Essential safety protocols, map reading, and compass navigation for wilderness environments. Strengthens group dynamics and problem-solving through structured outdoor team-building challenges.
Facilitator guide for Wilderness Wise. Includes a timed 120-minute agenda, pacing flow for 24 slides, a scenario reference key, and a specific "Lesson Summary" for the activity slip as requested.
Final 24-slide presentation. Includes 3 video sessions (Encounter, Feeding, Bears) with discussion prompts, plus 6 interactive scenarios each followed by a dedicated answer slide. Optimized for a 120-minute training block.
A teacher guide for the final timed orienteering race, focusing on managing the race event, timing logistics, safety monitoring, and the reflection debrief.
This scorecard is used by student teams during the final timed orienteering race to record verification codes for each control point and track their total race time.
A comprehensive teacher guide for Lesson 5, including course setup, mission logic, and an assessment rubric.
This slide deck sets the stage for the final timed orienteering race, emphasizing the balance between speed and precision, safety rules, and strategies for navigating under pressure.
Teacher resource for Lesson 4 providing a rubric for the trip plan activity and a quick-reference guide for Naismith's Rule calculations.
Teacher resource for Lesson 5 containing LNT scenario discussion prompts and the answer key for the Backpack Audit Worksheet.
A comprehensive mission packet for the schoolyard orienteering challenge, including a data log for bearings, distances, and secret codes.
A teacher guide for the course design lesson, focusing on coaching students through coordinate precision, clue writing, and peer-to-peer facilitation.
Student worksheet for auditing a backpack load-out based on the Ten Essentials and reflecting on Leave No Trace principles.
This project-based worksheet guides students through designing their own orienteering course, including recording coordinates, writing precise clues, and planning the course flow.
A slide deck introducing students to the rules, safety, and objectives of the final schoolyard orienteering challenge.
Visual presentation for Lesson 5 covering the Ten Essentials survival systems and the principles of Leave No Trace.
Teacher guide for the final performance debrief. Features facilitation tips for After-Action Reviews, data visualization techniques, and a philosophy for holistic assessment.
This slide deck introduces students to course design principles, covering the anatomy of an orienteering course and how to write effective navigational clues.
A comprehensive teacher guide for Lesson 4, including course setup instructions and distance estimation activity management.
A post-challenge reflection log for students. Facilitates performance analysis, relocation strategy review, and reflection on group communication and decision-making.
Student activity sheet for planning a hiking route, calculating estimated travel time using Naismith's Rule, and assessing logistical hazards.
Reflection slides for the mission debrief. Covers route comparison (optimal vs. actual), After-Action Review (AAR) principles, and real-world applications of navigation skills.
A teacher-facing observation tool to track student cooperation and communication skills during the Energy Core Transport activity.
A visual presentation to introduce the 'Energy Core Transport' challenge, explaining rules, protocols, and setting the 'Synergy Squad' mission theme. Updated with increased text sizes for better visibility.
A student reflection and planning worksheet for the 'Energy Core Transport' activity, featuring sections for strategy, error analysis, and self-assessment.
A comprehensive teacher's guide for the 'Energy Core Transport' physical challenge, including equipment lists, setup instructions, safety protocols, and discussion prompts.
A set of six printable challenge cards for team-building activities, featuring a cohesive sports-strategy aesthetic with specific collaboration prompts.
A comprehensive facilitator guide for a 30-minute team building session, including objectives, materials, and a structured instructional sequence with a sports-playbook aesthetic.
A teacher guide for the geocaching scavenger hunt, covering setup for hidden caches, coordinate recording, and field management strategies.
Teacher guide for the culminating orienteering challenge. Features course setup details, staggered start procedures, safety protocols, and a scoring rubric.
A functional control punch card for the orienteering challenge. Includes designated spaces for control punches, target feature descriptions, and field note areas for pacing data.
This field guide is a student-facing log for recording coordinates, clues, and verification codes for a five-cache campus scavenger hunt.
Challenge briefing slides for the orienteering course. Outlines rules of engagement, fair play guidelines, and a pre-race checklist for teams.
A worksheet for students to record their 100-meter pace calibration trials and practice estimating distances.
