Mission
Mission and Fundamentals of Outward Bound
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide challenging experiences that help people to discover, develop and achieve their potential.
Our Core Values
- Human Potential - Striving to be the best we can be.

- Integrity - Being true to yourself and others - having the courage to honour your values and commitments.
- Responsibility - To self, others and the environment. To be accountable for your decisions and actions.
- Resilience - The determination to perservere through adversity and challenge, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
- Compassion - Caring for others and accepting the differences of people in our diverse global community.
- Service - Service beyond self for the betterment of others and the environment.
Course Objectives


- Personal Development - To enhance self-awareness, self-esteem, confidence, discipline and motivation, and improve physical fitness.
- Teamwork - To enhance appreciation and awareness of other's strengths and skills. To develop an understanding of the positive attributes of an effective team including leadership, followship, participation, trust and communication.
- Leadership Development - To develop social awareness, interpersonal skills and communication skills. To provide group leadership opportunities in challenging and unfamiliar settings.
- Service - To teach the concept of service. To provide opportunities to model and practise acts of service to others and/or the environment. To develop a service ethic.
- Environment - To develop appreciation for and an awareness of the natural environment. To develop awareness of minimal impact practices.
Design Principles


- Experiential Learning – Learning by Doing. Providing diverse stimulating activities involving teamwork and problem-solving facilitated to bring out the best in you.
- Safe and Supportive Environment – Providing you the right support, guidance and belief in your potential so that you can challenge yourself and celebrate your success.
- Adventure and Challenge – Stepping out of your comfort zone to face mental, physical, social and emotional challenges with a sense of fun and adventure.
- Self-discipline – Allowing you to make decisions, experience consequence, success and failure, and being accountable for what you say and do.
- Skill & Care – Self-respect, using initiative and being resourceful to achieve to the best of your ability.
- Solitude and Reflection – Providing a place apart to appreciate silence, reflect on your values and set goals for your future.
- Minimal Impact Practices – conducting ourselves in environmentally responsible and sustainable ways.
Upcoming Courses
| Mon Jun 24 - Fri Jul 05 NSW Rainforest Navigator - ONLINE ENROLMENTS CLOSED: Please call 1800 267 999 |
| Mon Sep 23 - Fri Oct 04 ACT Australian Alps Navigator |
| Mon Sep 23 - Fri Oct 04 NSW Rainforest Navigator |
| Mon Sep 23 - Sun Sep 29 VIC Snowy River Family |
| Mon Sep 23 - Fri Oct 04 VIC Snowy River Navigator |
| Mon Sep 30 - Sun Oct 06 ACT Australian Alps Family |
| Mon Sep 30 - Fri Oct 11 WA South West Navigator |
| Thu Oct 03 - Fri Oct 11 WA South West Family |
| Mon Oct 21 - Sun Oct 27 NSW Hawkesbury River Catalyst Leadership Development |
| Mon Jan 06 - Fri Jan 31 Summit to Sea 2014 |




