Phenomenal She and Game of Life on a Kayaking Adventure

Sophie at Vantage

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer Sadie grew up in Oak Harbor, Washington. So, when students from Highline High School Adventure Club planned a winter camping trip to Deception Pass State Park, it felt like going home. A familiar place full of great childhood memories. “Yeah, let’s go camping in November! …they totally roughed it. It

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer Dalton Rockwell teaches Physical Education at Cascade View Elementary School in Tukwila, WA. He cares about the health and well-being of his students and wants to help them enjoy more time outdoors. In the winter of 2019-2020, while he was still working as a history teacher at the high school,

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer Nate is learning a lot, but he’s not a student. He has been volunteering as an Outdoor Club Mentor at Glacier Middle School, taking youth on outdoor adventures after school. With Y.E.T.I. he’s learning patience, problem-solving, and meeting kids where they are. He is reminded that early opportunities can have

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer “Would you rather fight 25 rat-size hippos or one hippo-sized rat?” Maddie says this is one of the questions Program Manager Sean asks students attending Y.E.T.I.’s after school programs. It’s a divisive question, sparking energetic debate about how students could prevail against an army of tiny hippos (or one gigantic

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer A few years ago, before the pandemic, Fatiha was at a public event in Burien where she saw a young woman working at a booth displaying kayaks. Curious, she asked “what is this?”. That is how she learned about the Youth Experiential Training Institute (Y.E.T.I.). Y.E.T.I. hosts outdoor adventures for

Connecting with Students on a Snowshoe Adventure

Luis’ excellent adventures