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Success is Just Getting Out There: Re-ignite Your Inner Beginner – Part 3
…On a recent early morning bike ride along some local wooded trails, I happen to stumble upon the greatest of beginners: a group of children playing with rocks, moss, and whatever “loose parts” they could lay their hands on. I smile and ride right past them, unwilling to break the spell. But then I spot…
Gap Semester
…Make an impact with a gap program that extends your education around the world. Learn more about NCOAE gap year programs and register today….
Alaska
Remote glaciers, cold-mountain streams, wide-open tundra: explore the beauty of faraway Alaskan terrain….
Patagonia
…Discover Patagonia, the land of extremes, from snow-capped volcanoes to whitewater rivers and breathtaking vistas….
Outdoor Equipment
NCOAE’s 2024 Camping and Outdoor Adventure Gear Improvement Guide
…Thinking about upgrading your outdoor adventure gear for 2024? Check our our improvement guide to help you decide what to keep and what to retire!…
Adventure Education
Outdoor Education Provides Education for Life
…Editor’s Note: This year, the NCOAE blog is going to cover a variety of topics, written by a variety of our staff members. Topics will include best practices in Adventure Education (both in and out of wilderness settings), land use, history of course areas, flora and fauna, cooking, and why us “dirtbags” may be the…
Outdoor Education
Trending: 4 Best Practices in Outdoor and Adventure-based Experiential Education
…A little more than three decades ago, two educators and researchers from Canada partnered with the Association for Experiential Education (AEE) on a groundbreaking book titled Safety Practices in Adventure Programming. Simon Priest, Ph.D., and Tim Dixon, M.Ed., regarded at the time as among only a handful of leading experts in outdoor adventure education and…
North Carolina
North Carolina’s breathtaking backcountry provides the perfect backdrop as you expand your technical outdoor skills and grow as a leader….
Life At NCOAE
The Time to Begin Preparing for Summer Adventures Started Yesterday
…Here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) you can find us toiling year-round to bring our students and clients the very best in guided outdoor adventures with meaning. So, as far as our staff is concerned, we’re always in the “getting ready mode” for outings in the wilderness. But as we…
EMT Training
It’s a Good Week to Honor EMS Professionals
…“Adventure First, Education Always” is the rallying cry here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education’s (NCOAE). What you’ll find embedded in that statement is our commitment to students that they will return from our courses and trainings mentally, educationally and physically prepared for whatever brought them to us in the first place….
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Wilderness Courses in the New Year: Fresh Beginnings, Adventures, and Trails
…Much like most educational institutions this past year, we find ourselves looking down the road toward new beginnings. And for us here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE), that means new wilderness courses, upgraded emergency medicine education courses, and more wilderness medicine education programs. Long before 2020 faded into the rearview,…
Wilderness Cooking
Adventures in Outdoor Cooking: Do it for Your Taste Buds
…When a group forgets to pack an important piece of outdoor cooking gear, we like to see how problem solving unfolds to keep the expedition moving forward….
Outdoor Education
Why Learn Map and Compass Skills in the Age of GPS and Digital Tools?
…Undoubtedly, you’re either reading this on a smartphone or you’ve got a smartphone in your pocket or sitting on the table or desk in front of you. Most likely, that device features a compass. In fact, the digital app version of one of the most ancient navigational tools in the world comes standard with most…
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…Starting exploring with any of our outdoor adventure and education programs for adults and teens interested in personal growth and professional development….
Outdoor Education
In the Outdoor Industry, Affordable Housing for Outdoor Educators Remains Elusive
…One of the major “perks” of working as a field instructor, guide, or senior staff in the outdoor education and adventure-based programming sector of the outdoor industry used to be an offer of free or low-cost housing. Today, that incentive is more elusive, both for employees at our peer organizations and the staff we hire…
Adult Courses
Adult Education Courses & Adventure Vacations
…Thinking of an adventure-based vacation? NCOAE’s outdoor education courses offer backcountry travel and outdoor opportunities. Read more now….
Conferences
NCOAE Recommends — 2022 Outdoor Industry Conferences and Summits
The health pandemic has had an enormous impact on the outdoor education and adventure programming industries, not to mention those who thrive on If you’re an outdoor industry professional, check out the 2022 outdoor industry conferences and summits highlighted in this post. %…
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Returning to School? We Want to Help you Safely Opt Out(side)
…In recent weeks, we’ve all been hearing more and more from parents, educators, and even the nation’s top disease experts on the impending opening of schools across the nation. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has suggested that school districts developing their plans for campus reopening should find…
EMT Training
Tips for Participating in EMT Training Online
…What you need to know to succeed in an online EMT training course, from The National Center for Outdoor & Adventre Education…