On Saturday the SA Orienteering Federation held its first teachers' workshop. It was put together by Tania Wimberley with assistance from co-presenter Michele Botha; I was one of the happy helpers.
We had around 60 teachers present and it was great working with them to teach some basic orienteering games that are easy to replicate at their schools without the need for fancy equipment, terrain, maps or compasses. Orienteering is included in the Life Orientation syllabus, except that very, very few teachers know anything about the sport of orienteering.
This course is part of the Federation's strategy to grow and develop the sport of orienteering; and the more people on the ground introducing children to this wonderful sport, the better.
Tania really put together an incredible workshop with activities that were fun and meaningful. The teachers certainly got a lot out of attending this course.
The school's orienteering league starts on Monday afternoon and runs for five weeks. I hope that this year we'll get some talented youngsters coming through to regular orienteering events. There are also a bunch of Come and Try It events over the next few weekends. All events for the year are on the orienteering website's 2011 Event Calendar.
Tania and Michele - well done. Your superb organisation and planning made this workshop an absolute success ;)
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