Outward Bound® is for everyone. Young people from all social backgrounds attend courses. The able and disabled make the voyage of discovery which is exciting, challenging and rewarding - but not a holiday. Outward Bound® Instructors are a key element in the success of Outward Bound® courses. They are men and women who have had their own lives shaped by adventures and who now wish to share their enthusiasm and skill with others. Courses follow an effective yet simple formula. Instructors give new skills, and the chance to practise and refine them, before inviting young people to take more responsibility for themselves. Finally those skills are tested in the mountains or at sea as they take control of their own expedition, and of their own lives.