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Saturday, March 7, 2009

Outward Bound Conference


Late last night I returned from presenting a workshop at the national Expeditionary Learning Schools/Outward Bound conference. It was the first time I have attended and the first real contact I have had with the Outward Bound organization since I worked for COBS in the 1970s. It was very refreshing, to see the organizational movement into mainstream education and urban settings is a good one. Once again I am pleased to reflect on their motto - To Serve, To Strive, and Not To Yield - which is a take-off the last line of Tennyson's poem. Click on this link to read the full poem (Ulysses) which has particular meaning for aging and graying fossil climbers.
Posted by Hock at 5:25 AM
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