Starting exploring with any of our outdoor adventure and education programs for adults and teens interested in personal growth and professional development….

Todd Mullenix, NCOAE’s EMS Program Director, served eight years in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Infantryman/EMT….

Liz Smith brings plenty of leadership experience to her position as logistics coordinator for NCOAE….

Allie handles student and custom group registration, tracks progress, and leads our support and service efforts….

Liz Shirley joined the NCOAE family full-time in the spring of 2017 as a Program Director, responsible for directing field operations and staff training….

Stephen is our lead instructor, trainer and educator for both the staff and the clients of NCOAE….

Dr. Christopher Davis is our medical director and handles our medical curriculum and clearances for NCOAE’s educational courses and medical trainings….

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

Kate is a former United States Marine Corps officer and one of our Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) instructors….

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Our mission is to design and deliver handcrafted outdoor and adventure education experiences that promote personal growth….

Students will learn wilderness first aid and environmental science. WILMINGTON — There are some new classrooms at the University of North Carolina Wilmington: the glaciers of Alaska, the mountains of Chile and the rivers of Patagonia. Launching this summer, a partnership between UNCW’s environmental sciences department and the National Center for Outdoor and Adventure Education…

The National Center for Outdoor and Adventure Education uses the Education Without Walls program to give chronically homeless students from North Carolina experiences like camping trips and kayaking adventures. Watch the video to learn more: Video by by Robert Kinlaw and Alex Granados…

Wilmington, N.C., April 3, 2018 –The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) — a Wilmington-based organization that promotes critical thinking, environmental stewardship, and the acquisition of technical outdoor skills through accredited outdoor and adventure-based experiential education courses — today announced an academic relationship with the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Beginning summer…

There’s an unspoken rule in the blogosphere that says we’re obligated to post a “welcome to our blog” entry, so we’ll play along (we wouldn’t want to upset the balance of the interweb by not playing by such geeky rules)….

We’re pleased to announce that The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) has received approval from the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services to offer an intensive 19-day EMT-Basic training. And what that means to anyone interested in securing their EMT-Basic credentials is that within three…

After recently watching 13-year-old Logan LaPlante discussing his concept of learning during a TEDx (Technology, Entertainment, Design) event in Nevada, our co-founders Zac and Celine Adair jokingly said they want to adopt this self-proclaimed hacker of education. Young Logan spoke before an audience at the University of Nevada last February, where he discussed the disconnect…

If you’re interested in advancing your career in outdoor and adventure-based experiential education, you really should attend one of AEE’s 2014 regional conferences. AEE (which stands for Association for Experiential Education) is a professional membership association with roots in adventure education that’s committed to the development, practice, and evaluation of experiential learning in all settings….

If you’re thinking about enrolling in a Teen Adventure Course and you’re wondering how to prepare, then this blog post is for you! It’s a daily occurrence here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE). Someone calls or writes to ask how should they prepare for one of our courses. And while…

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…