School Programs

EOOC offers programs for students from kindergarten through to university graduates studying phys-ed and environmental education. The club's orienteering for schools program is approved by both the Edmonton Public and Catholic School Boards.

Contact Information: For full information and to book a program, contact: Contact person - phone number - e-mail

What can students learn with orienteering?

• Map skills: "reading" a map with a legend.
• Conceptual and perceptual skills: relating the real surroundings to the symbolic details on the map and vice versa.
• Observation: observing the surroundings, relating them to the map.
• Self-confidence: students will develop more confidence in their own abilities as they progress along the course. Students are more comfortable in pairs to complete the activity.
• Physical fitness: encourages walking, jogging or running in a pleasant way; if competition is introduced, students soon realize that fitness is a key skill.

Where can the program be held?

Orienteering does not require forests or woodlands. It can be done in the classroom, school grounds or around the local community roads. The Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club has made maps of nearly all Edmonton River Valley Parks for orienteering. Rundle Park also has about 60 permanent controls set up and ready to use. We have maps of many Edmonton area schools and will map your school with participation in the program - Check to see if your school already has a map