It’s officially summertime here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays for updates on our Summer Adventures and Fridays for updates on our Girl Scout destinations program to hear all about our student happenings here in Costa Rica and Panama. Photos Are Up! For photos of our recently completed destinations […]
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 […]
25 years after one of the most devastating moments in the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr. remains one of the most celebrated figures in modern American history. His assassination was a near-paralyzing blow to the entire movement, but his ideas and principles resounded too deeply with the social psyche for the legacy to […]
When most people think of COSTA RICA OUTWARD BOUND, they think of surfing; waterfall rappelling; trekking volcanoes; sea kayaking; camping in the jungle; sailing; white water rafting; SCUBA diving; zip-wire flying; and other outdoor adventure sports. But what few may not know is that two core values of COSTA RICA OUTWARD BOUND are community service […]
Outward Bound Costa Rica students heading to Playa Avellanas this summer will be making a big difference for Costa Rica’s sea turtle population. While “turtle season” does not really begin until eggs are laid around September and October, there is a lot of work to do for aiding their conservation. Recently Laura Statesir, our Program […]
It’s not often you supply food to an island of indigenous people who actually need it. And by “actually,” we mean that even a home full of fifteen orphans did not have anything to eat last Saturday the 19th until eight Girl Scouts and their two instructors arrived with bags of food. Two weekends ago, […]
University of Alabama‘s students arrive on Monday, and they have a big service job in Talamanca ahead of them. And who better to lead them than our veteran Tico Land Instructor, Orlando Zamora, along with one of our newest instructors, Sean Marr? Our Custom Course Manager, Shawn Pendergrass, will also accompany this group of eleven […]
When students read “Spring Break” on their annual school schedule, “rainforest challenge” is not typically the first thing that comes to mind. But this year, for 14 State University of New York (New Paltz) students, 10 Tallahassee Community College students, and 10 Canterbury School students, it was. And after hearing their feedback, they seem to […]
Looking for community service in Costa Rica? From school improvements and building libraries to water systems and chocolate harvesting, Shawn and Laura found it all. A common practice of Outward Bound Costa Rica office staff and instructors is to scope out new areas for outdoor challenges, new homestay families, and of course, community service. Last […]
“Service is an active expression of valuing our common humanity, our diversity, and the natural world.”This statement comes straight from the Outward Bound Costa Rica website under the Mission and Philosophy page. It is one of our goals to enrich the students not only through the challenges they face in and around the rainforest, but […]
Long live the turtle! ‘Tis the season to be nesting. Every year from August to October, two of Costa Rica’s three sea turtle species lay most of their eggs on the coastlines: the Green Turtles in Tortugero National Park (Caribbean coast) and Olive Ridley Turtle in Guanacaste (Pacific coast). There are seven species of sea […]
June 29, 2009 The Girl Scouts Service Challenge course finally gets a chance to relax. The arrived in Manuel Antonio today – a beautiful beach on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is here where they will be learning to surf, learning some yoga moves, and enjoying a beautiful pool in the middle […]