About Navigation Games

Navigation Games was incorporated in 2015. Our federal Employer ID number is 47-3952861

There are good summaries of our activities in the year-end newsletters and databases. We started tracking in the fall of 2016. 

• 2016: 475 participants; 34 programs; 401 kid participants.

• 2017: 4,146 participants; 251 programs; 3804 kid participants.

• 2018: 4,424 participants; 288 programs; 4113 kid participants.

• 2019: >9300 participants; 2534 kids; 649 events; 149 teachers; 25 staff. 

• 2020: 3529 participants; 258 events. Program data

• 2021: >15,000 participants; ~3267 kids; 954 events; 436 adults; 31 staff. 15,367 participants. Program data

• 2022: "over 5000" participants in 335 classes and events.

• 2023: "nearly 7000 participants", 534 events

• 2024 (from Program Data): as of 8/25/24 (not all data has been filled in the program spreadsheet, so this is probably an undercount): 8565 kids + 939 adults = 9504 in 461 classes and events

Grand total through 2021: over 36,000 participants at 2,434 events.

Mission: to develop, share and deliver navigation education for children, engage families and enable access to the sport of orienteering, and promote public health through outdoor exercise.

Draft vision (from 12/2020): All children have the knowledge and confidence to navigate unfamiliar terrain, equitable access to outdoor green spaces, good health through physical activity, and problem-solving skills to tackle the 21st century world.