on student dynamics, group and individual facilitation, and safety and risk management, you’ll gain hands-on experience and expert feedback from peers and highly trained Instructors. You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to deliver meaningful, life-changing outdoor experiences – and refine your craft along the way.

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Build the Skills That Set Great Outdoor Educators Apart.

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Technical Skills

On this course, you’ll learn and practice the technical skills necessary to design an itinerary, navigate landscapes and activities, and to assess and manage risk.

Group management.

You’ll learn how to set your crew up for success, create a culture of belonging and shared responsibility, and to engage groups and individuals in their unique journeys.

Train in wilderness medicine.

Learn the principles and techniques of patient assessment, care, and treatment in remote and extreme environments. Earn Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Certification.

Your career awaits!

Return home with the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching and leading field-based education programs, and a solid grounding in the Outward Bound philosophy and methodology for teaching and facilitation.

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I’ve learned so much from this course that I will use for the rest of my life: from technical camping skills, relationship building, community, and strength in mind and heart to learning how to lead in your own way. It’s honestly absolutely unbelievable how much I’ve gained from this experience.

Jasmine

Outdoor Educator Alum

I feel as though my world just got a whole lot bigger with new possibilities I once thought were unreachable but now are at my feet. I still have a lot to grow and learn, but Outward Bound was the first step in me becoming a better person.

Cole

Outdoor Educator Alum

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A Leader in High-Quality Gap Year Education

Outward Bound is accredited with the American Gap Association and is the longest running program in this elite group dedicated to providing supportive, meaningful and high-caliber educational experiences to students.

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