Outward Bound is all about unlocking young people’s potential – when it comes to participants and our staff. This year we provided the opportunity to two young people to take part in a paid 6-month traineeship in our organization as part of the project “Outward Bound opportunity for growth”. We wanted to hear from our interns themselves what the experience was like. Have a look …
Often, at the beginning of our course, our participants will ask their instructors how those activities they will take part in, such as going on an expedition, learning how to set up a camp with a fire to cook dinner on and a bivouac to sleep in will be useful for them in everyday life. One of the learning outcomes that our courses aim at …
Enrolling your child for the first time in an Outward Bound outdoor education course can leave you with a lot of questions. Parents who have no previous experience with outdoor education or are themselves not very comfortable in the outdoors naturally have numerous doubts about what expects their child on the course. In this post we’re going to give you the answers to the 7 …
In this post, we are going to discuss what’s important to be aware of about students who belong to Generation Z and how you can adapt your teaching methods to their needs and learning styles to reach better learning outcomes. Since our first course in 2005, a generational shift has happened, and we have understood that we need to adapt our courses and methodology of …
Many publications describe the beneficial impact of Outward Bound courses for participants. These publications describe improvements mainly in Character: displaying increased self-awareness and self-confidence while demonstrating understanding and compassion toward others, leadership and service. Leadership: demonstrating the ability to set goals, inspire and guide others to achieve them. Furthermore, exhibiting the ability to collaborate, communicate, solve problems and resolve conflicts effectively. Service: demonstrating social and …
8 days, 76 kilometers, 1 cave discovered, 2 rocks conquered by rockclimbing, 7 new friendships and 1 emotional breakdown. Matea (25), participant of Outward Bound Summer course “Dive into yourself!” What kind of people apply for something like this? What are their expectations and goals? What kind of influence can this experience have on them? One week after the best adventure of my life has …
They will identify strengths in themselves that they never realised they had Everyone has untapped potential, the only problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know. Sometimes it’s difficult to identify part of our personality that could really benefit us or others around us. Strengths such as determination, teamwork and responsibility may sit inside us for days, weeks or years until we have and …
President Kolinda Grabar Kitarović visited Education Center Outward Bound in Veliki Žitnik accompanied by dr. Darko Milinović, Ličko-Senjska County mayor. During the visit, she met with members of the Executive and Senior Board of the Outward Bound Croatia who briefly presented her Outward Bound methodology and had the opportunity to look at the performance of the part of the Outward Bound program currently being conducted …
– Impression of participant on Outward Bound program – „Summer Adventure in Lika“ June in Outward Bound Croatia is reserved for “Summer Adventures” which are an excellent option for children to spend part of the summer holidays in a quality setting and learn more about their abilities, personal responsibility and teamwork and gain new friendships and beautiful memories. During the program, we work especially to …
Impressions of a participant of “Summer school Nikola Tesla OBC program” This summer along with our classical Outward Bound courses, we organize 2 “Summer school Nikola Tesla OBC programs” supported by the Rotary club Zagreb. 10- day educational program together with OB expedition, includes visit to birth house of Ante Starčevića and visit to memorial centre of Nikola Tesla as well as lecture by the …
