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WHAT MAKES NOLS THE LEADER IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION?
Roo Riley
Abe Goodale
Jamie O'Donnell
Left: Grow with your coursemates to become confident and successful leaders. Hyland River, Yukon. Center: Figuring it out. That peak is right....here. Wind River Range, Wyoming.
Right: Experiential education means hands-on, relevant lessons. North Cascades, Washington. Facing page: With NOLS, the vast ocean wilderness could be your next
classroom. Baja California, Mexico
Experience. More than 45 years of it, in
fact. Founded in 1965 by legendary mountaineer
Paul Petzoldt, NOLS takes people of all
ages on real wilderness expeditions, teaching
outdoor skills, leadership, and environmental
ethics in some of the world’s wildest and
most awe-inspiring classrooms. With courses
ranging from ten days to a full academic year,
students learn the skills necessary to be competent,
responsible wilderness travelers and
leaders long after their course is over.
NOLS DEVELOPS LEADERS. We attract highly motivated students who want to learn
how to lead. And that’s just what happens—our graduates find success whether at school,
at play, or at work.
NOLS IS THE SKILLS SCHOOL. Our hands-on, learn-by-doing approach means that our
graduates get the skills they need to be competent, responsible wilderness travelers long
after their course is over.
NOLS EXPLORES REMOTE WILDERNESS ON EXTENDED EXPEDITIONS AND SHAPES
WILDERNESS ETHICS. What NOLS teaches cannot be learned in a classroom or on a city
street. It takes practice to learn outdoor skills and time to develop leadership. The wilderness
provides the ideal setting for this unique education.
NOLS TEACHES REAL LIFE LESSONS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. More
than 95% of NOLS students say they’ll use what they learned at NOLS in other aspects
of life. In fact, NOLS graduates value their education so much that 97% of them recommend
NOLS to a friend.
AT NOLS, YOU’LL GET THE SUPPORT OF THE BEST FACULTY AND SUPPORT STAFF
IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION. NOLS instructors get their start at other outdoor programs
and then, after a competitive selection process and training by NOLS, they are
ready to instruct for us.
NOLS’ COLLEGE CREDIT AND FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS ARE UNPARALLELED IN
WILDERNESS EDUCATION. More than $1 million in scholarship aid is available every
year for eligible NOLS students. In addition, more than 75% of NOLS students who are
of college age take a NOLS course for college credit. Students have successfully transferred
credits to over 400 colleges around the country.
NOLS EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. NOLS is committed to ensuring an
environment in which inclusion is a fundamental value. We welcome students from a wide
variety of backgrounds regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion
or belief systems, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, veteran status,
prior outdoor experience, or economic standing.
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