b'MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE GO TOUCH GRASS!Outward Bound established operations in CaliforniaSpending time outside makes people for two main reasons: to address the lack offeel better, and 100% of our time with quality social-emotional outdoor programming instudents is spent outside!From the cypress schools and the even deeper deficit in access fortrees in John McLaren Park in San Francisco to the communities of color and low-income schools.twinkling starry nights under the Joshua Tree sky Access is key to our mission and we do this byto the crystalline alpine lakes of the High Sierra, providing scholarships to individuals and schools,our students are embracing their surroundings and free gear, courses close to home, and culturallyconnecting with the natural world.relevant programming.STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS As little as 10-20 minutes Nearly 8 out of 10 schoolin nature daily may serve district leaders reportedCAUCASIAN (NON-HISPANIC) 31% as a preventative measure their students had fallenfor stress and mental behind in social-emotionalHISPANIC OR LATINO 25% health strain. (2)In a review learning and low-incomeASIAN 21% of nearly 300 studies, the benefits students are least likely toAFRICAN AMERICAN 7% of nature were more pronounced have formalized SEL andin children from historically service-learning programsMULTI-ETHNIC 7% marginalized communities, available to them. (1) PREFER NOT TO ANSWER4% which tend to have limited access OTHER2% to green spaces. (3) A day on the With a ropes course locatedRopes Challenge Course is a full amidst towering cypress trees inNATIVE HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER1.5% 270+ minutes spent in nature and San Francisco, Bay Area studentsAMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE 1% its easily accessible by public from our partner, Burton High,transit or for many, by foot. Many can walk less than 20 minutes toAFRICAN 0.5% of our students return to the feel the breeze and step outsideropes course multiple times over the school year their comfort zones on the high elements. which allows us to build a progressive experience that cements the learning and connection.In 2022, we also offered 40 full scholarships for our two week summer programs which included gear,I dropped my guard on this trip and let free boots and a travel stipend so students couldmy fellow brothers and sisters into my safe swim in the chilly alpine lakes or climb boulderedspace. This was the perfect timing to start desert canyons. In addition to those scholarships,working on trust. It allowed me to get a fresh 28 veterans went to Joshua Tree National Park forpositive start to the new journey I need for an all expenses covered 6-day desert expedition andhealing.- 2022 VETERAN COURSE ALUMNItapped into the healing benefits of teamwork and challenge in nature.RESOURCES1 Ready to Engage: Perspectives of Teachers and Parents on Social3 Nature Plays Key Role in Kids Mental Health, Review of 300 and Emotional Learning and Service-Learning in Americas PublicStudies ConfirmsSchools2 Estimating Whether Replacing Time in Active Outdoor Play and Sedentary Video Games With Active Video Games Influences Youths Mental Health.'