As part of the New Balance Foundation Move More Kids grant, we are excited to offer an Orienteering Training with Chris Russell from Adventure Bound. The course free of charge and is being offered on Monday, March 16, 2009 and Wednesday, April 22, 2009 from 3:00pm-6:00pm at the Skowhegan Community Center. Certificate of Attendance & refreshments will be served.
This training will show how to operate our Garmin GPS’s, and how to incorporate it into the classroom and/or as part of a physical education program. Map and compass use and orienteering will also be covered in the training. Training will consist of:
What is a GPS
How a GPS works
How to set-up a treasure hunt at your own school/facility
How to run an orienteering program at several of Adventure Bound’s mapped sites
How to track Geocache’s in your area
Please RSVP for either date to Kristie LeBlanc at 474-7473 ext. 204 or kleblanc@rfgh.net
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