Eighth grade students have the opportunity to participate in a five-day Outward Bound excursion in the Florida Everglades’ Ten Thousand Islands. During the week, students develop teamwork by navigating their way to sandy beaches, setting up camp, boarding up on canoes, cooking their own meals, and learning ‘Leave No Trace’ techniques to minimize their impact on the land. Students must learn to put their heads together to decipher charts and use compasses to navigate their way through the maze-like mangrove tunnels of the Florida wilds.
Outward Bound, founded by educator Kurt Hahn, is a non-profit educational organization and expedition school that serves people of all ages and backgrounds through challenging learning expeditions that inspire self-discovery, both in and out of the classroom. With a national network of regional schools and hundreds of courses in wilderness settings and urban environments, Outward Bound has helped people discover strength of character, an ability to lead and a desire to serve for over 50 years.
