by Matt Scott Stone | 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 Gabe Thornton | Jan 18, 2024 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
It’s a new year and with that comes a new expedition season at the James River Association! If you are currently a rising 9th 10th or 11th grade student within the James River Watershed you can apply to join this year’s cohort of expedition participants! JRLE is...
by Matt Scott Stone | 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 Stone | 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...
by Matt Scott Stone | Jun 27, 2023 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
Monday, June 26th 10,000 steps and 5 miles later concluded our first day on the James River Leadership Expedition. We started the day with introductory games to get to learn our fellow peers that we will be with for the next week. Following the games, we took a one...
by jravirginia | Jun 9, 2023 | Education, James River Expedition, James River Leadership Academy, News |
On Saturday, May 6, high school students from around the James River watershed celebrated the culmination of a year’s worth of adventure, teambuilding, and work. The graduation ceremony took place at Luck Stone’s Goochland headquarters, and featured a welcoming speech...
