Youth Programs

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Airdrie

Play, Run & Don't Get Lost!

2023 Spring program Details

Registration

Info for first session

5 Weeks : May 1 , May 8, May 29, June 5, 2023
Plus -Free Try It on June 12- you can invite friends and family to try orienteering.
Mondays : 6-7 PM

Spring program fee: $ 50/person
The program is designed for children ages 6-11y and the kids 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 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.

Location: to introduce different maps we will switch locations

1. Nose Creek Park : 2 sessions
2. Ravenswood School: 1 sessions
3. East Lake by Genesis Center: 2 sessions 
Last session is a -Free Try It -session to bring a friend or family

TRY ORIENTEERING
Date: June 12, 2023 6pm -7pm
Location: Nose Creek Park
Must sign up below for the -Free TRY IT- if you were not registered for the 2023 spring program.
What to expect?

You will receive brief instructions and than 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 when adults must stay with their kids during the free try it session.

Our Vision:
Our goals is to grow and nurture a community based outdoor program in Airdrie where kids can develop competence, confidence and motivation to be active outside for life. 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.