by Matt Scott | Jul 12, 2024 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
Stay tuned for updates on the Middle James River Expedition, part of session 1 of the James River Leadership Expeditions program! 11 intrepid students, 3 JRA educators, and 1 teacher will journey ~50 miles down the James on canoes and experience the river between July...
by Matt Scott | Jun 25, 2024 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
The 2024-2025 James River Leadership Expedition is off to a momentous start with our first leg – the Upper Expedition from Springwood Boat ramp to Snowden, a journey of 31 miles in canoes through rapids and backwoods! This is the 14th year of some iteration of...
by Matt Scott | Oct 20, 2023 | Education, News |
A big part of JRA’s mission is to educate the denizens of the James River watershed about the value of the river in their everyday lives. JRA educated over 20,000 students during its 2022-2023 school year over a total of five different sites in the watershed,...
by Matt Scott | Jul 31, 2023 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
Monday, July 31st Buchanan, Virginia Today marks our first day on the Upper James River Expedition trip! We arrived in Buchanan, Virginia, ate lunch, and got to know each other. We then walked to a local church to learn more about the program and valuable leadership...
by Matt Scott | Jul 6, 2023 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
Monday, July 10th After many sad goodbyes with a few tears here and there, our introduction to the Lower James River Expedition began. First, we were introduced to the people we would be spending the next week with, and immediately began to make new friends. We then...