Jumpstart your career in the outdoors by training with the oldest and leading provider of wilderness education in the world.

Outward Bound Outdoor Educator courses open doors in the outdoor education industry. One of the nation’s best outdoor education training programs, Instructor courses teach deep technical skills and provide in-depth knowledge of the Outward Bound learning approach. Becoming an outdoor educator takes hard work. And a certain strength of character that is earned; not given. These expeditions offer hands-on teaching experience – so participants can develop top-notch technical skills. With an emphasis on student dynamics, group and individual facilitation, and safety and risk management, Outdoor Educator courses prepare future instructors to be elite leaders and compassionate educators with proven and practical expertise.

Oregon Outdoor Educator Course

The Oregon Outdoor Educator course is an extraordinary expedition that combines beautiful environments and challenging activities with an intensive educational curriculum emphasizing the skills needed to work in the field of outdoor and adventure education.

Designed specifically for individuals interested in pursuing instructional, guiding, or teaching positions, this semester course offers fifty days of in-depth learning in mountaineering, snow camping, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, and first aid, while simultaneously exploring group dynamics, experiential education theory and methods, and wilderness activity management. This course will provide students with opportunities to act as a student as well as an educator within a community of peers.

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Washington Outdoor Educator Course

The 55-day Washington Outdoor Educator course is an extraordinary expedition that combines beautiful, challenging environments and activities with an intensive educational curriculum emphasizing the skills needed to work in the field of outdoor and adventure education.

Designed specifically for individuals interested in becoming instructors, guides or teachers, this course offers in-depth learning in mountaineering, sea kayaking and first aid, while simultaneously exploring group dynamics, experiential education theory and methods, and wilderness activity management. Act as both student and educator as you work with a community of peers to develop relevant skills, enhance teaching abilities and earn Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification. Guides, instructors, classroom teachers, and managers throughout the outdoor industry all credit this course with offering a foundation of knowledge that made them better educators.

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