Today, our communities need leaders who model belonging, engagement, courage, and reflection. The past few years of pandemic struggle and racial reckoning left our education system facing more challenges than ever to meet these needs. In response, Outward Bound USA is stepping up to meet this demand.
Our decades of proven best practice and impact make us a partner of choice for schools, colleges, employers, and youth-serving organizations nationwide. Together, our work inspires young people to believe in themselves.
Outward Bound students everywhere are discovering there are no limits to what they can accomplish when they experience life-changing growth, community, and connection.
The data below is provided by The Professional Learning Lab from surveys of 3,656 students on courses 3 days or longer and across 9 Regional Outward Bound Schools:
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of students have gained the courage to face new challenges
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of students have committed to making a difference in my world
of students say they can work more effectively in a group
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of students feel they are a better person
Of 3,656 students on courses 3 days or longer and across 9 Regional Outward Bound Schools, the % of students that reported improvements in each area, are as follows:
