This magazine issue provides information about the ON BOARD learning journey program, which organizes 30-day educational trips to various countries. The issue outlines an upcoming trip to Slovenia in September 2015, including details on locations to be visited, partner organizations, mentors, and activities. It also briefly introduces planned future trips to Guatemala and additional countries. The magazine aims to give an overview of ON BOARD's methodology for using travel as a way to learn while positively impacting communities.

1. June 2015
MAGAZINE
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2. THE ON BOARD MAGAZINE
ISSUE 1
Our methodology
Who we are seeking
Visited countries
4 action circles
Animation videos
Why we created ON BOARD
Manifesto
How an ON BOARD journey looks like
Next: Slovenia in Sep 2015
Upcoming: Guatemala
Contact us
About
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ENJOY THE READING JOURNEY :)

3. OUR METHODOLOGY
How our On Boarders act
We encourage you to actively observe, analyze, reflect, and then
translate these into specific and impactful actions that will shape
yourself and the world for the better.
Observe Analyze Reflect Construct
BUILDING THE ON BOARD FOUNDATION
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On Board is a transformational experience that
leverages the power of travel to
facilitate learning and make
a positive impact.

4. You are an over 18 year-old seeker wanting to
discover the world?
We invite you to learn while you travel and use the world as your
classroom by organizing 30-days learning journeys. We visit local
people, learn from them, from mentors and within the
community we travel with.
In our transformational experience we use traveling as the most
authentic way to learn while creating a positive impact in the
communities we visit.
THIS IS ON BOARD
It's the metaphor of a school bus — We use traveling, the road
and every encounter as a teacher.
It's a learning journey — We learn with mentors on the road and
by peer-to-peer, shared learning and experiential learning.
beonboard.org
30 days to travel, learn & exchange
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5. THE WORLD IS YOUR CLASSROOM
Where we’ve been and what we will explore
Colombia
More countries to come…
In March 2015 we spent 30 days with
a group of 15 On Boarders travel-
learning in and around Colombia.
In November our destination
will be Guatemala.
In September 2015 we will
be in Slovenia.
Slovenia
Guatemala
OUR 4 ACTION CIRCLES
On the road we applied our 4 central pillars
Passionate people create
experience and explore
In a global community of
On Board change makers
Build social, economic and
environmental capital
DO GOOD CONNECT
Fantastic destinations will
broaden your perspective
TRAVELLEARN
Watch our 4 circles video: vimeo.com/121186042 Page 5

6. INTRODUCING COUNTRIES WE VISIT
To get an understanding of the countries we introduce them in animated videos
vimeo.com/116436335
vimeo.com/129859297 vimeo.com/127628838
Welcome ON BOARD!
How to come ON BOARD
How our 4 circles work
OUR VIDEO GALLERY
Our videos introducing ON BOARD and how to come ON BOARD
Our Colombia introduction video
Our Slovenia intro videoOur Guatemala intro video
vimeo.com/113319106
vimeo.com/121186042
vimeo.com/114930700
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7. Why we created ON BOARD?
Our mission and vision
University students, digital nomadic (remote) workers, people in
transition phases and gap year students all have one thing in
common. They are young and are offered a variety of options for
their life, career and personal success.
„ON BOARD provides an environment where the individual
flourishes and radiates this energy to the social and natural
environment. In one month an On Boarder not only discovers the
places of the foreign country through the eyes of himself, the
group and a variety of mentors. Moving through a country enables
an On Boarder to travel through one’s own self and discover or re-
discover hidden strengths and weaknesses, all of which want to be
shared inside the group of curious, passionate and highly active
and creative fellow On Boarders.“
Marcela Fernández, founder of ON BOARD
THE ON BOARD MANIFESTO
Read and download our deepest convictions.
beonboard.org/you-are-an-on-boarder Page 7

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9. How does an ON BOARD journey look like?
Up to 25 people travel-learning the world
A group of On Boarders from all over the world are traveling
around the country, learning through various experiences and
matching their skills with the needs of the communities we visit.
We spent the first week in and around Bogotá and visited Ciudad Bolivar, Pedro Medina’s Peace
Museum, the permaculture-based farm La Minga in Choachí, learned how to make the very
healthy Kombucha, visited the alternative school Kalopa and an underground salt cathedral.
The next 3 weeks we stayed in a local coffee farm, helped picking coffee beans (cherries), visited
little towns like Filandia, Chinchina, La Merced and the „slow city“ Pijao. Near Jardin we met the
indigenous tribe „Karamata Rua“, joined Holy Week in Santa Fe de Antioquia, did parachuting
and had a wonderful time in Bolombolo for shared learning and self-reflection, and much more.
SOME EXPERIENCES WE DID IN COLOMBIA IN MARCH 2015
Magic in Ciudad Bolivar, Bogotá
Organization: Conectando Sonrisas
Learning from Pedro Medina
Organization: Yo Creo en Colombia
Cooking healthy, organic food
Homestay at La Minga, Choachí
World’s tallest wax palm trees
Colombia’s national tree in Cocora valley
Panaca experience in Quimbaya
Awakening the sense of flora and fauna
Picking coffee (cheery) beans
In Colombia’s beautiful coffee region
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10. Our destination in Sep 2015: Slovenia
The hidden gem in the center of Europe
In our 30-days experience we aim for a balance of local, authentic exchange, an
every-moment learning environment with always-feel-free-to-ask encounters,
contemporary topics and local challenges.
SOME OF OUR UPCOMING EXPERIENCES IN SLOVENIA
Innovation and startups
Interactive workshop with 30Lean
Biking and trekking
Outdoor cycling with Krasnadlani
Sustainability and tourism
Master-class with Eventnika
The origin of products
Learning experience with Buna
Slovenian dishes and healing
Hands-on experience with Slocally
Outdoor experiences
Adventure in nature with Slotrips
We partnered up with Slovenian organizations, individuals and companies and therefore
provide our On Boarders original experiences and exchanges with authentic Slovenia views and
perspectives - and international ones as well. We make sure that you enjoy every one of them.
Learn more & Apply: beonboard.org/apply
APPLY FOR SLOVENIA 2015
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11. Our mentors will challenge you - your way of thinking and
approaching things. You learn on your own but they assist you.
OUR MENTORS IN SLOVENIA
Matej Golob Vesna Veliscek Živa Lopatič
Matjaz ZgonikTine Čokl Nika Močnik
Marko BencikIva Gruden Igor Jurišič
Learn more & Apply: beonboard.org/apply
APPLY FOR SLOVENIA 2015
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Mate, Vensa and Živa will give our On Boarders their very unique perspective on
entrepreneurship, innovation, outside education, fair trade and leadership.
With Tine, Nika and Matjaz our group of On Boarders will learn how to make
aromatic coffee, gain insights how to apply hands-on sustainability & grow wine.
Iva, Igor and Marko give us access to the hidden gems of delicious Slovenian food,
great accommodation and lessons learnt for Int’l Couchsurfing cooking events.

