The leadership course is back on base after 10 days of hiking through the remote Piedras Blancas region! Their trip included amazing vistas, heart pounding uphills, personal challenge activities, opportunities to work on the farm, and a whole lot more. Take a look at some of the students’ very own pictures below. Next up for […]
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 […]
The 2011 World Rafting Championships were held in Costa Rica this year on the famous Pacuare River. Teams from 32 countries paddled the same rapids many of our students learn to guide rafts themselves. I could end this post right here and its title would already make sense, but let me explain just to make […]
Planting seeds of leadership, watering them with outdoor activities, and cultivating fully grown student leaders is a crop cycle we’ve been refining ever since our inception. This is especially true of our Leadership Semester Course. In this post, we’ll briefly discuss benefits of the course and why it might be an alternative worth looking into. Don’t […]
Executive Director Jim Rowe and Instructor Phil Perez Teach CPR Our Fall 2010 Leadership students have been here on base at Tres Ríos taking their Wilderness First Responder Training. Wilderness First Responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote wilderness settings. Wilderness First Responder training is an 80-hour course covering topics […]