Category: Miscellaneous

An Update on Apogee’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives

Miscellaneous May 17, 2021

Like many organizations large and small, we’ve been re-evaluating our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives over the course of the last year. In that period, we have realized that, in order to uphold Apogee’s mission of cultivating inclusive, supportive communities, we need to more actively and intentionally further our DEI initiatives. Recognizing that we

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2021 Trip Availability

Miscellaneous April 14, 2021

Monday, June 21 @ 3:00 PM ET All of our programs are currently full. We will update this list if any spots become available, but can’t guarantee it accurately reflects real-time availability as applications come in on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’d like to be added to the waitlist for a specific trip or

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Leader Recruiting in the Covid Era: Finding Silver Linings

Miscellaneous March 5, 2021

By Jack Messerly One of my favorite (and one of the most important) parts of the Apogee off-season is recruiting the next batch of Apogee leaders and staff – and that’s not just because I get to see my family in my home state of Minnesota or enjoy a week of warm Virginia weather in

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Dogged Optimism

Educational January 4, 2021

By Kevin Cashman This coming summer will be Apogee’s twentieth season running summer adventures for teens. We’ve been at this for a long time – and for the last twelve years, we’ve been working as a two-director team. But for Apogee’s first eight years, it was by and large just me. And I find that

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Apogee’s 2021 Early Bird Is Flying!

Miscellaneous November 6, 2020

Although 2020 is the year that just won’t quit, we are delighted to look forward to a better 2021 with a little green shoot of hope and our 2021 Early Bird tuition discount! Here’s the scoop – if you apply for any 2021 Apogee program and pay the $795 trip deposit by the end of

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2020 Program Cancellation Questions & Answers

Miscellaneous May 12, 2020

We have made the difficult decision to cancel all currently scheduled in-person 2020 programming due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. As much as we would like to run programs this season, we know our decision to cancel is the right one for the safety of our students and families, our staff, and the

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Apogee’s Statement With Regard to the Novel Coronavirus

Educational February 28, 2020

Original Post: Friday, February 28, 2020 Update 1: Monday, March 2, 2020  Update 2: Thursday, March 5, 2020 Update 3: Monday, March 16, 2020 Update 4: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 (deleted language related to COVID-19 and trip insurance that is no longer pertinent to this blog post) Update 5: Thursday, April 9, 2020 (updated final

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It’s Holiday Hoodie & Hat Time!

Miscellaneous November 5, 2019

If you have always wanted the gear we issue to our staff in advance of each summer, now is your chance! We’re offering this summer’s staff hoodie for your stocking-stuffer pleasure – they have been evaluated by our staff as “very snuggly,” “great for around the campfire,” and “wicked sharp” – so you know they’re

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