Students of our Spring 2013 Leadership Semester finished up course last week. Throughout the semester, this international group of students, arriving from six different countries, trained in seven internationally-recognized outdoor certifications while experiencing the natural wonders of Costa Rica and Panama. Read on to learn how this group spent their action-packed 65-days with Outward Bound […]
Last week Outward Bound Costa Rica bid farewell to the last of its Semester students. It’s been a wonderful few months and all of us in the Communications Office have really enjoyed hearing these students’ stories on transition days, experiencing their activities through photos and video and having the chance to watch them gain leadership […]
Tri-Country has been busy in their first week and a half in Costa Rica! Last week, their days were filled with Spanish lessons both in and out of the classroom. Their teacher, Luis, traveled with them on their day adventures to Irazú Volcano, Istaru Climbing Wall and Cachi Climbing Wall to teach them pertinent words […]
So you’ve taken a Outward Bound Costa Rica course or something similar. Now what? A lot of students wonder how they can market themselves for future jobs and/or colleges after going through an experience that distinguishes them, both personally and professionally. The difficult part is communicating the impact of a course experience and effectively transferring […]
So while all the summer course students return home, with awesome tans, to share photos and stories of their adventures in Costa Rica, and fall students start enthusiastically packing for their upcoming semester and adult courses, CRROBS instructors are not so lucky. They are spending 9 straight days, from August 18-26, getting their Wilderness First […]
Picture yourself: Over 20 hours of running, swimming, treading, saving, strengthening, studying, and more swimming… all in four days. The upside? It all takes place on beautiful beaches (and our rainforest swimming pool) of Manuel Antonio, and you have the chance to receive an Open Water Lifesaving certification. Okay, so it’s not the idea that […]
“Anyone who wants to do avid rafting should get WRT certified because it’s helpful for learning to read and respect the river. By understanding the river, you can avoid putting yourself in danger when kayaking and rafting. You can safely have fun riding and doing tricks in the rapids as your skills improve.” –Heidi, Leadership […]
This does not refer to this month’s winter Olympians in Vancouver, but rather, it does refer to some other Canadians. They are the students of Trinity College School of Ontario, and they are about to complete their final stage of the Duke of Edinburgh Program for receiving the Gold Award here in Costa Rica with […]
We professional types pronounce “WFR” as “woofer”. The WFR, or Wilderness First Responder, is a certification combining the Emergency Response Certification with additional hours of curriculum and practice for application in the wilderness setting. The ERC (a 48-hour DOT course certification) is required for police, athletic trainers and firemen in the USA, and it is […]
November 2, 2009 This week we sent our Water & Wave and Tri-Country students out to Rio Pejibaye to get a taste for what it takes to be a river guide. They will have two days of training in WRT, Whitewater Rescue Technician, while our Leadership students receive the full certification. What does it take […]
This week two of our courses, Leadership and Tri-Country, are in Panama getting SCUBA certified by our very own Executive Director, Jim Rowe, PhD. So what does it take to get SCUBA certified, you might ask (especially if you’re a parent, wondering what your child must go through in order to get such a gold […]