New York City Outward Bound Center
Long Island City, NY, United States
http://www.nycoutwardbound.org/

SUMMER LITERACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM

Outward Bound’s Literacy and Environmental Studies course is a six-week summer program designed to improve students’ reading and writing skills, develop their passion for environmental stewardship, and encourage life-long learning. The summer program integrates components of a standard Outward Bound wilderness course (hiking, orienteering, rock climbing, canoeing, time for reflection,......
 

NYCOBC’s Outdoor Leadership and Environmental Service (OLES) program is designed to provide opportunities for alumni of our school programs to perform meaningful community service, to improve their understanding of the natural world, and to develop their skills in outdoor wilderness and urban activities. The program strives to create a diverse community of students from throughout the City......
 

"Youth today are misled by a society which dictates how they should behave rather than simply being themselves. By providing youth with the opportunity to discover who they are and the power they hold, we can help them become the answer to today’s problems. It is time to give our youth the chance to stand out and allow them to lead us." - A founding member of Rebels with a Cause......
 

The New York City Outward Bound Center can also run longer wilderness programs from its base camp in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains. These programs range from one- to six-week wilderness expeditions that include traditional adventure elements such as backpacking, tandem canoeing, rock climbing, and solo. They can be designed to achieve a number of different objectives such as......
 

Strapping it all on your back and setting out into a local wilderness is a dramatic change of pace for most students. Living in this small self-reliant community offers a fresh perspective on some of the attitudes and behaviors we bring to our larger communities at home. Students are taught to pitch tarps, cook meals, read topographic maps, purify water, build fires, navigate in the wilderness,......
 

Rock-climbing has been used by Outward Bound as a medium to educate students for over 60 years. While balancing on steep rock faces or holding the rope as others climb, students discover the importance of focus, commitment and trust. Whether it is a single day program near the City, or a multi-day progression at one of New York City Outward Bound’s sites in New Jersey or upstate New York, ......
 

Outward Bound’s two 10-person Voyageur North Canoes, enable participants to explore Jamaica Bay part of the Gateway National Recreation Area-America’s first urban national park. The islands, the tidal currents, and the protected salt marshes make the bay a fascinating paddling destination. Protected as a Wildlife Refuge, it is a great place for students to study the marine ecosystem a......
 

Utilizing Outward Bound’s 55-foot Alpine Climbing Tower, New York City Outward Bound offers participants a truly unique urban experience in Gateway National Recreation Area, which straddles the Brooklyn and Queens border. Climbing on the tower offers an appropriate physical and mental challenge for participants of every age and physical ability. It builds confidence, perseverance, compassi......
 

The nautical term "Outward Bound" refers to the moment that a ship leaves harbor and abandons the safety of port for the open sea. This nautical heritage provides the framework for sailing courses, where student crews embark upon voyages that teach seamanship, teamwork, leadership and trust. Outward Bound’s 26-foot wooden Monomoy pulling boats are great classrooms for learning sk......
 

New York City’s diversity and the richness of its human and physical resources provide unparalleled opportunities for learning and adventure. On New York City Outward Bound urban explorations, students travel New York’s streets and neighborhoods and discover firsthand the social and economic forces that shape our city. They offer students opportunities to see and experience neighborho......
 

Working with the agenda of your group, these programs help groups recognize and discuss their pertinent issues, explore challenges, set goals, and give one another meaningful feedback. New York City Outward Bound retreats include components such as high and low ropes courses, problem-solving initiatives and orienteering. They usually take place off-site as the time away in a natural setting enh......
 

Whether the focus of the day is to develop community, confidence or leadership, "initiatives" provide excellent tools for everyone to be challenged, reflect and learn. "Initiatives" are activities that require participants to work together to achieve a common goal and to use new, unfamiliar, and possibly uncomfortable modes of behavior and communication in order to succeed. ......
 

In NYCOBC’s targeted school-based programs, Outward Bound’s approach to teaching and learning is brought to selected grades, classes, and/or subjects. Currently, we operate these programs at: South Bronx High School Erasmus Hall Campus: High School for Humanities and the Performing Arts Theodore Roosevelt High School Over the years, NYCOBC’s programs in these schools hav......
 

"Getting involved with Outward Bound completely changed my life professionally and personally. The opportunities for personal and professional growth are mind-boggling. The concepts of personal discovery and challenge are not just for kids; they. re for teachers too.... I’ve gotten more and learned more from this year and a half of working with Outward Bound than I had in my previous ......
 

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