It is that time of year again when we have the good fortune to be able to reward two secondary school students within our Rotary district with a place on a J R McKenzie funded Outward Bound Mind Body Soul course.

An application form can be accessed by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page, together with screening guidelines and scholarship endorsement. The screening guidelines are a good thing for the students applying to be aware of just so they know what could potentially prevent someone from attending.

When? Where? Cost?

The three week course is being held at Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds from the 5th of July 2022 to the 25th of July 2022.
Applicants must be between 16 and 18 years of age at the time of the course and must still be at school. 

The cost has increased this year to $5,495, however the JR McKenzie Fund will pay $4,025 for the successful applicants, with the balance of $1,470 to be paid by the applicant together with the travel costs to and from Anakiwa, and the cost of a medical examination. Outward Bound appreciate the balance to pay will be a barrier for many people and will speak to each person about how much they can realistically contribute to the course, taking into account the additional cost of transport to Picton and the cost of a Doctor’s appointment to get the medical form completed.

We are selecting two candidates from our Rotary district, plus two back-ups of each gender, should the candidates selected be unable to attend. Successful candidates will need to provide medical and other information to Outward Bound before they can be confirmed on the course.

The deadline for returning applications to us is Tuesday the 3rd of May 2022 which gives students as much time as possible to get ready for their course and for Outward Bound to keep them informed with the relevant Covid-19 information, with good lead in times before the course starts.

Students will also need to be double vaccinated to attend Outward Bound.

https://www.riccarton.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Outward-Bound-enrolment-form.pdf