Back to Earth Outdoors provides exciting and educational backpacking journeys for youth of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. Our youth programs focus on providing leadership and learning opportunities that are not available in the classroom or at home.
Youth are faced with many challenges including peer pressure, low self-esteem, and overly busy lives. Our programs deal with these challenges by providing students with experiences of the larger world around them and of their value as human beings with tremendous potential.
We teach students skills that are necessary for both the back-country and their lives at home, including how to work together successfully. In order to complete their journey in the mountains we incorporate group and individual challenges that develop self awareness, spark significant personal growth, and build confidence.
We strongly believe that the experience must be fun to be successful. We make sure to give students the chance to spend quality time outdoors, away from their usual lives, and to have a great time!
The power of our youth programs is immeasurable. They have a significant impact not only on the students who participate, but on Back to Earth staff as well. We are always inspired by the incredible experiences we share during these journeys, they are the seeds that change lives.
“For the past two years Back to Earth has provided our inner-city high school students with an exciting and transformative week in the mountains. Due to their excellent organization and guidance, this experience will remain with them for the rest of their lives!” ~ Marshall Lott, College Track Director