…Develop essential wilderness knowledge and skills — while living and learning in wild, beautiful places throughout North Carolina!…

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

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

…Discover North Carolina’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack and paddle through the wilderness on a 14-day adventure for teens!…

…For those who are wondering what separates NCAOE from other outdoor programs like Outward Bound & NOLS check out our comparisons here!…

…Embedded in each of our outdoor and wilderness-based experiential education courses is the delivery of place-based learning, which was first introduced by David Sobel in his groundbreaking book, Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities. Place-based learning connects students to history, landscape, geography, and people through the intense exploration of a specific area which, along the…

…A 21-day EMT certification course in Oregon that satisfies eligibility requirements for the National Registry and State EMT certification….

…Editor’s Note: In our continuing effort to introduce the staff at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE), we decided we’d go straight to the top of the ladder and quiz Celine Adair, our co-founder and director of operations. Celine is in charge of a lot of things here at NCOAE, including grant…

…Curious what separates NCAOE from other outdoor programs like Outward Bound & NOLS? Check out our blog to learn more about the differences!…

…Our co-founder and director of operations, Celine trains NCOAE instructors and helps develop our curriculum….

…Come early October, more than 100 seventh and eighth graders — along with an experienced crew of outdoor educators from The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) — will be camping under the stars in Southern California’s Joshua Tree National Park. The only thing missing from this scenario are the outdoor educators, and…

…Editor’s Note: The work we do here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) matters because positive and profoundly empowering experiences are created when people choose to engage with themselves and one another in unique wilderness settings. With that in mind, we’re going to use our blog to introduce you to some…

…Gratitude is most often used as a noun, describing as it does, the feeling of being thankful. This warm and comforting word is often bandied about during the holidays, when we reflect upon all of the things for which we are grateful. But for some of us — and in particular, many of our staff…

…Develop essential wilderness knowledge and skills — while learning in beautiful places throughout the Pacific Northwest & Ecuador….

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

…At NCOAE we understand the value of outdoor education and aim to incorporate outdoor and adventure-based experiential education into student’s curricula!…

…If you’ve spent any amount of time surfing our website or reading this blog, you know that working at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) is more than just a job. It’s a reward. Working at NCOAE is a reward for many things, including: superior performance elsewhere; having a keen understanding of…

…You know us as The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE), but after today’s news, we may need to change “National” to “International”. That’s because we just booked our first overseas program — a March 2015 custom outdoor education expedition in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Sure, we’re still offering courses like…

…During this 25-day course, you’ll find yourself exploring North Carolina’s wilderness while you paddle, climb, and hike. Let’s get exploring!…

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