Brief Description
This workshop equips educators with practical skills and teaching strategies to integrate orienteering into their programs. Participants will learn how to use maps and navigation activities to foster problem-solving, resilience, and teamwork in students, while exploring ways to connect outdoor learning with curriculum outcomes. The session emphasizes both hands-on experience and classroom application, enabling teachers to create engaging, meaningful, and adventurous learning opportunities.=
End Objectives
The training programme must achieve the following objectives:
- Introduce participants to orienteering as a sport.
- Assessment of individual skill proficiency related to map reading, handling and compass usage. (Basic Orienteering Certification)
- Workshop to discuss and explore methods of instruction and quantifiable outcomes in orienteering / navigation activities
Admin Details
Dates: 16 October 2025
Timing: 9am to 430pm
Venue: PAssionWaVe@Jurong Lake Gardens Training Room 1
Session Outline
| Session 1
9am to 12pm
|
Orienteering Fundamentals / Skill Assessment
– Introduction of Orienteering Map Colours – Use of Compass Practice – Complete a score orienteering course with at least 20 out of 30 checkpoints within 60 minutes of running time – Complete an orienteering course with the aid of a compass with at least 12 out of 15 azimuth viewing points correct. Time (60 min) |
Jurong Lake Gardens |
| Session 2
130pm to 430pm
|
Use of Orienteering as a tool for decision making and self-development.
1) Route choice making and its strategy 2) Micro Navigation and its relation to speed 3) Orienteering and technology |
Passionwave @ Jurong Lake Gardens |
Venues
| Venue | Meeting Location |
| Passionwave Jurong Lake Gardens | Training Room 1
https://maps.app.goo.gl/utYioSHM5SzDecwa7 Nearest Carpark at JLG North Carpark |
Suggested items to bring
| Mandatory | Wear: Running attire with Covered shoes
Water Bottle Pen Ruler Poncho / Umbrella Medical Inhalers (for those asthmatic) |
| Optional | Clipboard
Plastic Folder Sunscreen Mosquito Repellant Cap / Sunglasses |
Wet Weather Plan
The event will be a rain or shine activity. The training team will make on ground changes to the activity to adhere with wet weather procedures within the park.
In the event of wet weather during activity, the participants will be briefed to take shelter in the nearest location possible and try to return to gathering point (under shelter) asap.
Terms and Conditions
- Payment to be made via Credit Card or Paynow / Bank Transfers
- Attendance is confirmed upon successful payment.
- In the case of no show, there will not be a refund.
- All activities will be conducted on the basis of rain or shine.