Step into the wilderness and experience the serenity and opportunity to practice deep reflection with the support of your experienced outdoor guides. You and your group will be travelling through some of the most incredible landscapes the Canadian Rockies has to offer, taking the time to fully appreciate the grandeur and opportunities of both the inner and outer landscapes you find yourself in.
Outward Bound Canada’s Journey courses are designed to help you take charge of your life and realize what you are capable of. Each experience begins with a physical journey – stepping out of the comforts of day-to-day routines and into an environment that may be very new, adventurous and exciting, but also foreign and uncertain. Facing these changes helps to bring out new perspectives. Using the challenges of the course as a starting-point, our skilled instructors will teach you how to transfer the skills learned on course to your life at home. These important life skills include caring for yourself, taking responsibility for your choices, expressing your needs and opinions with confidence, and working with others in your life at home.
Your course will take place in some of the most beautiful areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Each day will be spent backpacking or hiking through remote wilderness settings, while also incorporating daily opportunities to practise mindfulness in this unique and inspiring setting.
If you are looking to develop your leadership skills while also developing your practice around self-reflection and mindfulness skills, then this is the course for you! Enhance your communication and interpersonal skills as well as your connection with Self in a unique and challenging outdoor environment while taking time for contemplation as well as collaborating and learning with your peers.
Our expert instructors will lead participants through novel, real-life experiences that require groups to collaboratively problem-solve through challenges, failure, and success. This course is designed to have a lasting and measurable impact in three key areas:
There will also be a solo experience during the course that provides participants with the opportunity to reflect on their Outward Bound experience and make decisions about their future. Students are given a secluded spot to reflect alone and are monitored by staff to maintain safety.
Outward Bound Canada is a charitable, educational organization. Our goal is to increase the ability of Canadian residents experiencing socio-economic barriers to access Outward Bound Canada’s impactful programs. In order to support this goal, Outward Bound Canada offers funding designed to assist eligible participants and their families with financial assistance. If you would like to learn more, please visit our Fund Your Adventure page.
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