Youth Leadership Corps (YLC)

HOW TO APPLY Applications are CLOSED for 2024. 2025 Application dates To Be Announced. Complete an Application, Personal Essay, and two Letter of Recommendation forms. Those selected for the course will pay a $400 fee for the program ($100 with qualifying financial aid application). Open to residents of Maryland, DC, Virginia, and West Virginia. Those… READ MORE >

Chesapeake Bay Sea Kayaking & Appalachian Trail Backpacking

This expedition is built for the eco-minded and adventurous. A group of individuals will become a tightly woven team as they travel in harmony through one of the world’s largest and most rare estuaries and the east’s most rugged trail.   COURSE OVERVIEW The Chesapeake Bay: the largest estuary in the nation, is the meeting… READ MORE >

Chesapeake Bay Sea Kayaking

COURSE OVERVIEW The Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the nation, is the meeting point where 400 rivers, creeks and streams spanning from NY to VA all travel to the Atlantic Ocean.  It boasts 4,600 miles of tidal shoreline perfect for kayaking. Settled by the Powhatan Indians and first explored by Captain John Smith in… READ MORE >

Chesapeake Bay Sea Kayaking for Veterans

More than simply a technical skills course, this sea kayaking expedition offers the chance to grow as an individual and as a leader. Explore the Chesapeake Bay from the hull of a kayak. With every stroke, work as a group to overcome expedition challenges, develop a greater belief in yourself and your crew and learn… READ MORE >

Peer Leadership: Sea Kayaking

More than simply a technical skills course, this sea kayaking expedition offers the chance to grow as an individual and as a leader. Explore the Chesapeake Bay from the hull of a kayak. With every stroke, work as a group to overcome expedition challenges, develop a greater belief in yourself and your crew and learn… READ MORE >