The Coronavirus pandemic has certainly disrupted life and learning this year. In some cases, this disruption has taken a greater toll on struggling teens and young people. For some, stay-at-home orders and quarantine have strained already tense relationships at home.... READ MORE

Sometimes we work with teens. Sometimes we work with at-risk teens. But I repeat myself. When we talk of “at-risk” youth we often think of the outside factors that teens are “at-risk” for: friends, drugs, failing school, etc. But I... READ MORE

A student stands knee-deep in a swamp, staring at a canoe. The swamp is the sort that is too thick to paddle through, yet too thin to walk on. Black mud sucks shoes in and releases decaying smells. The canoe... READ MORE

As the teasing breath of autumn interrupted the end of July, many of our staff began longing for September.  A quick, unscientific survey of veteran instructors confirmed our initial suspicions: fall is the best time to travel in the Boundary... READ MORE