When an Outward Bound Australia schools course operates, there is a vital ingredient to the success of this course that can be easily overlooked. Students and instructors are poured liberally into the mix and create much of the flavour (or pehaps odour) that encapsulates the experience and related positive outcomes. Hidden within this one-pot-wonder is the secret ingredient, the accompanying teacher, who supports and encourages the entire process through their willingness to leave the comforts of home and family behind, in exhange for the bivvy, the bushcook and a backpack.