
New Ground Adventures
Youth Wilderness Experiential Programs

Co-Founders
Robyn Webster

Based out of Edmonton and supporting Northern Alberta, Robyn has experience collaborating with youth justice institutions, police services, and community partners to provide the support and opportunities needed to empower youth to achieve personalized success. Robyn is currently a Program Officer for the Youth Resiliency Project- an initiative by The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – AB, NT & NU Division, utilizing an experiential education framework to support youth involved in the justice system. She has also been a national-level pole vaulter for 10 years, and is a NCCP Trained Performance Coach. This combination has ignited her passion for recreation in a therapeutic context. Robyn graduated from the University of Calgary with a BA in Development Studies in 2013 and has six years' experience working in the non-profit sector.
Ryan Hoard

Utilizing experiential learning and traditionally Indigenous land based healing protocols, Ryan honours the therapeutic role of kinship with the youth he works with. He cultivates manaaji’idiwag with the narratives youth navigate within their lives and questions into problems and invites their holistic healing capacities to create alternative possibilities.