Outward Bound's Educational Approach An Outward Bound course is
designed using the principles of Experiential Outdoor Education.
Experiential Outdoor Education is 'learning through doing'.
Throughout the course, students are actively engaged in
questioning, investigating, experimenting, solving problems,
assuming responsibility, and being creative. An Outward Bound
course is not restricted to the confines of timetables, syllabus
and curriculum; so lessons are learnt as participants are ready
to learn them- often at different speeds and at different times.
As participants learn, they are encouraged to transfer the
lessons into their own 'real-world' context. The Learning
Environment The nature of the Australian Bush "Outdoor
Classroom" presents a 'place apart' from familiar comforts and
usual support systems, and equipment is purposely kept very
simple. Without the shields of modern technology and familiar
comforts, students are challenged to draw upon their personal
and group resources. Without many of the co