Building Confidence Through Achievable Challenge

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By Jack Messerly Achievable Challenge. It’s a term you hear regularly at Apogee Headquarters, both internally, when we’re planning trips, and also externally, when we’re talking to prospective families. It’s also a term that is relatively self-explanatory; it describes something that might push you out of your comfort zone but is not so difficult that… Read more »

Iceland Mountains and Coast – Trip Scout Report

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From right outside of the rental van, I could hear Connor excitedly shouting, “Quick, quick Grab your jacket! It’s happening!” Peering out the back window, I could see long-time Apogee leader, Connor Chess flailing his arms and pointing to the sky. Still unsure of what he could be referring to, I climbed into my puffy… Read more »

Day 50: The Quinquagenary

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“Quinquagenary” [ kwin-kwah-juh-ner-ee ] – noun: a 50th anniversary. Today marks day 50 (five – oh!) of the 2022 Apogee summer making today a quinquagenary of sorts.  That’s a monumental milestone!  Looking back at the past 50 days, I can’t help but celebrate everything that our students have accomplished.  This summer was stuffed with more… Read more »

Day 48: One for the Books!

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Hello, dearest readers! Welcome to the 48th edition of the Apogee Adventures Summer Blog™. You all are surely reading our words on screens of various shapes and sizes— and there’s no getting around the fact that in 2022, almost all of the reading we do, whether for pleasure or out of necessity, happens on one… Read more »