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I’ve just completed an Outward Bound experiential peacebuilding training expedition at UWC Red Cross Nordic, and for the first time since joining a UWC, I felt like I was really inside the UWC movement, not inside an IB school with a few excellent extras attached. It’s a significant difference, because the UWC idea is not […]

The Experiential Peacebuilding Fellowship is a 12-month engagement with the Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding (OBCP). The fellowship includes the opportunity to participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of OBCP’s training programs and workshops, as well as work projects that align with each individual fellows’ interests and experience.  This fellowship is remote throughout the

From 20 to 26 January 2025, United World College Red Cross Nordic (RCN) was the site of a truly transformative journey—a unique Experiential Peacebuilding Training designed to push the boundaries of what it means to live UWC’s values in action. This first-of-its-kind training, brought to life by RCN’s UWC Connect team in collaboration with Outward

Compassion and compassionate leadership is at the heart of OBCP’s work and values. This inspiring collection of readings, links and ideas, part of Project Regeneration’s Nexus was compiled by Experiential Peacebuilding Fellow George Biesmans. Great to see Outward Bound and OBCP reflected among a network of great colleagues and peer organizations. Read on to learn more. 

In early April, Outward Bound Peacebuilding and Outward Bound Finland held a partnership training program for instructors and staff from 8 different Outward Bound Schools. Over a week, including a two night winter expedition into Tiilikkajarvi National Park, the group explored the major theories and themes of Experiential Peacebuilding. Key topics included different types of

The bridge was made of cut wood logs held together by heavy steel bolts. It was narrow enough for one to guide their hands along either railing as they walked along it. The railings were logs as well, suspended at chest height by steel cables, and were the only thing keeping us from slipping off

Of all the phrases that litter my inbox, I really like the term “Next Steps.” It’s the perfect blend of commitment to move ahead, hopefully together, without undue obsession on the end point. Next steps bring us forward.  This week, at long last, we launch a new website for the Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding.

I like to invite people to close their eyes and visualize “peace” or a place or time that makes them feel “at peace” or “peaceful.” Overwhelmingly, the responses I get include ourselves, alone, in a quiet, most often natural setting. Very frequently these visualizations take place sitting or walking near calm water or basking in

We were delighted this year to welcome Forsan Hussein as one of our featured speakers at the 2015 Benefit Cocktail Party for Outward Bound Peacebuilding. Forsan is an alumnus of the 2011 Business Leaders group of the Palestinian – Israeli Emerging Leaders Program. In his speech at The New York Times Building last month, he touched on the moments that

When I applied for the first Practicum in 2012, I had very little understanding of peacebuilding throughout the world and was not nearly as engaged politically and socially with the world as I am now. However, after meeting so many movers and shakers in their respective fields, I began to understand our connection and need