The office phones are ringing, the van wheels moving, the gas stoves burning. Oh yes, Apogee Summer™ is (nearly) fully underway. According to our math (employed in the outdoor industry, so take it with a grain of salt) 63% of the Apogee trips are in the field right now. Bazoinks! Here is a snapshot of
This batch of Leader Bios marks the last, but most certainly not least group of folks rounding out our summer team. And we cover quite a bit of ground with this crew: a trio of folks leading both Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and Golden State Adventure, a duo leading Maine’s Downeast Explorer, and our Summer Assistant Director helping
Happy Spring, everyone! It’s officially spring and, though it seems we are still getting a few rounds of snow in Maine before the weather commits to sunshine, you can just tell that the plants are ready to return in full force. The best thing about spring, however, is that it means summer is next! We can’t
It’s March, Apogee family, and that means it’s almost spring! While we just got a whole bunch of fresh snow, we’re already daydreaming of a bright, sunshine-y spring and a full, fun Apogee summer! Read on to see what’s new in the Apo universe! Also – if your Apogee Alum has done something cool or exciting
We love our Apogee leaders and we know you do, too! Our leaders are always getting up to fun and exciting things between Apogee summers. We love hearing about the amazing things that they are doing after they leave Maine and we thought you might, too! Three of our favorite updates are featured below.
We probably sound like a broken record when we say that community is at the heart of everything we do here at Apogee – but it’s true. In our ongoing effort to extend the scope of the Apogee community, one of our major considerations is making our trips more accessible to more young people. Over
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
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
“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
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