Expeditions
Adult Leadership Expedition – North Carolina, Backpacking & Rock Climbing
…During this 25-day course, you’ll find yourself exploring North Carolina’s wilderness while you paddle, climb, and hike. Let’s get exploring!…
Staff Profiles
Staff Profile: NCOAE EMS Program Coordinator and Instructor Donald Burns
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…
Accreditation
Cognia Accreditation Further Demonstrates NCOAE’s Commitment to Excellence
…Learn more about NCOAE‘s upcoming accreditation with Cognia, allowing us to continue to improve out wilderess and emergency medicine training….
Refund & Transfer Policy
…The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) has established this Deposit, Refund, and Transfer Policy to help students, course and…
The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) Named 2023 Organizational Member of the Year by the Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
…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…
Expeditions
Wilderness First Responder Recertification (Hybrid) – North Carolina
…Our industry-standard wilderness medicine course provides hands-on medical training combined with skills in outdoor leadership and critical thinking….
Teen Expeditions
…As you enter or continue high school, extend your learning beyond the classroom on one of NCOAE’s teen expeditions….
Expeditions
Adult Leadership Expedition — Ecuador, Galapagos Islands
…Explore one of the most unique places in the world on a 14-day Galapagos Islands expedition. Discover the Galapagos now!…
Expeditions
Wilderness First Aid (Hybrid) – Oregon
…NCOAE offers skillful medical first-aid training for outdoor educators looking to professionally certify their emergency preparedness while working in the field….
AEE
AEE’s Podcast Highlights NCOAE’s Zac and Celine Adair
…NCOAE‘s Zac & Celine Adair sit down with the Association of Experiential Education to discuss the founding, and future of NCOAE….
Training & Certifications
Spend Thanksgiving in Patagonia With NCOAE’s 31-Day Outdoor Educator Training
…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…
Wilderness Medicine
The Role of Assessment in Wilderness Medicine
…One of the most important parts of proper wilderness medicine is the assessment process to determine the extent of your patients injuries….
Expeditions
Teen Leadership Expedition — Alaska, Backpacking
…Discover Alaska’s remote, technical terrain as you backpack through the wilderness on a 12-day adventure for teens!…
Staff Profiles
I’m Shooting in the Rain — Creation of an Outdoor Education Video
…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…
Expeditions
Teen Leadership Expedition — Oregon, Backpacking & Whitewater
…Discover Oregon’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack, paddle, and raft across rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure for teens!…
Funding News
Whole Foods Selects NCOAE As Community Giving Day Beneficiary
…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…
Academic Credit
High School Credit Now Available for All NCOAE Teen Adventures
…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…
Adult Expeditions
…Explore the wilderness — and your own capability to lead, learn, and grow on an NCOAE Adult Expedition. Register for a course today!…
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NCOAE Recommends
Recommended Reads: Turning the Page on Adventure
As another summer draws to a close, your adventures may have come, gone, or never materialized. No matter which one of these is part of your Summer 2019 your story, it’s always nice to stay in the adventure mindset. That’s why we here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education decided to put…


