Outward Bound, the nation's leading, nonprofit experiential education organization, is comprised of four nationwide programs and two urban centers, with three additional schools and centers as chartered organizations. The programs and Centers serve individuals through wilderness expeditions (Outward Bound Wilderness), business and professional organizations (Outward Bound Professional), school systems (Outward Bound Expeditionary Learning), youth at risk (Discovery) and communities (The Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center and The Philadelphia Outward Bound Center). Each Outward Bound program emphasizes personal growth through experience and challenge, and facilitates self-reliance, responsibility, teamwork, confidence, compassion, and environmental and community stewardship. Outward Bound is celebrating 45 years of experiential education in the United States, touching the lives of over 70,000 individuals a year.