Week of August 10: Panama Service Expedition Update

First aid

Week of August 10: Panama Service Expedition Update

It’s our last week of high season, I repeat, our last week! These lovely ladies are currently on the Panama Service Expedition. They have been having a blast in Panama doing some gnarly wakeboarding and upside down posing! They’ve not just been playing hard though, they’ve been working hard as well! The girls have been […]

Is an Outdoor Leader Semester for you?

Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. Bill Bradley Outdoor leaders have a number of soft skills and hard skills. Soft skills include good communication, decision making, delegation and mentoring. Hard skills consist of climbing, backpacking, setting up belay systems, providing wilderness medical care, and being certified (e.g. WFR). On our Outdoor Leader Semester, students […]

Your OBCR Guide to Climbing the Career Ladder

No matter what industry you’re in, your Outward Bound Costa Rica experience can help you with everything from building your resume to nailing a nerve-wracking job interview. 1. Building your resume Adding OBCR to your resume or CV can really help you stand out. Honestly, you can apply your experience anywhere! But best categories on […]

How to Save a Life: First Aid, CPR and AED Certification Training

One of the most basic certifications that we require for all instructors at Outward Bound is the First Aid, CPR and AED certification. This is one of the seven internationally recognized certifications that participants on our Outdoor Leader Semester course earn. This certification is also featured on some of our Gap Year & Semester programs as well as […]

Pacific Wave & Water #2 Update- August 8th

Last week the group of six finished up their stay at our Manuel Antonio base and packed up their surfboards for their next water adventure in Avellanas. In Avellanas, instructors Carlos and Spencer assisted the group in the set-up of their tents along the sandy beaches under the Pacific sunset. For the next few days, […]

Pacific Wave & Water #1 Update- July 25th

Happy Guanacaste Day from Costa Rica! This week the guys caught with Executive Director Jim Rowe at our Manuel Antonio base for two days of CPR and First Aid training.  During CPR training students learned how to correctly administer rescue breathing and chest compressions between adults and children and taking the first steps of action […]

Instructor Lifeguard Training

This past weekend the instructor crew headed out to Manuel Antonio beach to fine tune their life guarding skills. During the training, our instructors practiced safety procedures for everything from helping someone caught in a rip tide to bringing in unconscious victims. It is this tradition of continually reviewing critical skills that makes the staff […]

Staff Prepares for High Season

Today and tomorrow will see the staff brushing up on their first aid and CPR skills. The two days of training will mostly be in the classroom, however instructors will also have time in the field practicing and putting their knowledge into action. The staff is joined by new members of the team, and all are preparing […]