Editing Outward Bound (section)

{{about|the organisation}}
{{short description|International educational organisation, originally British; creator of outdoor experiences}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2018}}
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| name                    = Outward Bound
| full_name               = Outward Bound International
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| logo                    = Outward Bound Compass Rose.jpg
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| logo_caption            = Outward Bound Compass Rose Logo used by schools around the world.
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| formation               = {{start date and age|1941}}
| founder                 = [[Lawrence Holt]] <br> [[Kurt Hahn]]
| founding_location       = [[United Kingdom]]
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|area_served = Worldwide
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| methods                 = [[Kurt Hahn]]
| fields                  = [[Outdoor education]]
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| leader_name             = Iain Peter
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'''Outward Bound''' (OB) is an international network of [[outdoor education]] organisations that was founded in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Lawrence Holt]] in 1941 based on the educational principles of [[Kurt Hahn]]. Today there are organisations, called schools, in over 35 countries which are attended by more than 150,000 people each year. '''Outward Bound International''' is a [[non-profit]] membership and licensing organisation for the international network of Outward Bound schools.<ref name="obi">{{cite web|title=Outward Bound International|url=https://www.outwardbound.net|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref> '''The Outward Bound Trust''' is an educational [[Charitable organization|charity]] established in 1946 to operate the schools in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.outwardbound.org.uk/about-us/history-of-the-trust/|title=Our History|work=The Outward Bound Trust|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.outwardbound.net:80/about/history/expansion.html|title=INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210140707/http://www.outwardbound.net/about/history/expansion.html|archive-date=10 December 2007|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> Separate organisations operate the schools in each of the other countries in which Outward Bound operates.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.outwardbound.net/schools/|title=OB Schools|work=Outward Bound International|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en-US}}</ref>

Outward Bound helped to shape the U.S. [[Peace Corps]] and numerous other outdoor adventure programs.<ref name="priest&gass" /> Its aim is to foster the [[personal growth]] and [[social skills]] of participants by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors.