Experiential Leadership Development in St. Louis
The woods teach us what the boardroom cannot. True North leadership development uses outdoor experience as a mirror for the real dynamics of leading: communication under pressure, trust without titles, and the courage to be honest with each other when it matters.
- Executive teams and C-suite groups who want to look honestly at how they lead together.
- Senior leadership teams navigating growth, change, or new members at the table.
- Boards and governing bodies seeking a shared understanding of culture and direction.
- Organizations that see leadership growth as a practice over time, not a single event.
Experience, then reflection
Insight is not accidental. It is facilitated. Our approach comes from decades of experiential education at The College School, where reflection is treated as a practice, not an afterthought.
For leadership groups, facilitation goes further: identity, complexity, and culture, with room for one-on-one and small-group executive reflection. Engagements can be a single day or several touchpoints over time, at LaBarque or at a location you prefer.
Read more about our philosophy and the LaBarque campus.
From first conversation to the drive home.
- 01 / Assessment
Understand the leadership context
A diagnostic phase to learn your organizational priorities, team dynamics, and what you want to change.
- 02 / Design
A program built for your leaders
Half-day, full-day, or two to four touchpoints over time, customized to your priorities.
- 03 / Experience
Advanced facilitation
Outdoor scenarios and conversations about identity, complexity, and culture, with senior facilitator involvement.
- 04 / Integration
Carry it into daily habits
Pre-work, the immersive experience, and structured follow-up so insights translate into how leaders actually work.
Programs that tend to fit
Summit Leadership Journey
Bespoke, multi-session engagement for executive teams, senior leadership, and boards.
View program detailsTrue North Experience
A full-day immersion that maps outdoor scenarios directly to workplace dynamics.
View program detailsEvery program is all-inclusive. Pricing depends on group size and goals, so we build a proposal around your team.
Frequently asked
Plan Your Team Experience
Tell us about your group and what you hope to get out of your time together. Carl Pelofsky, Head of School, will follow up personally.
Other ways to work with us
Facilitated, nature-based team building for St. Louis teams from The College School. Experiential outdoor challenges and guided reflection at the LaBarque campus.
A facilitated, all-inclusive corporate retreat day at the LaBarque campus near St. Louis, with customized curriculum, catering, busing, and reflection led by The College School.
The TCS educators and advisors behind True North.