ORIENTEERING TASMANIA COACH VISIT
Why can’t you get lost at Molesworth? Because all our students at Molesworth will be able to point you in the right direction!
We have finished the term in PE with a focus on Orienteering! Orienteering requires navigational skills using a map, sometimes with the assistance of a compass, navigating on a vast range of terrain whilst moving at speed!
Last week we had a visit from Joseph, an Orienteering Coach from Orienteering Tasmania. Joseph brought along with him electronic orienteering equipment which we have never used here at Molesworth! The students were most intrigued!
We developed our skills throughout the lessons, learning how to use the north directional lines on our maps, how to use the electronic control tags and we put all our skills to the test in some orienteering courses around our school grounds!
Here are some thoughts from our students:
- Ashley – I enjoyed getting to find and scan all the different flags
- Aiden – I liked running around
- Joseph – I enjoyed scanning the cards
- Seth – I liked working out where each flag was
- Nate – Scanning the cards at each flag was fun
- Laurie - I liked how we got to direct ourselves around to the different places in the school
- Freya – I liked looking at all the different maps
We would like to pass on a big thank you to Orienteering Tasmania and Joseph for coming out to Molesworth and running his sessions with us!
There are a lot of permanent courses around Tasmania and lots of events throughout the year. If you would like more information about Orienteering, I suggest checking out the Orienteering website as it has a lot of great information: https://tasorienteering.asn.au/
