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Welcome to the 2024 AHPERD Conferences Navigation Games page!
From here you will find resources to get you started on incorporating orienteering into your programs. You can use the menu to move around the site or click directly on the links below.
Questions
Questions
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The Navigation Games Kit
The Navigation Games Kit
Workshops
Workshops
Maine: Orienteering in PE class
Maine: Orienteering in PE class
Sunday November 3 @ 3:30 - 4:30pm
Presenter: Barb Bryant (Navigation Games President, Orienteering USA), Evalin Brautigam (Navigation Games Program Associate, Orienteering USA National Team Member)
Slide deck (Maine - K-12)
Maps (Maine outdoor park)
Orienteering is a physically active outdoor experience that develops map navigation skills. In collaboration with school teachers in Massachusetts, Navigation Games has created orienteering-based curricula that can be used anywhere and with all ages. In this workshop,
participants will play games, and get to know the Navigation Games introductory school orienteering curriculum. Weather permitting, we may experience an outdoor orienteering course. You will come away from this session with lesson plans, and ideas for bringing orienteering to your students.
Massachusetts Workshop 1: Middle & High School Orienteering
Massachusetts Workshop 1: Middle & High School Orienteering
Monday November 4 @ 12:30 - 1:30pm, Activity Area 2
Presenter: Barb Bryant (Navigation Games President, Orienteering USA)
Maps (World Building - Massachusetts)
Orienteering is a physically active outdoor experience that develops map navigation skills. Participants find checkpoints shown on the map. Orienteering can be used to build teamwork and communication skills, resilience, and confidence in new spaces. In collaboration with school teachers in Massachusetts, Navigation Games has created orienteering-based curricula that can be used anywhere, for all ages. In this workshop, we will present the orienteering curricula at middle and high school levels in Cambridge, MA. You will come away with lesson plans, and with ideas for bringing orienteering to your students.
Massachusetts Workshop 2: Elementary School Orienteering
Massachusetts Workshop 2: Elementary School Orienteering
Tuesday November 5 @ 12:30 - 1:30pm, Activity Area 2
Presenters: Mikayla Moss (Navigation Games Program Manager), Evalin Brautigam (Navigation Games Program Associate, Orienteering USA National Team Member)
Orienteering is a physically active outdoor experience that develops map navigation skills. In this session, we will provide actionable information about how to bring orienteering into your school and district, at the elementary school level. Attendees will learn about resources including lesson plans, map-making grants from Orienteering USA, professional development grants, and opportunities to learn more about orienteering at public events. We will also demonstrate orienteering activities. Participants will go home with a game plan for implementing this fun outdoor adventure sport at school.
The Map
The Map
Navigation Games
Navigation Games
Pre-order our kit - Teaching supplies for a progression of games to develop map navigation skills
For additional materials, contact us:
PDFs of kit materials for you to print and laminate yourself
Language from successful grants to municipal education foundations for orienteering curriculum development, materials and teacher training
General Orienteering information
General Orienteering information
Find your nearest Orienteering Club here
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