Youngsters from the local community clubs in Leeds will head off to Wales on Monday for the annual Leeds Rugby Foundation and Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Outward Bound trip.
This year's trip to the Outward Bound Centre at Aberdovey, Wales, will take place this coming Monday 26th August and will run until 1st September.
40 teenagers from community clubs in the Leeds and District area will get the chance to experience a host of outdoor activities such as jetty jumping, kayaking, rock climbing, team building exercises, blindfold games, beach touch rugby and many more.
The programme is organised and run by Leeds Rugby Foundation and Outward Bound Trust, but it can only happen due to our generous sponsors Irwin Mitchell LLP, Geoff and Gill Caplan and Wade's Charity.
Outward Bound aims to help young people realise their true potential through reflecting on and learning from adventurous experiences in the wild. The scheme offers experiences to young people who may not have been offered these opportunities otherwise, in a bid to raise confidence, self-esteem and give them the chance to try something new. The hope is they will be proud of their achievements and will go on to see clearly what they might truly be capable of achieving in life.
After the event, the young people are invited to an industry day at Irwin Mitchell offices in Leeds where Irwin Mitchell personnel work with the students on employment-based skills and training.
This includes problem solving, CV writing, personal finances and budget setting. This will be the third year running that the firm has offered the option to those young people who have been on the Outward Bound course. The feedback from the students in previous years was so positive that Irwin Mitchell is planning to run more days for other students.
For more information on Irwin Mitchell Solicitors please click here. You can also see the enrolment video which includes interviews with a former Outward Bound attendee as well as a youngster who will attend on Monday, below.