{
  "id": 6698348,
  "title": "Largest OBS campus opens on Coney Island, with wheelchair-accessible high-adventure elements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/largest-obs-campus-opens-on-coney-island-with-wheelchair-accessible",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/largest-obs-campus-opens-on-coney-island-with-wheelchair-accessible-high-adventure-elements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 11, the largest Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) campus opened on Coney Island, offering high-adventure activities for Secondary 3 students by 2030. The 12-hectare campus includes over 70 high-adventure elements and more than 30 team-based challenges, with at least some accessible for students with disabilities. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong inaugurated the facility alongside other officials, emphasizing the importance of character building in a complex world. The new campus allows all Secondary 3 students to participate in OBS' leadership programmes, which have previously excluded those with disabilities. The Coney Island site, OBS's third campus, will accommodate the entire Secondary 3 cohort of about 18,000 students by 2030, up from the current 6,000. Designed with inclusivity in mind, the campus offers wheelchair-accessible high-adventure experiences and low-adventure elements, ensuring activities can continue regardless of weather conditions. The campus also features a Sea Operations Centre for water-based expeditions and sleeping arrangements in tents and sheltered lodges. OBS worked with persons with disabilities and safety experts to create accessible features tailored for students with disabilities.",
  "summary": "All Secondary 3 students can experience its five-day outdoor adventure camp by 2030.",
  "key_points": [
    "Largest OBS campus opens on Coney Island on September 11",
    "Campus includes 70+ high-adventure elements and 30+ team challenges",
    "Inclusive design offers wheelchair-accessible high-adventure experiences"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The new OBS campus on Coney Island expands opportunities for character building to all Secondary 3 students, including those with disabilities, by providing inclusive high-adventure activities and leadership programmes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}