Today we were led by local orienteering expert, Jerritt Johnston from True North Adventures. We started with some games and then moved into the basics of using a compass to find our way around the woods. Finally, students split up into teams of 2 to race around one of two challenge courses, trying to beat the clock (and each other) to finding the marked locations in the correct order. All of the teams did a great job, and no one complained about the light rain.
We’ll meet up again next Wednesday for some running and games, so bring your running shoes. Some of the kids have asked about adding a second workout day, so we may consider offering that over the next few weeks if schedules allow. Today’s group seemed to favor Friday after school, and we’ll see if that may work for most of you.
My compliments for being a really respectful audience for Jerritt!
–Margaret
