This time around in our continuing series of posts that reveal the people who work here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE), we’re pleased to introduce the guy who heads our emergency medical technician (EMT) program. Donald Burns coordinates our intensive 19-day EMT-Basic training schedule and everything else that has to…

Take a deeper look at what life during an NCOAE Gap Semester is really like. Explore a day in the life on campus and in the field…

…Learn more about NCOAE‘s upcoming accreditation with Cognia, allowing us to continue to improve out wilderess and emergency medicine training….

…The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) has established this Deposit, Refund, and Transfer Policy to help students, course and…

…Award is the highest level of recognition for companies in the outdoor education and adventure programming sectors of the outdoor industry. WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 1, 2023: A rising star in the outdoor industry whose commitment to the Association for Experiential Education (AEE) includes earning the organization’s designation as an accredited provider of outdoor education and…

Earn official high school credit—including Honors-level science—while gaining certifications in leadership and wilderness medicine….

…Our industry-standard wilderness medicine course provides hands-on medical training combined with skills in outdoor leadership and critical thinking….

…NCOAE‘s Zac & Celine Adair sit down with the Association of Experiential Education to discuss the founding, and future of NCOAE….

…NCOAE offers skillful medical first-aid training for outdoor educators looking to professionally certify their emergency preparedness while working in the field….

…In this day and age, when practically anyone with a Smartphone can publish a video online, we tend to take a lot of things for granted. For example, consider our latest video (see below) for the National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE). At first glance, this video has all the appearance of having…

…One of the most important parts of proper wilderness medicine is the assessment process to determine the extent of your patients injuries….

…What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education, we’re expanding our outdoor educator-training program on a global scale and announcing a month-long training expedition that culminates in a Thanksgiving celebration in Patagonia — a remote region at the southernmost end of South America that is shared by…

…We here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education are starting off the summer with some truly great news. Beginning in June, we’ll be offering students who successfully participate in any of our Teen Adventure courses the opportunity to earn high school credit. This most excellent announcement is the result of the NCOAE…

…It probably goes without saying that most of us here at the National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) are big fans — and loyal customers — of our local Whole Foods Market. Since we put such an emphasis on doing good things for our bodies, it only makes sense that we purchase those…

…A 21-day intensive EMT training that satisfies eligibility requirements for the National Registry and State EMT certification exams….

…Here at The National Center for Outdoor Education & Adventure Education (NCOAE), we recently welcomed three new field instructors, a climbing instructor and a program coordinator to our outstanding team of staff members. Earlier this year, these five candidates — two women and three men — successfully completed our Winter 2017 Instructor Candidate Training Program,…

…Interested in bringing an NCOAE course to your organization? Create a custom program specific to your team, interests, and desired outcomes….

…North Carolina native Adam Parish hails from a coastal town called Newport that is located about 100 miles northeast of our headquarters in Wilmington. He attends the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, where he is majoring in recreation, sports leadership and tourism management — a degree he expects to pick up next spring. Prior…

North Carolina native Forrest Stavish is a National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) field instructor who also happens to be a lifelong hiker, backpacker and climbing enthusiast. He is a member of the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA), where he received his single-pitch climbing instructor certification, and is a qualified Wilderness EMT. He…

…As The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) has grown, so have the skills and knowledge of our expertly trained and credentialed staff members. Take Wesley Hawkins, WFR, for example; a young man who grew up in the Southeast and eventually landed in Georgia where he attended Georgia College and State University. Majoring…