Essential safety protocols, map reading, and compass navigation for wilderness environments. Strengthens group dynamics and problem-solving through structured outdoor team-building challenges.
This sequence explores modern navigation techniques, blending GPS technology with traditional orienteering strategies. Students develop physical endurance and mental acuity by managing waypoints, calculating pace, and navigating complex terrain under time pressure.
This sequence transitions 7th-grade students from basic pacing and physical endurance to high-tech navigation using GPS and competitive orienteering. Students will learn the science of satellites, calibrate their own physical movement, participate in a campus-wide geocaching hunt, and eventually design and compete in their own timed orienteering courses.
A comprehensive unit where 6th-grade students act as junior wilderness guides to master risk assessment, gear management, navigation safety, and emergency signaling through case studies and simulations.
A 5-lesson unit for 7th-grade PE focused on developing communication, trust, and strategic planning through cooperative physical challenges. Students progress from partner trust activities to complex group problem-solving tasks.
A comprehensive unit on wilderness navigation skills, focusing on topographic map interpretation, compass mechanics, triangulation, and route planning for safe outdoor exploration.
A comprehensive introduction to land navigation, teaching students how to read topographic maps, use a baseplate compass, and navigate using bearings and pacing. The unit culminates in a practical schoolyard orienteering challenge.
A comprehensive 7th-grade unit on wilderness risk management, covering gear selection, hazard identification, navigation safety, emergency signaling, and survival psychology. Students move from pre-trip planning to active emergency response simulations.
