JUST FINISHED YOUR OB COURSE?
CONGRATULATIONS!
You're now part of a prestigious group of over 70,000 OB alumni who have undertaken the life-changing journey to Anakiwa.
No doubt you're enjoying seeing family again and relishing in life's luxuries like sleep-ins and dry shoes! It's pretty sweet, isn't it?
However, completing your OB course is just the beginning of your development journey. The values you learn at Outward Bound will remain with you for life. Keeping those values front of mind in every day life can be challenging. We've come up with a few tools for you to utilitse once you return home.
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Engaging in social good for your community is a key aspect of the Outward Bound kaupapa – Āwina mai, Āwina atu - to give and receive service.
Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ) is an association of volunteer centres and national organisations with a commitment to volunteering. They promote, support, represent and encourage volunteering in Aotearoa. Head to the VNZ website for details about your local volunteer contact centre and a list of volunteer opportunity websites including Seek Volunteer, Do Good Jobs, BeCollective and Collaborate.
EMPLOYMENT | PUT OB ON YOUR CV
OB CHAMPIONS
OB Champions all over the country are passing on the torch and working hard to make Outward Bound a reality for someone just like you.
And you can do it too. Be a champion for someone else. Someone who feels unsure of their future, or struggles to believe in themselves, but has hope that Outward Bound could change their life.
Sign up for an event or challenge, set up and customise your page, share it with family and friends and start raising funds for OB.
Your donation will help make Outward Bound a reality for someone just like you.
INSPIRING ALUMNI STORIES
As you no doubt witnessed from your own watchmates, OB brings out the best in people in many different ways. Our OB alumni are constantly inspiring us with their stories of service and compassion post-course.
Make sure you look out for our ‘Inspiring Alumni’ stories in My Watchmates and consider becoming an OB Champion if providing someone else with the gift of an OB experience is something you’d like to do.
How an Outward Bound Experience Inspired a Lawyer to Partnership
Sarah Scott, a partner at the Simpson Grierson law firm in Christchurch, completed an Outward Bound Professional course in 2014. As she explains, her experience in Anakiwa has filtered into and influenced many aspects of her professional life.