{"id":36009,"date":"2026-07-25T13:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/?p=36009"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:14:13","slug":"212-ps-students-explore-the-bwca-and-discover-themselves-im-stronger-than-i-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/so\/2026\/07\/25\/212-ps-students-explore-the-bwca-and-discover-themselves-im-stronger-than-i-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"212 PS Students Explore the BWCA and Discover Themselves: \u201cI\u2019m stronger than I thought\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id36009_38948a-78 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column36009_06b8f4-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-554d24c59216f0e23e07723a42b92018\"><strong><em>Beyond the classroom, students discover confidence, connection, and a sense of purpose.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, 212 middle school students from 13 Minneapolis schools took part in one of Project Success&#8217;s longest-running experiential learning programs. Across five weeklong expeditions in partnership with Wilderness Canoe Base, students explored the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness while discovering more about themselves and one another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the students was sixth grader Sadie Severson, who wrote these words after returning from her first Project Success Boundary Waters trip:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id36009_260f1e-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id36009_260f1e-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id36009_260f1e-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0162-copy-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b6aebcbbbabfa52a813c86e2630a3d3\"><em>The lake is a mirror, reflecting the sky<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Distorting the clouds to let the boat by<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Out of the water, a bass leaps with a flare<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Fresh like the first breaths of wilderness air<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>With a sigh of the wind, the quiet sets in<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>The twinkle of bird call says let the journey begin.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff began sharing Sadie&#8217;s poem,&nbsp;<em>Release<\/em>, with each new group before they left for the Boundary Waters. By the final trips of the summer, it had already become part of the experience, with students beginning their own journey by hearing the words of another middle schooler who had just returned from hers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On five mornings this summer, canoes pushed away from shore as students began a week unlike&nbsp;any&nbsp;they&#8217;d&nbsp;experienced before. Everything they needed for the journey&nbsp;fit&nbsp;into a canoe.&nbsp;Phones&nbsp;stayed behind. Days were shaped by paddling, portaging, cooking over a campfire, and working together as a team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For&nbsp;nearly 30&nbsp;years, Project Success has brought students into the Boundary Waters because some experiences simply&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;be recreated in a classroom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id36009_79c533-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id36009_79c533-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id36009_79c533-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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Teamwork, leadership, communication, and problem-solving stop being classroom concepts and become part of everyday life.&nbsp;<br><br>When students returned home, they were asked a simple question:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id36009_d4b10b-81 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column36009_760afe-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column36009_760afe-9a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96c88927d18ed2e15a42192f532c779d\"><strong>What did you learn about yourself?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their answers sounded different, but many pointed to the same discovery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m stronger than I thought.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can carry an aluminum canoe.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can do stuff if I just try hard.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can make more friends than I think.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I have more confidence than I thought.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They wrote about what they discovered they could do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also discovered something about one another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Everyone has something to offer.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t leave anyone behind.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ask for help if you need it.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We all have strengths.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those ideas&nbsp;weren&#8217;t&nbsp;learned during a workshop or written on a whiteboard. They&nbsp;were discovered&nbsp;one paddle stroke, one portage, and one shared meal at a time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week&nbsp;wasn&#8217;t&nbsp;without challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students wrote about rain, bugs, sore muscles, heavy packs, long portages, homesickness, and changing weather. 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