Photos by: Gianna D’Aloia, NSLS member Seven students from The National Society of Leadership & Success (NSLS) found an email in their inbox this past spring, describing an opportunity to discover Panama with Outward Bound Costa Rica this summer. The Panama 18+ Expedition course was full of outdoor activities from serving local communities, earning a scuba diving certificate […]
This week’s Pacific Surf & Cert students are the final Open Enrollment group for the Summer. Take a look what Grace and Julian have been up to: Pacific Surf & Cert #3 Saturday, we welcomed Julian flying in to meet his course mate, Grace, and their instructors for the week, Molly and Colvin. Grace was previously on Caribbean Scuba […]
It has been an eventful summer here at Outward Bound Costa Rica. We’ve had many groups join us on course! We are so happy to create a space where students create memories of a lifetime and push themselves out of their comfort zones. As we welcome in the month of August, we give you the […]
As high-season begins to wind down, students soak up their first and last moments in the Costa Rican and Panamanian sun. This past Saturday, we received our last bunch of students for Caribbean Scuba & Service as well as for Pacific Surf & Service. Three groups, including Pacific Surf & Cert, have been learning about […]
Take a look at what our Girl Scouts have been up to this week on course! Rainforest River & Reef (Session 2), Service Challenge (Session 3), and Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure (Session 3) Girl Scouts have been knee deep in adventures. We’ll be sad to see them go this Saturday! Rainforest River & Reef […]
Last weekend, we welcomed three more Girl Scout groups: Catching Waves, Service Challenge (Session 2), and Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure (Session 2)! They’ve all been spread across Costa Rica and Panama on different adventures, from learning how to surf in Costa Rica to volunteering with local communities in Panama. Catching Waves After arriving to Costa Rica […]
What have our Open Enrollment students been up to since we last posted? Volunteering, hiking, and gaining scuba diving certifications! Caribbean, Scuba & Service (Session 1) We were thrilled to hear all of our students passed their scuba certifications in Panama earlier this week! They each studied up for their test and gained experience in […]
Travel isn’t a luxury just for the rich and frivolous. Travel can be a beautiful reality for anyone! There are people of all backgrounds traveling the world on a wide range of budgets. If the lack of money is stopping you from achieving your travel dreams, with a little flexibility, creativity, and resourcefulness, you’ll be able […]
Written by: Maia Seals, Communications Intern After 20+ days sailing off the Florida coast and 40+ days traveling throughout Costa Rica and Panama, Hurricane Outward Bound School (HIOBS): Patrol 2 students have returned back to the United States with a new outlook on life. HIOBS: Patrol 2 students were a charismatic group. They joined us […]
In late March, the second patrol of Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOBS) students docked their sailboat in Florida to trade their view of coastal blue water for the lush rainforest landscapes of Costa Rica. This patrol of ten young men are experiencing a unique 5-phase expedition that includes sailing with Hurricane Island Outward Bound […]
Written by: Bailey Palmer, Field InstructorPhotos By: Spring OLS Students— Leon, Joey, and Solveig To my Spring 2017 OLSers, Congratulations! You all have officially completed your leadership course with us here at Outward Bound Costa Rica. I hope you all know how incredibly proud I am of each and every one of you for all you’ve accomplished […]
Written by: Maia Seals Photos: Bailey Palmer & Luis Zamora Since traversing the mountains as reported in our last blogpost update, our Outdoor Leadership Semester (OLS) students have been to Panama and back again! Last week, they packed and prepared their gear for an epic adventure to gain their scuba certifications and volunteer on local Panamanian […]
Sisters on the Fly (SOTF), the largest Women’s Outdoor Adventure group in the country, joined us for an incredible 8-day Group Program hike through the lush mountainous area far from the tourist route. SOTF spent their first night on our rainforest base near San Jose, and the next morning, began their trek in the southwest […]
Isabela Kimmel, a Girl Scout from Anaheim, CA, was a participant in our Girl Scout Service Challenge and headed the amazing project of building a library for a rural isolated community in Costa Rica. “I went to the Leadership in Andes: Peru [Girl Scout] Destination last summer and I was inspired to focus my Girl […]
At Outward Bound Costa Rica, we are committed to sharing social and environmental values with our students. We strive, of course, to be just as exigent regarding our own behaviors as individuals but also as an organization based in Costa Rica. Doing our part to solve these social and environmental issues is part of educating […]