Outward Bound is excited to announce a recent funding grant from the Ian Potter Foundation which will enable eight young rural leaders to take part in Outward Bound’s flagship National Aspiring Leader’s Summit. The partnership between Outward Bound and the Country Education Foundation supports and develops young leaders as they transition from high school into further education, training or vocations. The students from the Country Education Foundation will join participants from The Smith Family on a seven day summit to be run from Outward Bound’s national base in Tharwa, ACT. The intent of the Summit is to provide high-calibre leadership development training to young people with the goal of developing proactive, skilful, ethical and community service-minded leaders.

Thanks to the support from the Ian Potter Foundation, more young people in Australia will be given an opportunity to discover, develop and achieve their potential. Empowering Australia’s youth and building resilient communities is at the core of our being.