The final group of the summer wraps up their last week on course! Panama Service Expedition students started this week at sea as the students traversed the tides of Bocas del Toro in their kayaks. Whenever the group came ashore, a new community welcomed them! The group taught First Aid and CPR…
You do not have to be an athlete or in stellar physical condition to attend an Outward Bound Costa Rica course, but you do have to be ready both physically and mentally to take on the incredible challenges you will experience! To get the most out of your experience, here are a few tips on how…
Girl Scout Destinations and Summer Courses are in full swing this week Girl Scouts in Panama working with sea turtle populations to our first course of students on Panama Service Expedition—sea kayaking from community to community through the islands of Bocas del Toro…
On July 20, 2018 Outward Bound Costa Rica (OBCR) welcomed ten Girl Scouts and three chaperons from Girl Scout Troop #2402 of Alexandria, Virginia for an 9-day Custom Course adventure. “The most meaningful part of the course was how the girls all worked together during…
Read on to see what our Girl Scouts and Summer Courses have been up to this past week! Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure had an action-packed week that started with transferring to their island home in Bocas del Toro, Panama. The specific island is called Isla Solarte…
We have one full-time opening, Media & Marketing Manager, and two internship openings, Operations & Enrollment Intern and Video Editing Intern, to join us at our rainforest base in Costa Rica! The Media & Marketing Manager plays a crucial role in the Communications Office and is responsible for…
Here are the top photos and highlights from the past week on course! Service Challenge (Session #3) did an awesome job with their service in the Bribri community! The school they painted looks amazing! They all loaded in vans upon wrapping up that portion of their trip and headed down across the…
The Outward Bound Costa Rica Alumni Ambassador program helps you bridge your experience abroad and life back home. It’s a career development opportunity allowing you to share your experience with peers, your school, and the study abroad community while building your resume…
Below are the images and stories from a great week on course across Costa Rica and Panama! Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure did not miss a beat getting started on their journey! They rose early Sunday morning to travel across the southern border into Panama. From the Panamanian coast they took…
We have six groups on course this week! Caribbean Scuba and Service and Surf Service & CPR students enjoyed short stay at our base in San Ramón de Tres Ríos and then loaded in a van and headed down to the border of Panama! Upon arrival in Panama, they boarded a boat taxi which…
It has been an action-packed week as the summer is getting into full swing. Read below to find out what our groups have been up to! After establishing camp at their site in Playa Uvita on the Pacific coast, Catching Waves got started on their main event: surfing. In addition to riding the waves…
We are diving into high season with Girl Scout and Open Enrollment groups out on course! Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure (Session #1) Girl Scouts were greeted at Juan Santamaria Airport and brought them back to base where they met their course instructors, Molly and Mariany. After their brief stay…
On June 3, 2018 Outward Bound Costa Rica (OBCR) welcomed nine Girl Scouts and six chaperons from Girl Scout Troop #690 of Eagle River, Alaska for an 11-day Custom Course adventure. “From the tops of the trees to the rapids of the river, Outward Bound Costa Rica left me with an experience…
In late March, Outward Bound Costa Rica welcomed Girl Scouts and parents from Troop 50287 of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to our rainforest base! The group met their instructors, Donna and Mauren, for orientation, bonding, and packing before heading out the following morning for 9 days of hiking the remote regions of Piedras Blancas, staying with local host […]
“It was like a lifetime of experiences/lessons compressed into two weeks. I used every sense, every skill, every limb, every milligram of energy in the shortest space of time possible. I know that this was more than an educational experience because when I try to explain the activities/learning to others, I often can’t find the […]