Outward Bound Croatia is a member of Outward Bound International whose outdoor educational programs are recognized in over 30 countries around the world as a valuable enrichment of the classic school system. Our main field of activity is the organization and implementation of innovative outdoor programs for school children and youth. We take special concern in empowering youth with fewer opportunities, from struggling families, the social care system, youth with behavioral problems, or emotional difficulties in our courses.
The organization was established in 2005. and since then, we have accomplished great results in the area of education and training, as well as in programs of personal development and empowerment for youth, especially those with fewer opportunities.
We base our work in our outdoor educational center in rural mountain area Lika in Croatia, in a small village Veliki Žitnik.
In the last 19 years of activity, we have:
– educated more than 150 qualified outdoor professionals
– established quality relations with a lot of youth organizations and other Outward Bound schools from all over the world, cooperated and trained our staff in the Outward Bound centers worldwide
– developed professional cooperation with the Faculty of education and rehabilitation sciences of the University of Zagreb
– organized youth projects within YiA and Erasmus+ program, training courses, youth exchanges, EVS and ESC projects (over 150 projects as coordinating organization)
– we have organized local volunteering programs since our foundation and since 2014 we implement international volunteering projects through the EVS/ESC program (long-term and short projects as coordinating, receiving, and sending organization – we are very experienced and recognized for both receiving and sending volunteers through EVS/ESC – included over 250 volunteers)
– run more than 400 outdoor courses, national and international, involving groups of all age: children, youth, adult learners, and professionals
– developed cooperation with the Outward Bound International community on the basis of exchanging experience and good practices
– developed standard operating procedures for running the best quality and safety programs in nature
– given the opportunity for more than 7000 participants to experience their best physically, mentally, and emotionally while spending time in nature and learning in a group and individually.
We teach and work by the following values: compassion, integrity, excellence, inclusion, and diversity. Learning through experience, challenge, and adventure in a supportive environment are the principles we use to design and deliver programs with targeted outcomes like character development, leadership, and service.
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