British Orienteering eLearning courses for schools

By British Orienteering | 17 November 2021 | TAGS: orienteering, Education, Leadership

Introducing Orienteering has been designed to be the first step on the Orienteering leadership pathway for those delivering to school-aged young people and aims to equip leaders with the knowledge and confidence to introduce Orienteering within their setting in a fun and supportive way.

Orienteering can be used in many ways across a school setting to develop student’s confidence, resilience and knowledge, a greater understanding of how to develop and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. As well as leading to further on-going local opportunities across the Orienteering community.

The course is aimed at Teachers, Outdoor Centre Staff, Youth Leaders, and Uniformed Group Leaders and the course objectives are:

• To understand what Orienteering is and how to Introduce it in a fun and exciting way.
• To be able to introduce progressive group learning activities across varied learning environments.
• To be aware of safety requirements.
• To be aware of the opportunities for exit routes for young people and Leaders

This eLearning course is priced at £30 and will take approximately an hour to complete and you will also receive the following:

• Certificate 10 Group learning activities
• 7 supporting resources
• School Games information
• British Schools Orienteering Championships information
• Information on both mapped and virtual courses across the country
• A list of useful books to support learning
• A list of Equipment suppliers and sources of funding

To find out more email [email protected] or visit https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/elearningcourses