Skills for Life™

Our challenging Skills for Life™ course aims to help students recognise and apply their unique combination of character strengths as they learn how to navigate the world. Using their strengths, students explore how to be the best version of themselves inside and outside school.

FOR AGES 13 – 18 | DURATION 8 DAYS

A POWERFUL LASTING IMPACT FOR LIFE

Our Skills for Life™ programme targets young people in secondary education and helps them recognise and apply their unique character strengths at school, at home, and in life.

Combining an extended adventurous journey outdoors with a series of facilitated problem-solving activities takes young people out of their comfort zones and into a challenging learning environment.

They learn how to use their character strengths to reach their goals, find greater meaning and engagement at school, and more happiness and balance in life.

Our Skills for Life™ course is accredited by the International Award for Young People.

learning outcomes

We help young people to identify, develop and apply their character strengths

In our unique Skills for Life™ course, students learn to tap into the power of their character strengths – such as bravery, creativity, kindness, perseverance, honesty, and more – to build self-confidence, boost a positive attitude, and cope with the inevitable stress of life.

They will also find out how to spot strengths in those around them, such as friends, family and teachers.

Finally, they discover how their character strengths can help bolster their engagement in life, enhance positive and healthy relationships, give their lives greater meaning, increase their accomplishments, and improve physical and mental health.

The Outward Bound® Experience

What it means to be Outward Bound

At our Skills for Life™ course, our trainers focus on helping your students develop their character strengths through challenge and discovery. To find out more of what your students will typically experience at an Outward Bound® Skills for Life™ course, click the button below.

TESTIMONIALS

WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY

As students get to know another better, they become more tolerant and empathetic... and they look at each other differently and with more appreciation and understanding.

Amanda LeeSchool Teacher

By recognising and naming character strengths, the child has been given the freedom, to manifest that strength. We've empowered them, and given them permission to sit in their greatness.

Adam KolinsSchool Teacher

The consistent language that this programme has provided for not only our staff but for our children, has helped them to understand their strengths as well as identify areas to improve.

Bob WickSchool Teacher

I think that students gain personal strength from the programme. The students gained self-confidence as others began naming their unique strengths. It's confirmation that they have strengths, and our students don't always get this at home.

Mike StuartSchool Teacher

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Outward Bound® and the Compass Rose are each registered trademarks of Outward Bound International. Outward Bound Netherlands is an educational non-profit organisation registered under number 63491419.

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Outward Bound International

Outward Bound Netherlands is proud to be part of Outward Bound International. Outward Bound International is a membership organisation of the worldwide Outward Bound network. This network consists of 34 Outward Bound schools around the world.