…There are always lessons to be learned on the trail, and they aren’t always related to building a campfire, setting up a tent, or leaving your campsite cleaner than when you arrived. Some of these are life lessons that fall in the category of treating others as you would like to be treated and adhering…

…There are few activities that provide a greater explosion of sense and emotions than putting foot in a new land — a foreign place where you have to navigate language, landscape, and culture practically the instant you arrive. Memories of stepping off a plane and heading out of the airport in Kathmandu, Port Au Prince,…

…We’ve created packing and equipment lists to help you properly prepare for your upcoming NCOAE course or training….

Shoshana loves using the outdoors and wilderness to teach about the environment and opportunities for personal growth and development….

Lilly Ade brings a raft of experience in outdoor and wilderness education to her position as a field instructor for NCOAE….

Gabe Issac’s experience and passion for the outdoors and the environment makes her an ideal NCOAE field instructor….

Rachelle Toth is an NCOAE field instructor who is sincerely interested in connecting first-time and returning students to the outdoors….

…Jessica’s lifelong quest is to make the world laugh and instill her love of the great outdoors in others….

Kit Cosper is one of our EMT instructors, propelled in his daily work by an inherent love of learning and knowledge sharing….

…Adam assists NCOAE instructors in the field with activities, lessons, and site management….

…By definition, an expedition is quite a big deal. Typically, it involves a crew of people, covers a lot of territory, and lasts for weeks, sometimes months. Several examples come to mind. There’s Columbus’ first voyage to discover a western passage to China in 1492, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery Expedition from 1804 to…