Mission: To inspire at-risk and committed delinquent youth to remain crime free and stay in school to reach their full potential in education, community, career and life, through attaining academic achievement, character development and social responsibility.

Mission, Goals and Philosphy

Mission

To inspire at-risk and committed delinquent youth to remain crime free and stay in school to reach their full potential in education, community, career and life, through attaining academic achievement, character development and social responsibility.

Goals

To provide at-risk and committed delinquent populations positive alternatives and services necessary to enhance pro-social and life skills, enrich family relationships, improve academic participation and decrease delinquent behavior.

Philosophy

Outward Bound believes in providing youth with challenging experiences in a supportive educational environment so students can develop inner strength, character and resolve. Six Core Values and Design Principles guide this process and are central to each and every program.

Core Values & Design Principles

  • Adventure and Challenge… Challenge is an action that requires special effort. Adventure is an exciting and remarkable experience that involves uncertain outcomes and acceptable risks.
  • Inclusion and Diversity… Welcoming and respecting differences strengthens the richness of ideas and perspectives brought to bear on challenge and learning.
  • Social and Environmental Responsibility… Social and environmental responsibility instills in students a sense of integrity, which results in choices and actions that have a positive effect on society and the environment.
  • Learning Through Experience… Learning through experience is a lifelong process based on action and reflection. Experiences are intentionally designed, presented, and reflected upon to instill values and promote skill mastery for people at all stages in their life span.
  • Character Development… Character development means developing capacities of mind, body, and spirit to better understand one’s responsibilities, to self, others, and the community.
  • Compassion and Service… Compassion is a heartfelt caring connection to each other and the world around us. Service is an active expression of valuing our common humanity, our diversity, and the natural world.



"Outward Bound can ignite, that is all. It is for others to keep the flame alive."

- Kurt Hahn, founder of Outward Bound