Youth Programs

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Airdrie

FREE TRY ORIENTEERING
1. June 19, 2023 5 - 6 pm open to the public, everyone is welcomed
Location: Nose Creek Park
What to expect?

You will receive brief instructions and then you can try a couple of learning activities
You will get a map and head out for a self-led mapwalk to try a beginner-orienteering course. All of this would take around max 1 hour.
This is a family event where adults must stay with their kids during the free try-it session.

Why should you try it?

Engages the mind & body with emphasis on fun
Builds competence and confidence to be outside
Teaches navigation and map reading skills
Helps you connect with nature
Gets you moving, outdoors, with plenty of smiles

2023 Spring program Details

Outdoor Adventure Youth Program information:

Mondays : 6-7 PM

Spring program fee: $ 50/person
The program is designed for children ages 6-11y , will be arranged into groups considering their age, peers and experience.
The program is run by our trained coaches and based on the goals and principles of the Canadian Physical Literacy & Long-Term Athlete Development model.
Each session includes 3 stations: physical literacy games, agility/endurance skills and navigation/ map reading.
Ask us about the AOA Grant to support underrepresented groups to subsidize registration fees ( including Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, newcomers, low-income households and people with disabilities). The CANADIAN TIRE JUMPSTART program can also provide help with the registration fees.

Locations: to introduce different maps we will switch location listed below.

May 1: Nose Creek Park - 1st sessions
May 15: Nose Creek Park - 2nd sessions
May 29: Ravenswood School - 3rd sessions
June 5: East Lake by Genesis Center- 4th sessions 
June 12: Make up East Lake by Genesis Center- 5th sessions 
June 19: Free Try It -session at Nose Creek Park

June 19 is bring a friend or family to try orienteering. Parents are expected to participate with their kids. (Non-program participants need to register for free -Try it- to sign the waiver.)

Our Vision:
Our goals is to grow a community based outdoor program in Airdrie where kids can develop competence, confidence and motivation to be active outside. We use orienteering as a tool to teach navigation, we play games to have fun and develop basic running skills, agility & endurance. We want to foster a family-oriented outdoor program to engage not only the kids but youth leaders and parents as well.

Info for first session