Outward Bound

This article is about the organisation. For other uses, see Outward Bound (disambiguation).

Outward Bound Compass Rose Logo used by schools around the world.
Outward Bound's compass rose logo

Outward Bound (OB) is an international network of outdoor education organisations that was founded in the United Kingdom by Lawrence Holt in 1941 based on the educational principles of Kurt Hahn. Today there are organisations, called schools, in over 35 countries which are attended by more than 150,000 people each year. Outward Bound International is a non-profit membership and licensing organisation for the international network of Outward Bound schools.[1] The Outward Bound Trust is an educational charity established in 1946 to operate the schools in the United Kingdom.[2][3] Separate organisations operate the schools in each of the other countries in which Outward Bound operates.[4]

Outward Bound helped to shape the U.S. Peace Corps and numerous other outdoor adventure programs.[5] Its aim is to foster the personal growth and social skills of participants by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors.

  1. ^ "Outward Bound International". Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Our History". The Outward Bound Trust. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION". Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "OB Schools". Outward Bound International. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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