Applications are now open!

Dates: January 2 – 11, 2015 (arrival on Jan. 1st)
Location: Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica Participants will fly into San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
Tuition: $1900 USD* for the ten-day expedition (airfare NOT included)

Join an extraordinary journey in the Costa Rican cloud forest that integrates conflict resolution and leadership training in a unique multicultural outdoor experience. Using proven experiential learning techniques, the Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding (PEP) is an opportunity for working professionals and students to get out of the office/classroom and take their skills to the next level.

Course Objectives:

• – Learn, practice, and apply conflict resolution and peacebuilding skills in an experiential context.
• – Experience the environment as a capacity for peace through 10 days of living and hiking in the Costa Rican cloud forest.
• – Receive certification in experiential peacebuilding through a joint program with the United Nations-mandated University of Peace.
• – Engage with other emerging leaders from around the world and become part of a network of agents for change.

Participants’ Experiences:

Check out these blog pieces about the Practicum written by past participants:

Gratitudes by Emily Pistell, PEP 2014 Participant
Of Waterfalls and Lightning Bugs by Nadia Siddiqui , PEP 2013 Participant
Amor by Shannon Dobrovolny, PEP 2012 Participant

Contact Info:

If you have any additional questions, please contact pep[at]outwardboundpeace.org.

 *Outward Bound Peacebuilding has a limited amount of funding to cover the course fees for promising international candidates who 1) reside outside the United States, Canada, and Europe and 2) are actively working in the field of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and/or experiential learning. Please fill out both the standard application and scholarship application if you wish to apply for a scholarship.