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Navigating the Unaccompanied Minor Skies!

Greetings from the Apogee office! We hope that the longer days and signs of spring are getting your child excited and ready for an Apogee summer! While a student’s preparation for an Apogee trip may include breaking in new hiking boots or getting in some cycling time, a parent’s trip preparation isn’t nearly as much

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Apogee Adventures & the President’s Volunteer Service Award

Breaking news here at Apogee: we’ve recently been recognized as a Certifying Organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award! If you’re familiar with Apogee, you know that community service is a hallmark of each and every one of our programs. Giving back makes our trips more well-rounded and better for everyone – better for the communities we

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The Flight of the Early Bird Official Playlist (With Interior Monologue)

By Chad Olcott (for better or worse…) As we mourn the flight of the Early Bird for yet another year, I consoled myself (I suppose some may say that my “consolation” equated to a complete misuse of a perfectly good Friday morning), à la John Cusack in the terrific “High Fidelity,” by making a playlist. At some point

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Apogee’s 2016 Early Bird is Taking Flight!

Heavens to Betsy, look up! It’s baaaack – flying in on the wings of a dove, heralded by sweet trumpets, and crowned with scented flowers – it is the Apogee Early Bird! Children worldwide have undoubtedly anticipated this day more hotly than their own birthday – for they know that the Early Bird bears many

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And We’re Back!

By: Hannah Gensheimer It was another amazing summer here at Apogee, and while it may be hard to believe, we’re already putting together our 2016 summer schedule. You might be sitting at home reading this blog post saying to yourself, “Man! Do those guys ever take a break?!” And while we truly work around the clock

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Day 45: Homeward Bound

By Emily Sturtevant and Hannah Gensheimer Ahhh! We truly can’t believe it’s August 10th, and almost every single trip is saying their goodbyes today to their “Apo-family” and heading home. We are filled with a mix of bittersweet emotions as our summer quickly comes to an end, and as our groups give their final hugs (all in

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Day 44: Big City Adventures

By: Hannah Gensheimer and Emily O’Connell It’s was a very quiet Sunday here in the Apogee office today as almost every single trip has arrived to their final destination, and the majority of the groups spent their day exploring amazing cities around the world (ahem, Geneva. Ahem, Boston. Ahem, San Francisco. Ahem, Portland. Ahem, Seattle…). This means

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Day 43: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

By: Emily Sturtevant and Hannah Gensheimer It’s truly hard to believe that it’s Day 43 of our many summer adventures. Where has all of the time gone? Today we said goodbye to some of our new friends on Maine Coast Junior as well as our America Coast to Coast crew. And while we still have

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Day 42: Life, the Universe and Everything

By: Emily Sturtevant The end of the summer is quickly approaching and it feels as if I have so many questions like “How are these trips just so amazing?” and, “Could these leaders be any more wonderful?” so I looked for some answers. Anyone who is a fan of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy knows that 42 is

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