On an Outward Bound course, students can expect not only to encounter adventure, beautiful wilderness, and great backcountry meals, but another key ingredient to our programs: challenge. Without challenge, our programs are merely vacations, and their impact would last just as long. But with challenge, we broaden students’ confidence, learning, and understanding of what a… READ MORE >
We at Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School are thrilled to have one of our alumni join us as our Student Speaker for our upcoming Cornerstone event. ABOUT JORDAN We selected Jordan to speak at our event due to his personal commitment and dedication to the Outward Bound mission. After participating in one of our… READ MORE >
The paper showcases the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School (CBOBS) wraparound Wilderness Expedition experience as a solution for teaching Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills to youth, specifically in the areas of social problem solving, resilience, emotional self-efficacy, and conflict management. Intentionally developing Social and Emotional Learning skills leads to increased mastery in personal,… READ MORE >
Recently, we had the pleasure of taking the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida on a Service Urban Expedition here in Baltimore City. They worked hard to complete all the challenges we put in front of them, tackling service projects throughout the city while navigating on foot, public transit, and even canoe. Their crew covered a… READ MORE >
Recently we visited with Principal Matthew Hornbeck at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore, one of our long-term partners in the city. Their students have done everything from our one-day Insight programs to the Police Youth Challenge, and even our week-long wilderness expeditions. In fact, Principal Hornbeck is a multiple time alumnus of Outward Bound, so… READ MORE >
One of our long term Board members, Alfred Berkeley, recently took the opportunity to talk to our Executive Director, Ginger Mihalik, about her path to Outward Bound and some of our school’s most exciting work in the community. The interview is a three part series created for Edwin Warfield’s CEO Interviews, which are featured on citybizlist…. READ MORE >
Whoo! This summer has been so momentous thus far, it’s almost hard to believe that were just about over the halfway mark, our first Service Urban Expedition for the season included. We had the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida (GSGCF) visit our campus in order to challenge themselves with one of our summer expeditions. We… READ MORE >
Golden, Colorado, June 30, 2017 – Outward Bound USA is pleased to announce the launch of the Outward Bound Professional Learning Lab, made possible through the generous support of The S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation (the ‘Foundation’). The Foundation invests in youth-serving organizations to identify promising adult practices that build youth character and help translate this… READ MORE >
School might be out everywhere else, but not here on our campus where summer programs officially began last week! We’ve already seen a number of different groups including an Outward Bound Professional program for Commercial Construction, a Chesapeake Bay Sea Kayaking & Environmental Leadership Expedition, and an Insight Program for the closely named Upward Bound. The… READ MORE >
The Police Youth Challenge (PYC) is entering its 10th year here at Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School. It’s taken many forms in that time, but for the last year and a half, it’s been making an impact every Thursday. In that time, nearly 3,000 participants have come together to build trust and shift their perceptions of… READ MORE >