April 1, 2014– The Outward Bound movement in the United States started with us: in Marble Colorado, a little speck on the map. We won’t be shy about it. COBS had 4 visionary founders, whose names you might recognize, who... READ MORE

January 15, 2014– Once World War II began, the British army moved the Gordonstoun School to Wales where Hahn met Lawrence Holt, the head of a large merchant-shipping firm. Holt’s company was affected greatly by the war’s battles in the... READ MORE

December 15, 2013– Hahn’s innovations at Salem took place not in the classroom, but in the establishment of principles and practices that fostered character development and preparation for life. Hahn’s progressive educational ideas were controversial, even threatening, to traditionalists and... READ MORE

November 15, 2013– The inspiration behind Outward Bound as an educational movement came from the German-born educator, Kurt Hahn. Born in 1886 in Germany, Hahn was raised in the Jewish tradition and attended a traditional German school until graduation in... READ MORE