Expeditions

Project Success recently concluded a series of summer PS Outdoor Adventure overnight trips with middle school students to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) and to the Apostle Islands. These trips are part of Project Success’ Expeditions programming, which includes adventures that expose diverse opportunities to colleges, nature settings, and international cities. We know that…

This June, fifteen high school students selected by principals from each of our partner Minneapolis Public Schools embarked on an experience to the heart of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C.. Students were selected by school leadership based on who would gain the most from this transformative experience. This trip, in partnership with the Minnesota Vikings,…

My College Tour ExperienceIn the multiple PS college tours I attended in my junior and senior years of high school, I experienced in person what it’s like to walk around numerous campuses with my friends. In real-time, we discussed what we liked and disliked about the college and considered what we were looking for after…

Both in the classroom and out in the wilderness, students reflect on the ongoing questions, “Who are you, who do you want to be, and how can Project Success help you navigate those questions?” When in nature, students are liberated from the distracting influence of their cellphones, technology, and the expectations of their daily lives, thus allowing…