![]() During the period 1941 to 1965 in the United Kingdom, the philosophy of the schools evolved from "character‐training" to "personal growth" and "self‐discovery". įrom the inception of Outward Bound, community service was an integral part of the program, especially in the areas of sea and mountain rescues and this remains an important part of the training for both staff and students. Outward Bound New Zealand was founded in 1962, Outward Bound Singapore established in 1967 and Outward Bound Hong Kong in 1970. The first Outward Bound USA course was run in 1961 for the Peace Corps, which it helped to shape. ![]() Outward Bound Australia was founded in 1956. A school in Lumut, Malaysia opened in 1954, the first outside the United Kingdom. During the next decade, several other schools opened around the United Kingdom. The first Outward Bound program for women was held in 1951. ![]() A second school followed in England at Eskdale Green in 1950. Īn educational charity, named The Outward Bound Trust, was established in 1946 to operate the school. Fuller had been seconded from the Blue Funnel Line following wartime experience during the Battle of the Atlantic of surviving two successive torpedo attacks and commanding an open lifeboat in the Atlantic Ocean for thirty-five days without losing a single member of the crew. "Freddy" Fuller who took over the leadership of the Aberdyfi school in 1942 and served the Outward Bound movement as senior warden until 1971. This mission was established and then expanded by Capt. James Martin Hogan served as warden for the first year of the school. Outward Bound's founding mission was to improve the survival chances of young seamen after their ships were torpedoed in the mid-Atlantic. Outward Bound grew out of Hahn's work in the development of the Gordonstoun school and what is now known as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The name Outward Bound was derived from the nautical term for a ship leaving safe harbour for the open sea. The first Outward Bound school was opened in Aberdyfi, Wales in 1941 by Lawrence Holt and Kurt Hahn with financial support from the Blue Funnel Line shipping company. ![]() Its aim is to foster the personal growth and social skills of participants by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors. Peace Corps and numerous other outdoor adventure programs. Separate organizations operate the schools in each of the other countries in which Outward Bound operates. The Outward Bound Trust is an educational charity established in 1946 to operate the schools in the United Kingdom. Outward Bound International is a non-profit membership and licensing organisation for the international network of Outward Bound schools. Today there are organizations, called schools, in over 35 countries which are attended by more than 150,000 people each year. No education is complete without Outward Bound.Outward Bound ( OB) is an international network of outdoor education organizations that was founded in the United Kingdom by Lawrence Holt and Kurt Hahn in 1941. Whether a student discovers a leadership style, physical fortitude, a love of whitewater, options for the future, the majesty of the outdoors, or compassion for their teammates, these discoveries change the participant, the community, and the world. While kayaking, backpacking, rafting, canoeing, or climbing in the Cascade Mountains, the Puget Sound, northwest rivers, or Ross Lake, Northwest Outward Bound School students test their strengths, challenge their fears, and discover that they are capable of far more than they ever thought possible. Our courses traverse world-renowned rock climbing sites, the longest undammed river in the country, volcanic landscapes, world-class kayaking waters, and some of the only glaciers in the continental United States. With over 50 years of innovation in experiential and outdoor education in the Pacific Northwest, Northwest Outward Bound School continues to change lives through challenge and discovery. Our transformative and educational wilderness courses are set in some of the most dramatic and stunning parts of the United States.
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