Facility: Lake St. George Field Centre
Request a Booking Program Levels:
ESL, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-12
Course Types:
Day Visit, Overnight
In this introductory program, learners will become acquainted with the concept of orienteering.
A brief indoor activity begins the lesson, to ensure that everyone is comfortable with the basics of map reading and the challenge ahead. Learners are then divided into 12 teams, and each team is provided with a map of the central area of the field centre.
Each team will need to locate and punch twelve control points on the property. The challenge is that any given map only shows the location of one control point, so to be successful in the activity teams must share information.
Preparation:
Appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear.
Availability:
Year-round
Curriculum Connections:
- Geography: Themes of Geographic Inquiry, Patterns in Physical Geography (Grade 7)
- Health and Physical Education: Active Participation (Grades 5–8)