Voyageur Outward Bound School

Higher EducationMinnesota, United States51-200 Employees

The Voyageur Outward Bound School is a mid-sized higher education organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It operates from a wilderness base near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Ely and maintains a Twin Cities Center in St. Paul, reflecting a footprint that spans field locations and campus-style centers. It traces its origin as the second Outward Bound school established in the United States, with historical milestones including the first all-women’s course starting from Ely in 1965 and the later addition of urban programs.

The organization designs experiential programs for students from schools, nonprofits, colleges and universities, and corporate professionals, accommodating participants from around the world. Its offerings emphasize perseverance, resilience, compassion, character, confidence, problem solving, and teamwork, aiming to support both individual and collective wellbeing. In 2022, it launched the VOBS Scholar initiative to fully fund participation by students of color in Open Enrollment courses, marking a recent step toward equity in access.

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