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Student Profile

Our students are troubled adolescents, 13-17 years old, who are referred by youth-serving agencies and schools. These youths have low self-esteem, are unmotivated, and are experiencing more than the usual adolescent problems, such as low motivation, poor decision making skills, susceptibility to peer pressure, repeated failures, impulsive behavior, refusal to take responsibility for their actions etc.

Outward Bound: Finding Personal Limits

The Outward Bound program exposes adolescents to new and demanding situations while enhancing their abilities to meet demands
and to act positively beyond their perceived personal limits. From the beginning, students are challenged mentally and physically to do things they never thought possible. Confidence and self-esteem develop as students learn the skills of wilderness living, such as canoeing, camp craft, first aid, and navigation. Students learn that, in order for the expedition to proceed, cooperation among participants is needed; group decision-making and problem-solving skills are learned and responsible behaviors are fostered.

What is Required of Parents?

Parental support and interaction play a crucial role in the success of the program. Through parent education meetings, family behavioral contracts and frequent family sessions, both parents and students develop more effective communications and coping skills.

Parents are required to:

Provide transportation to and from the program site.
Attend one meeting during the 20-day expeditionary phase.
Write 3 letters to their child while on course.
Participate in Mediation Session
Participate in home visits during the reinforcement phase.

Staff

Outward Bound instructors are skilled at safely leading groups of troubled adolescents on wilderness expeditions. Instructors advise the individual student as issues arise and provide expertise in problem solving.

Course Referral Information

Outward Bound Discovery School has been contracted by the State of Florida, Department of Juvenile Justice to provide services to adolescents and their families in the following counties: Brevard, Flagler, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia. A referral and family interview are required prior to a student’s acceptance into the program. Equipment is provided, and students need only bring and open mind and willingness to participate.

Contact Information

Outward Bound Discovery-Scottsmoor
P.O. Box 417/3500 Sunset Ave.
Scottsmoor FL 32775
Telephone: (321) 268-5666
Email: scottsmoor@outwardbound.org