NWL Articles

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Langskib Rising – A Story of Community and Resilience

Langskib Rising – A Story About Community and Resilience NWL provides authentic back country canoe trips from our two island basecamps on Lake Temagami—Northwaters on...

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Which NWL Program – Single Gender or Coed?

Gender, Adolescence and Pathways to Acceptance – choosing the right program for your child Although our roots as an organization are in single gender programming,...

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Let Go to Grow – Choosing First-Time Experiences for our Children, Away from Home

Experiences and opportunities that present themselves to our children along their everyday paths can be numerous. School (or club) athletics, the arts, and extra curriculars...

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Finding Heart and Meaning in the Adventure

One of the things that makes NWL canoe trips unique is time spent as a group, listening to one another, and sharing our thoughts and...

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Parenting with Intention (A work in progress)

What Have you been up to? Recently, a friend (and colleague) came to visit who I hadn’t seen in about 6 months. We work together...

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Participant and Parent Testimonials

Your feedback is why our program has been continuously improving for over 50 years. If your child has been to our program and you haven’t...

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How to pack for a canoe trip

Now that the weather is warming up, our thoughts turn so easily to summer and preparing for our canoe adventures! Do you have everything you...

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Alumni News & Updates

We love hearing about what our alumni have been up to and their unique successes. Here is a glimpse into the amazing lives of Northwaters...

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Your brain, nature, and NWL

I recently attended a conference in Boston called Engaging 21st Century Minds: Using Brain Science, Technology, Nature And Collaboration For Deeper Learning While the title...

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Going North for the Summer

When I entered my 7th grade year I was a Girl Scout, a dog-lover, and an unpopular “teacher’s pet”. As the year progressed I quit...

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