Risk and Reward: Designing Age-Appropriate Challenges in Outdoor Education
By Jake, Head of JUMP! Experiences, JUMP! Foundation The Risk Paradox in Educating Third Culture Kids In today’s hyper-connected yet increasingly isolated world, international school students face a curious paradox. While digital technologies have removed certain risks—offering safer ways to connect, learn, and explore—they’ve simultaneously created a generation less equipped to handle real-world challenges. For […]
From the Mountains to Everyday Life: My Jump! Experience Leading a Teen Expedition
Introduction Last summer, I stepped away from the digital hum to lead a group of teenagers on their first backcountry adventure with Jump! in the Canadian wilderness. Over several days, we hiked remote trails, paddled pristine lakes, and tackled exhilarating ropes courses—experiences that challenged and transformed us in unexpected ways. This was more than an […]
Disconnect to Reconnect: How Experiential Education Nurtures Mental Health
Contributed by: Pachara Sungden In today’s fast-paced, digitally-driven world, young people often face an overload of information, distractions, and pressures. Balancing academics, social expectations, and constant online connectivity can lead to stress, anxiety, and feelings of isolation. However, through experiential education, students have the opportunity to disconnect from their everyday routines and reconnect with themselves, […]
An Empowering Opportunity for Youth to Flourish in an Uncertain Time
by Nguyen Than Thuy Linh One of our incredible members of our internship team, Linh, wrote this post during her second week at JUMP!. We are so grateful for her contributions this summer and wish her every success in the future! This is my second week of my internship at JUMP! In this blog, I […]
Success in Myanmar: Our Largest-ever JUMP! Impact Leadership Conference in Southeast Asia
“Explore more. Help people. Don’t ever give up.” When asked for a reflection on her experience at the JUMP! Impact Conference in Myanmar, one of the facilitators, Jayy responded with that statement. Last week, our JUMP! Impact team led our largest conference to happen in Southeast Asia with a total of 147 participants ranging in […]
RUKA! 2019, what I needed to JUMP! Into a Life of Impact
Agnes Mutethya shares her RUKA! 2019 experience