In the spirit of collaboration we introduce our newest course, the Joshua Tree to Florida Keys Outdoor Educators Semester, affectionately dubbed “Trees to Keys.”... READ MORE
How does your team invest its training time, and what does that training look like? In my role as the Director of HIOBS’s Outward Bound Professional programming, these are the questions I ask clients regularly as we work to identify... READ MORE
What HIOBS course did you take? I did a 22 day sailing course in July 1997 when I was sixteen years old. What is your favorite or funniest memory from course? Every morning at 5:30am we jumped into the cold... READ MORE
One of our favorite people is celebrating 41 years as an Outward Bound instructor. We asked Peals to share some insights about her career with HIOBS. When and why did you start working at HIOBS?I first started working for HIOBS in 1977.... READ MORE
In our monthly “Dear John” post, our lovable, curmudgeonly John McBride, Director of Fleet & Facilities, answers your burning questions. What is the scariest Halloween decor you’ve ever seen? UP AT THE OLD STONE FORT KNOX ON THE PENOBSCOT RIVER NEAR BUCKSPORT,... READ MORE
Meet our Senior Admissions Advisor — Sydney Cooper! Sydney previously served as a field staff member for HIOBS so, needless to say, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role! How did you learn about HIOBS? My uncle... READ MORE
Why did you decide to work for HIOBS? Sometimes the universe seems to conspire in our favor. As a teen in 1978, I enrolled in an Outward Bound alpine mountaineering course in the Central Cascades of Oregon at the suggestion... READ MORE
In our monthly “Dear John” post, our lovable, curmudgeonly John McBride, Director of Fleet & Facilities, answers your burning questions. What’s the best way to keep the bugs away? THIS IS COOL SO PAY ATTENTION. FOR BLACK FLIES, COAT A... READ MORE
Emma participated in our 22-day Bahamas Sailing program in January 2016. How did you learn about Outward Bound? I remember hearing about Outward Bound since I was young. One of my parents had participated in another Outward Bound course decades... READ MORE
Why did you decide to work for HIOBS? Resilience, grit, joy, compassion, and connection to community: these are elements of the human experience that resonate with me. I have a strong drive to help people develop these connections within themselves... READ MORE