SINGAPORE - The new Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) campus on Coney Island has officially opened on Sept 11, allowing all Secondary 3 students to experience an outdoor adventure camp by 2030.

Nestled in the eastern side of the tree-lined island off Punggol, the 12-ha campus is OBS’ largest, featuring over 70 high-adventure elements and more than 30 team-based challenges.

These include wheelchair-accessible elements, so students with disabilities - who were excluded from some activities previously - can join their peers.

The new facility was opened by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. He was accompanied by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, and Second Minister for Education David Neo, and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth, and Sustainability and the Environment, Goh Hanyan.

At the campus’ official opening on Sept 11, PM Wong said opportunities will be expanded for older students from the Institute of Technical Education, polytechnics and universities to try OBS’ leadership programmes, so it would “become a rite of passage for every young Singaporean”.

Building young people’s characters has become even more important in a more complex and volatile world, he said.

“We cannot shield young people from every setback or difficulty, but we must continue to equip them with the ca...