Outward Bound® began by British ship-magnate Sir Lawrence Holt and German pedagogue Kurt Hahn.
In the beginning of World War II Sir Lawrence Holt noticed a paradox:
when the Germans sank English commercial ships the more experienced sailors survived more often than the less experienced sailors. Lawrence shared his observations with Kurt Hahn - a well-known pedagogue at that time. They discovered inexperienced sailors perished primarily because they tried to save themselves, relying only on their own strength, where as experienced sailors combined their efforts and were able to reaching shore on their one. Through these observations these men to create a training program to help English sailors survive (disasters, life, problems) . And Holt decided on the name "Outward Bound®".
In 1941 Sir Lawrence Holt and Kurt Hahn opened the first Outward Bound® school, situated in Aberdovy, Wales.
Mr. Kurt Hahn set four educational objectives as the basis of the program:
 compassion;
 challenge and adventure;
 physical fitness;
 self-reliance and self-discipline.
In Aberdovy, the groundwork was laid for the overall educational program of "Outward Bound®" with the priorities continuing to be:
personal development; self-reflection; teamwork.
In 1946 the "Outward Bound®" trust was established, which committed to spreading the program at the national and international levels, financing the courses and training instructors.
In the 1950s the first international "Outward Bound®" schools opened in Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.
During the 1960s "Outward Bound®" expanded into the USA, Canada and Singapore.
"Outward Bound®" schools are in 45 countries across the world. |
