The Victorian Orienteering Association runs a number of programs for primary and secondary schools in Victoria. These include:

School Activity Sessions
Victorian Primary Championships
Secondary Schools Information
Professional Development Courses for Teachers
Map making - to have your school or nearby areas/parks mapped professionally

If you have any queries, contact the VOA Office

Tel: 03 8846 4140 Fax: 03 9846 7473 Mobile: 0428 358 588 Email: VOA Office Website: www.vicorienteering.asn.au

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Frequently used items:

For information about schools orienteering events this year see
the Schools Events - Calendar
To view this year's schools orienteering results see the 2007 Results Page
For results from previous years see the Schools Result Index

Schools Program

Advice and Information

Orienteering Victoria staff are able to assist in a wide range of areas:

How to get an orienteering program up and running in your school
Which parks are available for school use?
Where can we get the equipment to establish an orienteering program?
Are there maps for the areas that we would like to use?

Orienteering Australia has a new Schools Orienteering page. It has some great information including an article: How to run a successful Orienteering Program

Come and Try Orienteering – Parkland Orienteering

Half day sessions are organised on a needs basis for both Primary and Secondary Schools. The sessions generally run for 2 – 2.5 hours. The orienteering sessions is all set up for you and maps prepared. You arrive with your students, our staff teach your students who will spend 2 – 2.5 hours learning to read maps and navigate. Parkland areas generally used: Brimbank Park, Cardinia Reservoir Park, Eltham Lower Park, Darebin Parklands, Hanging Rock – Macedon, Jells Park, Westerfolds Park, Toorourrong Reservoir Park.

Bushland Orienteering

Half and Full day bush orienteering is provided on a needs basis for secondary students. Sessions are generally 2 – 2.5 hours and provide for a range of courses to be experienced. Areas close to Melbourne generally used:

Cardinia Reservoir Park - Narre Warren
Watsons Glen – Yarra Glen
Wellington Chase – Belgrave
Macedon Pines – Macedon

Team Building and Communication Orienteering Activity

This is a format very popular with Year 9 and 10 students. Students work in groups of 5 to solve navigational and associated problems. The emphasis is on planning, team work, communication, meeting deadlines and working towards group outcomes.

Activity Session Rates

School membership ($90) provides tangible benefits

Parkland areas : 2 - 2.5 hour sessions

No. of students	VOA school-member rates	VOA non member rates
1 - 28	$250 + $25 GST = $275	$280 + $28 GST = $308
29- 60	$354.55 + $35.45 GST = $390	$400 + $40 GST = $440
61-100	$5.45 / st + 55c GST = $6.00 / student	$6.36 / st + 64c GST = $7.00 / student
100+	$4.55 / st + 45c GST = $5.00 / student	$5.45 / st + 55c GST = $6.00 / student

* This chart is a guideline to costs which may vary a little depending on map used and distance from Melbourne.

# Parks Victoria has a ‘park user’ fee ($1.60pp) applicable to parks in the Eastern Metropolitan region.

VOA ABN = 85 554 483 914

The following costs are approximate and will vary with numbers

Bush areas : half and full day sessions (Incl gst)

Lysterfield - $350
Wellington Chase - $350
Bullengarook - $395
Macedon Forest- $395

These are BASE fees, and will vary according to numbers. Discounts apply to VOA members.

School based Theory sessions

90 Minute - $160

Professional Development Courses

Three levels of P and D courses are available to teachers.

PASE
- 1.5 – 3 hr introductory courses enabling teachers to set up basic 3 session programs in their schools.
- Costs vary according to location, numbers and length of session.
LEVEL O “Orientation to Orienteering” Course
- This is a 6 hour theory and practical course, usually held over one day.
- It provides teachers with all the skills and knowledge to set up a comprehensive, sequential orienteering program in their school and to use nearby parklands.
- Course fee is $77 incl. GST
LEVEL ONE NCAS ACCREDITATION
- This one day course ( 8 hours) is designed for PE and OE teachers ( with experience of teaching in the out of doors).
- It is a comprehensive, practically based, sports specific course designed for teachers aiming to extend their orienteering programs into the bush environment.
- Course fee = $104 incl GST

Map Making

Our skilled map makers are able to offer a high standard of map making.

Black and white map – schoolgrounds, nearby parklands, campsites
Full colour maps – for detailed parklands, campsites and bush areas

Fees = basic black and white schoolground map is $300 + GST. Costs vary depending on – quality of base map, size of area to be mapped, detail to be field-worked and distance to be travelled.