Dear VOBS Partners, Each year we collaborate with an amazing variety of change-makers to create life-changing programs. We value our our partnership with you–the schools and colleges, youth-serving non-profits and for-profit organizations–who share our vision for a more resilient and... READ MORE

Once in a while, you find yourself dumbstruck by gratitude. We are now in the middle of the season of joy, and perhaps I’m primed for it, but I recently found myself moved to tears by student endeavor, courage and... READ MORE

Vita Dulcedo Spes. “Life, Sweetness, Hope.” This is the University of Notre Dame motto. Life is often sweet for students like Notre Dame’s “Domers,” but sometimes the just deserts are hard-won and living life requires courage. Voyageur Outward Bound School asks... READ MORE

Gary Lee, Voyageur Outward Bound Alumni Course M-11 (August 10-September 6, 1967) August 10, 2017 I walk down the road to Homeplace, Voyageur Outward Bound School’s northern Minnesotan basecamp. As I walk, I pass sign after sign along the dirt... READ MORE

The Academy The University of Southern Mississippi has created an innovative model for student athlete leadership development. This year, they launched the Leadership Academy, and Voyageur Outward Bound School is lucky enough to be part of this brand new educational... READ MORE

So, what does it mean to be “Outward Bound?” A few, and lucky, first year students at St. Norbert College know. They’re chronicling their discovery in a lovely Gap Experience blog. Do yourself a favor and read this, then visit... READ MORE

Mark Petraitis and Emily Roskey are part of our team here at Voyageur Outward Bound School (VOBS). This summer, they had a chance to work together for the first time. Together, they led one of five crews for The Fellowship Initiative... READ MORE

On every Outward Bound course our students experience the benefit of relevant challenges and the positive effects of nature as they build character and leadership skills: emotion management, empathy, teamwork, responsibility, initiative, problem solving, persistence, and service. Equally important, our courses... READ MORE

Texas is a blend of valor and swagger. — Carl Sandburg In the eponymous movie, Gregory Peck got pretty darn sick of people telling him the same thing: “It’s a Big Country.” But it really is. Texas, it seems, has to... READ MORE

We all do better when we all do better. –Paul Wellstone This statement is something we can all get behind. These words are inscribed around the rotunda of the Wellstone Center in Saint Paul, where Voyageur Outward Bound School’s Twin... READ MORE