Orienteering for Schools
CHIG is delighted to announce that it has recently signed up two Redbridge secondary schools, Beal High School and Oaks Park High School, to set up orienteering after-school clubs in their schools.
The aims of the clubs are:
To engage and attract new juniors to orienteering and CHIG, targeting KS3 (11-14 yr old) athletes in Redbridge secondary schools
To give student participants a “Track to Yellow” experience, i.e. they have experienced real orienteering event conditions and are ready to go solo at a relatively easy level
Widen access to orienteering, aiming for a representative Redbridge demographic, welcoming especially participation from underprivileged (pupil premium) and currently under-represented minority groups in orienteering.
CHIG is funding the clubs for a year, and will be free to participant schools and students. We hope to attract 10-20 students per club, with the support of the school PE department. Up to 4 sessions per participant school are offered over Easter/Summer terms. Sessions will be a mix of theory and practice, culminating in a joint competition, and will be professionally designed and run by Charlotte Moore of Complete PE who has already successfully run orienteering clubs at schools in SE London with DFOK.
CHIG will also be hosting an introductory orienteering event open to PE teachers of both schools at Valentines Park in early 2025.
Other Redbridge secondary schools that might be interested in setting up a similar club over the school year 2025-26 should get in touch with us via this link