12. OUR ITINERARY IN SLOVENIA (PRELIMINARY SELECTION)
Ljubljana: Slovenia’s capital Postojna Cave: world-known
Vipava: History lessons
Piran
Maribor
Triglav National Park
Slovenia offers a variety of opportunities that makes every day of our one-month-
experience unique and unforgettable. We start in Ljubljana, learn about its history
…and importance, move on the Postojna Cave, Triglav, Maribor and a lot more.
Learn more & Apply: beonboard.org/apply
APPLY FOR SLOVENIA 2015
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OUR MENTORS IN SLOVENIA (cont’d)
ROOM FOR MORE MENTORS
Iva, Igor and Marko give us access to the hidden gems of delicious Slovenian food,
great accommodation and lessons learnt for Int’l Couchsurfing cooking events.
We still have some seats left for mentors in Slovenia.
Are you one of them? Send us an email.
Miha Gantar Krasnadlani Team
Jose Antonio Morales
Luka Piškorič
info@beonboard.org

13. Hostelling Int'l Slovenia (Slovenian name: Popotniško združenje
Slovenije) is our premium partner and will provide us with local
accommodation in the best hostels in Slovenia.
PREMIUM PARTNER IN SLOVENIA
LEARN MORE & EMAIL US
For more information visit beonboard.org/slovenia or
send us an email to: info@beonboard.org.
APPLY FOR SLOVENIA 2015
beonboard.org/apply Page 13

14. Our destination in Nov 2015: Guatemala
Mayan culture meets Central American spirit
It’s Central America’s most-visited country and the land of superb natural
scenery: Less than 2% are urbanized. It’s the world’s leading producer of
jade and among the world’s youngest countries
PREPARE FOR GUATEMALA
Learn more & Apply: beonboard.org/apply
APPLY FOR GUATEMALA 2015
vimeo.com/127628838
Our introduction video to Guatemala
Declaration of Independence View of Calle del Arco, Antigua Highlands of Quetzaltenango
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15. Contact us!
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and E-Mail
We are so excited and curious to meet you and learn how you
want to be with us ON BOARD. If you feel our website and video
don’t answer your questions, feel free to send us a message via:
You can find regular updates Facebook and Twitter. On the road we also use Instagram
for immediate on-site updates from our current location.
@beonboard_org @comeonboard
FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM
fb.com/beonboard.org
Apply for our upcoming ON BOARD experience in Slovenia. We
can’t wait to meet you in person and start our journey with you!
info@beonboard.org
E-MAIL
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beonboard.org/news
NEWSLETTER
Apply Now. beonboard.org
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16. About The ON BOARD Magazine
The digital-paper update for our travel-learners
Yes, we have a website, social media, newsletters and all that. And
that’s perfectly fine. However, in order to have a compact update
on what’s going in ON BOARD, especially with regard to our
upcoming travel-learning experiencs, we created The ON BOARD
Magazine, the digital-paper update for our travel-learners,
follower and those interested in a future ON BOARD adventure.
beonboard.org
Alexander Kluge, ON BOARD team member since the first hour.
DESIGN & TEXT
Image "Ljubljana: Slovenia’s capital" by Ewa Dryjanska cc-by-3.0
Image "Postojna Cave: world-known" by Boštjan Burger (Lander) cc-by-sa-3.0
Image "Vipava: History lessons" by Miran Hladnik cc-by-sa-2.5
Image "Triglav National Park" by Andrejj cc-by-sa-3.0
Image "Piran" by Federico Orsini cc-by-sa-3.0
Image "Maribor" by Andrej Jakobčič cc-by-sa-3.0
Image "Slovenia" (2 photos) by Dreamy Pixel cc-by-4.0
Image "Guatemala Maya" by chensiyuan cc-by-sa-4.0
Image "View of Calle del Arco, Antigua" by Rigostar cc-by-sa-3.0
Image "Highlands of Quetzaltenango" by chensiyuan cc-by-sa-4.0
CREDITS FOR USED IMAGERY
SEE YOU IN THE BUS!
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