By Lori Sparrow The navy blue fleece Patagonia jacket is peaking through my closet. No one knows except me the power the jacket holds. I will wear my Outward Bound jacket on a walk today by the ocean and remember my solo... READ MORE

An Outward Bound course inspires us long after we pull into base camp. We carry the lessons, emotions, strength, and drive within us. From these lessons, our alumni often create works of art, poetry, short stories, etc. Hurricane Island Outward... READ MORE

Written by HIOBS Instructors Morgan Hinson and John “Sockeye” Calogero During the most recent fall semester in the Keys, students had the opportunity to meet a local wildlife biologist, Suzy Roebling. This connection prompted discussions about how the environment that... READ MORE

A string of thought by Wheeler Bay Program Manager Mathew Porter Alongside the dock, Danny Wiggins pulls the bow line from the cleat and Sally M bobs outward, I take the stern line and do the same, and at once... READ MORE

Whether you’re under a tarp on a pulling boat or beneath a bug net in the woods, there will always be something magical about sleeping outside. At HIOBS, one of the first things we teach our students is how to... READ MORE

Have you ever wondered what students eat and how they cook and transport food while on course? Whether it’s on land or out on the open ocean, there’s no shortage of fine dining! “Food is not only fuel for our... READ MORE

Eli Walker, Aramy Cho, and Mathew Porter are just a few of the new leaders joining us at the HIOBS bases this year in Newry and Wheeler Bay. They’re pumped up and ready to take on the challenges ahead, and... READ MORE

After an almost twenty-year hiatus, HIOBS is bringing back sea kayaking programs to the coast of Maine. Once a vital part of the school that filled the program board with multiple versions of these island-hopping courses, sea kayaking programs... READ MORE

Written by McKenzie Kimball 2020 was the first summer in the past five years that I didn’t spend the entire season primarily in a tent, on a boat, or in staff housing.  My blonde hair is curiously dark, my skin... READ MORE

Little did I know, stepping off the bus in Rockland ME, that summer, my life was about to change, forever... From the minute we set sail for the deeper waters of Penobscot Bay, tucked off the cold North Atlantic Ocean,... READ MORE