Linear Thicket

from KS1 to KS5. It fulfils the criteria for Outdoor Adventurous Activities. Other Sport and Outdoor Recreation packages are also available. Just contact us to see what we can provide. At its very basic level Orienteering can be defined as using maps to find checkpoints or controls marked on the map in the fastest time. However there are many ways to deliver a variety of games and activities based on the skills required to do this in a cross curricular manner. As it is not a mainstream team sport it can be introduced to engage those of a semi/non-sporty or non-team playing persuasion whilst still delivering a challenging and energetic activity for even the most able. Participants are getting an active outdoor activity often without realising as the problem solving aspect of the sport is often enough of a distraction to stimulate interest in all. If pupils become interested in the sport there are opportunities for them to become involved in local, regional and national competitions as individuals or as part of a school team. Cross-curricular applications

Ø Adventure Sport

Ø Problem Solving – finding the best route to the next control requires planning and logic as well as listening and understanding instructions

Activities can be undertaken with minimum instructions then sets of rules ‘evolved’ throughout the session by the participants to make for fair competition. Do too many rules restrict the activity? Pupils write a risk assessment for activity

Ø Maths – Some of the associated games use maths skills as an integral part of their rules whist others can be adapted. Also see geography.

Ø Geography – map reading, co-ordinates, compass bearings, map keys, map making, scales etc

Ø Art – using blank outline maps to make and decorate own style of map. Photography – creative and sports style photos of ongoing activities for later report writing.

Ø Creative Writing – newspaper style reports for school newsletters and poems of experiences etc.

Ø Team Building – some activities lend themselves to co-operation with other pupils in pairs or groups

Ø Communication Skills – describing route to checkpoints for other pupils to find in a clear and precise manner

Ø Independent Learning – some activities are best as solo activities. As pupils get older more independent learning can be introduced.

Ø Themed Activity Days – for example a geography day when the whole school takes part in a carousel of activities based around maps and map reading