The Lars Windhorst Foundation recognises that while there are many effective ways to transform the lives of young people, one of the best is to expose more children and young adults to experiences that will provide them with the tools to succeed over the long term and open up new opportunities.

Many of the most important life skills and attributes of success, such as self-confidence, leadership, teamwork, communication, critical thinking and creativity, cannot be easily taught in classrooms.

At the same time, many young people who do have the potential to flourish in an academic setting, do not have the self-belief to go on to university or further study and consequently are often not reaching their full potential.

The Foundation believes that young people can learn these skills through enriching experiences, which challenge them to think in new ways, introduce them to people that they would not usually cross paths with, create new connections and networks, open their eyes to new opportunities, and transform the way they think about the world.