School Resources

The following manuals and activity sheets have been created specifically for use in schools. They are free to download. If you are a teacher and would like to do orienteering-themed activities in your school, please email development@orienteering.co.za.

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‘O in a Box’ – Level 1

‘O in a Box’ is a neat-and-tidy programme that teaches the fundamental elements of orienteering through a bunch of games and activities. The best part about this Level 1 is that the teacher needs no prior knowledge of orienteering. In this level we teach map orientation, how symbols on a map relate to objects in reality, the relationship between objects in reality and the map/plan and some distance/scale estimation. Level 1 is very important because it is a solid foundation.

Please see our page on ‘O in a Box (#1)‘ to download the manual and additional activity sheets.

‘O in a Box’ – Level 2

The second level of ‘O in a Box’ requires a little more know-how from the teachers and is more map orientated.  One will learn as they go through the activities. The activities introduce map work, map symbols and control descriptions. Map orientation is an important skill and activities are included to keep working on this. We also introduce thumbing and folding, skills essential to ‘real-time’ map use. Level 2 contains 16 progressive activities.

Please visit the ‘O in a Box (#2)‘ page to download the instructions and activity sheets for this level.

Additional Activities

For additional activities and ideas, please visit the Additional Activities page on this website.

Awarding of School Colours

Please click on the link to get an idea of what to consider when awarding school colours.

Promotional Posters

These full-colour posters can be printed A4 or A3. Use the blank space to fill in the date when orienteering activities will take place at your school i.e. Tuesday afternoons, 14h00-15h00, where they take place i.e. lower soccer field, and your contact details. Laminate the posters to reuse – just clean off the writing.

• Lost (jpeg, 520kb) –  a poster based on the ‘LOST’ tv series
• Get Fit. Get Outside (jpeg, 940kb) – a general ‘Learn to orienteer’ poster
• Have Fun. Get Fit. (jpg, 950kb) – a general ‘Learn to orienteer’ poster
• Why did the orienteer cross the road? (jpeg, 380kb) – nice for younger participants