Insight

Insight is an eight day experience for people over 18 years who are blind or visually impaired. Using the outdoors as your classroom, you will learn through activities like sailing, rock climbing and tramping.  Support will be there when you need it, however the course will give you the opportunity to push yourself further than ever before.

Benefits you will get from an Insight course are:

• get outside your comfort zone and try new experiences
• boost your self confidence and make new friends
• challenge others’ perceptions and discover your full potential.

Insight is suitable for people who:

• are active, independent and seeking adventure
• are confident in water and have good fitness
• have experience away from home and work well in a team environment.

Insight is designed in collaboration with Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB). Two RNZFB Recreation Advisors support the Insight course.

Course Dates

• Saturday 13 – Saturday 20 March 2010

Please note: registrations of interest for the 2010 Insight course have closed. The next Insight course will be held in March 2012.

Course Fee

The course fee is $2,200 including GST. This includes all accommodation, gear, food and three highly qualified instructors. Each participant must contribute $200 each towards the course fees. Outward Bound and RNZFB are working together to fund the remainder of the course fees ($2,000 each) – you must be a New Zealand citizen or resident to get this funding.

I'm interested!

Contact: Marina Hanger at RNZFB
Phone:  03 466 4237

Contact:  Danielle Bowater
Phone:  0800 OUTWARD (688 927)

“I had so much fun at Outward Bound, doing the activities and learning that even though I’ve lost my sight I can do it. With the support of Instructors and Watchmates, they helped me overcome my fears and get my confidence back!!” Natalie Fraser, Insight participant

For more student's testimonials click here.