Everybody should have a gap experience. I’m grateful that mine was the Residential Gap Semester program at Outward Bound Costa Rica. The program taught me so much ranging from STEAM and nature, to culture, communication, responsibility, and so much more. Ultimately I came out of OBCR’s Residential Program with an incredible experience I could never […]
With the theme of this year’s Earth Day being ‘Restore Our Earth’, we wanted to celebrate the positive impact our participants have on the environment in Costa Rica! With nearly 30% the country protected as a national park, wildlife refuge, or private reserve and numerous conservation policies and programs, Costa Rica is at the forefront […]
Girl Scouts from all over the United States have been helping protect endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica! On December 27, 29 Girl Scouts arrived to the Outward Bound Costa Rica rainforest base ready for their Sea Turtle Retreat. After getting to know each other and preparing their kit for course, the group headed straight […]
This week, we had two Girl Scout groups begin their journey while two 14-18 Summer Courses wrap up their adventure! See what everyone’s been up to. 👇🏼 Girl Scout Destinations Service Challenge (Session #3) Our SC group kicked off their time in Costa Rica volunteering close to “home” here at our base camp! They headed into the […]
We’re thrilled to have FIVE new groups join us this week! Our students and instructors set off to different parts of Costa Rica and Panama and have been scuba diving, surfing, hiking, releasing baby sea turtles, wakeboarding, and more. Check out what each group has been doing below! Summer Courses 14-18 Caribbean Scuba and Service (Session #1) […]
Turtle Tracks Written by: Lucy Manlick I hear a shout in the distance, calling me to the night-blackened beach. This is it. The moment. The one I have been waiting for ever since we arrived here in Panama. The turtles are hatching. I take off running, trying to get to the hatchery as fast as […]
Four Girl Scouts and their parents from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois recently embarked on a 10-day adventure with us. On this unique course, the girls stepped out of their comfort zone through a variety of adventure activities—volunteering on service projects in Talamanca, travelling across the border to Panama, and participating […]
Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure #2 During their first days, the Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure #2 Girl Scouts stayed at San San Pond Sak Wetland Reserve in Panama where they performed night patrols and built sustainable habitats for the baby turtles. The girls had the opportunity to plant trees at San San Pond Sak Wetland Reserve and felt very […]
On a walk along the beach at dawn, the faint outline of hundreds of sea turtles comes into view. The turtles drag their heavy bodies up the sand, dig nests, lay eggs, and then return to the sea. This is the beginning of the arribada. An arribada, which is Spanish for arrival, is the mass nesting […]
The group completed their scuba diving training with Executive Director Jim Rowe last week on the island of Solarte and prepared for their four day sea-kayak expedition! During the expedition, students paddled in single and double kayaks through the archipelago and calm mangroves of Bocas Del Toro. The waters were very tranquil through the mangroves because […]
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. Scuba and Sea Turtle Adventure #3 The girls on Scuba […]
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. Scuba and Sea Turtle Adventure #3 The girls on Scuba […]
A much loved and must see part of Costa Rica is the Talamanca region. Talamanca is one of the most bio-diverse regions in all of Costa Rica, displaying a large number of native plant species and wildlife that lures nature lovers from all over the world for a visit. Some spectacular sights that can be […]
Leadership students have been spending most of this past week at the beach. They started their American Red Cross Lifeguard training at a pool in Tres Ríos to learn basic rescue techniques and later went to Playa Manuel Antonio to finish up their training at the beach. Check out a video of our instructors practicing […]
Our Tri-Country students have been having an amazing time during their surf phase. The group started learning the surfing basics at Playa Avellanas, then headed to Manuel Antonio, before wrapping up their surfing expedition in Playa Tulín. We’re pretty sure they’re ready to sign on for a pro-tour with all the practice they’ve had. As if […]