Empowering the next generation to be truly unstoppable.

We are committed to our staff and the integral role they play in our organization.

Message from the Executive Director to our staff

“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example”.

Outward Bound South Africa has been a vehicle for change in the lives of thousands of youth in our country. We seek to inspire young people, through experiential education, to make live changing decisions. The Outward Bound experience is a once in a lifetime experience for many young people that can free them from mediocrity and help them to take a step in the direction of unlocking their potential…and to greatness.

As Outward Bound staff we need to constantly seek learning opportunities to improve ourselves. By taking the responsibility of becoming an Outward Bound Instructor we commit ourselves to facilitating life changing experiences for our participants as well as going on a journey of learning in our own lives.

Our founder Kurt Hahn said of youth: “All they ask of us is this; demand much of us and make use of us”.

We have an obligation to remove the shackles of self imposed boundaries that prevent the youth from reaching their full potential. Constantly stretching the boundaries and impelling the youth into experiences is what made Outward Bound a revolutionary organization at its inception and it is exactly this that makes Outward Bound relevant in today’s demanding world.

“Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the mountains and the stars up above. Let them look at the beauty of the waters, the trees and the flowers on the earth. They will then begin to think, and to think is the beginning of real education”.

Deon Snyders
Executive Director