Editing Outward Bound (section)

=== Current ===
Outward Bound International was founded as a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organisation]] in 2004 to license the use of the brand name "Outward Bound" and to provide support for the international network of schools.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=Licensing |url=https://www.outwardbound.net/licensing/ |access-date=2018-10-13 |work=Outward Bound International |language=en-US}}</ref> Today there are organisations, called schools, in more than 35 countries with 250 wilderness and urban locations around the world which are attended by more than 250,000 students each year.<ref name="obi" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.outwardbound.net/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Outward Bound International|language=en-US}}</ref> Separate organisations operate the schools in each of the countries in which Outward Bound operates.<ref name=":5" /> In 2025 Outward Bound has licensees operating 37 schools in 34 countries across 6 continents.

Since its founding in the middle of the last century, Outward Bound has encouraged individuals to test their physical and emotional limits in challenging outdoor adventure programs. The experiences are a means of building inner strength and a heightened awareness of human interdependence.<ref>Outward Bound USA: Crew not Passengers, Josh Miner and Joe Boldt (Seattle: The Mountaineer Books, 2002)</ref> Outward Bound's [[compass rose]] emblem serves as the logo for almost all the schools around the world.<ref name=":2" />