Cheryl Fleet celebrates the 50th anniversary of her Outward Bound course and recounts her epic adventure. Cheryl has lived a full and adventurous life but still credits her OB course as her greatest experience.
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Celebrating the inaugural Te Toki o Awa course
Outward Bound is extremely proud to have successfully delivered a pilot course in partnership with Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust - a 5-day culturally immersive experience named Te Toki o Awa.
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High ropes course upgrade
The Ankiwa high ropes course is now over 23 years old and is one of the oldest systems of its type still being used in New Zealand. Thanks to the generosity of some dedicated supporters, the ropes course is being upgraded in 2024.
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Celebrating 50 years of friendship
In November 2023, a special 50th-anniversary dinner was held in the Anakiwa Dining Hall. The guests of honour were students of Hillary 111 - the first group of women to attend an Outward Bound course, and the watch remains a tight-knit group to this day.
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Empowering Youth Through Regional Schools Courses
Our Schools Courses give power back to the community, helping to shape the next generation of leaders. Learn how you can get involved in our fully funded 21-day schools courses.
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Whakatipu Programme: A focus on work readiness for rangatahi
With over 60,000 students leaving school in Aotearoa each year, the transition from secondary education marks a pivotal life moment How can we teach them the skills needed for their journey to employment?
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Course Spotlight - Youth Horizons
Our Adapted courses are always a highlight in the calendar. Enabling New Zealanders with intellectual and physical disabilities to have a typical Outward Bound experience is just as inspiring and rewarding for our staff as it is for the students taking part and their whānau.
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Outward Bound Expanding to the Coromandel
Opening a second school is part of our commitment to making our courses as accessible to as many New Zealanders as possible. We're currently looking for a possible location on the western Coromandel Peninsula for our second school.
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Students Find Connection on our Southern Cross Course
Outward Bound's Southern Cross course is a 21-day program designed to connect and empower students of diversity or who are fostering diversity in their communities. We hear from our 2023 students to see how the found the course.
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Disconnecting to reconnect
An important part of an Outward Bound experience is being fully present and connecting with the people around you and the nature that surrounds you and to do that, we ask students to hand over their devices so they can live in the moment.
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Devon's journey to OB was unlike many others - his boss began to secretly fundraise on his behalf. Read his story of overcoming adversity to achieve his dream. Read more
24-year-old Josh chose to fundraise to cover his Classic course fees. Find out what he did to come up with the cash and why it made his Outward Bound experience even more worthwhile. Read more
Interested our Professional Courses but not sure what you'll get out of it? Hear it from Andy Milne, Commercial Manager at ASB, who tells us how his time at Anakiwa has refined his leadership skills and made him more effective at work. Read more
The Beatles sang all about it. But sexagenarian and Scott Watch legend Jan Blythe has actually done it. A day before her 65th birthday, Jan completed a Masters course in one of our coldest June's on record. She loved it! Read more
Anna McNuff has completed her jaw-dropping 80 marathons up the length of NZ to raise money for OB. She returned home to the UK after experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Catch up on her incredible story of determination. Read more
Crisp, sunny mornings, sensational wildlife and peaceful reflection. Read on to find out why the June-September months at Anakiwa are some of the best... Read more
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