Outward Bound Report

In 1941, Kurt Hahn originated modern adventure education (Hattie, Marsh, Neill, & Richards, 1997). Also,Hahn developed the first Outward Bound program for the Blue Funnel Shipping Line in the Atlantic Ocean (Hattie, Marsh, Neill, & Richards, 1997). The objectives for that first project was “a month-long course designed to accelerate the development of independence, initiative, physical fitness, self-reliance, and resourcefulness” (Hattie, Marsh, Neill, & Richards, 1997, p. 3) “The success of these programs led Hahn to support the establishment of Outward Bound schools in England and throughout the world, and by 1995 there were 48 schools on five continents” (Hattie, Marsh, Neill, & Richards, 1997, p. 3). Adventure education challenges a student