Outward Bound Singapore

It was Dr Goh Keng Swee, then-Minister for Interior and Defence, who founded Outward Bound School of Singapore (OBSS) in 1967. Our leaders of the pioneer generation astutely recognised the role OBSS played in nation-building, particularly in the nurturing of a rugged and resilient society. OBSS was tasked to help develop future generations of men and women capable of leadership, possessing discipline, self-reliance, endurance, initiative and integrity. OBSS was initially managed by the Peoples Association, before the Ministry of the Interior and Defence took over and repositioned it as a facility to prepare young men for compulsory National Service. In April 1991, OBSS was transferred back to the care of Peoples Association and renamed Outward Bound Singapore (OBS). As of 1 January 2015, OBS became part of the National Youth Council (NYC), an autonomous agency under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). Despite the changes over the years, OBS original purpose to pr...