Have you ever felt lost and not sure what to do when given a map or when tasked to navigate? Perhaps it is time to sign up for these short workshops for you to get started!

With much support from our partners in PassionWave & ActiveSG, these workshop are incredibly useful and fun.

Family Orienteering Workshop (Parent-Child)

This is a 2h workshop organised for families to have time to bond while exploring the outdoors. Navigating with more than one person requires communication & leadership which makes it the perfect opportunity for conversation to begin.

The content is meant to be light for easy digestion and covers basic concept such as Map-to-Ground referencing, Moving on uneven terrains and recognising map features.

Available at various Passionwave, Community Centers and Sport Center. Minimum age of child is at 6 years old and must be chaperon by an adult.

Introduction to Orienteering (Beginners)

This is an introduction course for beginners to get started on our sport. We will dive right into the fundamental concepts and discuss topics on how to handle your map, use of compass to navigate and choosing of your route.

The content will be broken down into bits and pieces for easy understanding of these heavy topics and discussed further to bring out the answer from within us.

Available at various Passionwave and Sport Center. Minimum is at 13 years old and activity can be completed alone.

Singapore Orienteering Standards (L1)

Read more in this link – https://www.orienteeringsingapore.org.sg/singapore-orienteering-standards-level-1/

Only available at Passionwave Jurong Lake

Schedule / Enquires

The class schedule from now till end 2020 can be found via this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tkjpp2X_KQ45bQ2PJHifL6Cj3k7_k8EaFv0t1jP7Wgw/edit?usp=sharing

For further enquiries, you may contact us via email or fill up the contact form.

 

 

Launched on 19th September 2020, the Orienteering Interest Group (IG) is a monthly event for Singaporeans to try out our sport.

Why is this interest group created?

We realised that many Singaporean do not understand what defines orienteering (or sport navigation). Most of us wrongly associate navigation to their moments in the military or back country trekking. We want to change this perception and show the community that navigation is cool, fun and educational!

Who is this interest group for?

Anyone! From beginners to elites you are welcome. Children and toddlers are welcome too! (with the company of an adult)

What will be I doing at each session?

You will be given a map with a set course / checkpoint to find in the park. These courses range from easy to difficult and our coaches will be there to give you some pro-tips to find your way around. Once you are out, it is just you and the map. You may also grab a friend or family to go along with you.

Each month, we will feature a different theme of training for you to understand the different skillset behind our sport.

How do I sign up?

You are required to sign up for each month’s IG via the link on our Facebook event page. In light of current Safe-distancing, we are limited to a max of 40 pax.

This Orienteering IG will run on the following schedule:

• 2nd Saturday of the month at Passionwave Jurong Lake Gardens (starting Dec 2020)
• 3rd Saturday of the month at ActiveSG Pasir Ris Sport Center.

Each session will run from 0930am to 1130am.

For more enquires, please drop us an email or contact form. #orienteeringsg

Today is World Orienteering Day (WOD) and even though we are not able to physically do an activity, let’s not forget about those fun moments when we did!

For many of us who is staying at home, the IOF has partnered with the organisers of Lockdown Orienteering for a free virtual event in this week of celebration. There will be a variety of 5 team challenges / games for all of you guys to have fun at!

• Street View Orienteering: have a go using this link. In the competition you’ll be racing round London!
• Laby – The Maze: you can have a go now using this link. For the competition we’ll set a special course for you to race round.
• Virtual Trail Orienteering
• Spot the difference: you get 2 maps which look the same but we made some small changes. Can you find them? We’ll use maps from all over the world!
• Catching Features: a race in the computer game Catching Features! Where in the world will we go?

More details can be found in this link: https://lockdownorienteering.com/world-orienteering-day-virtual-event/

Lastly to all our orienteers, Happy WOD – We will be back stronger.

#worldorienteeringday #orienteering #orienteeringsg #salomonsg#runninglabsg #pocarisg

Our young team are made up of volunteers who train in adventure racing, trail running and outdoor sports. If you are a willing athlete, join us!

What is Orienteering?

Orienteering is an exciting and challenging outdoor that exercises mind and body.

The aim is to navigate between check points that are marked on an orienteering map. Usually, this also involves you to be moving across a variety of terrain.

In competitive orienteering, the challenge is to be able to complete the map course in the shortest time while choosing your best route.

Who is it for?

Orienteering is a fulfilling sport for all ages who want to keep themselves fit mentally as well as physically, or simply for anyone who wants to add a variety to their leisure activities.

It does not matter how young-old, or fit you are as the progression will be planned against your own pace to suit you!

For kids, there will be a dedicated training group to meet the specialised training needs of your little ones.

Where can you do it?

Orienteering can take place anywhere, from the forest highlands and countryside to urban areas, parks and school campuses.

In Singapore, most of it will take place in the urban areas such as housing estates, neighbourhood parks and school grounds. To train for the forest terrains, these usually take place in our overseas trips to nearby countries or European nations.

The same map “language” is also applicable to any Orienteering events around the world.

Why should you do it?

The sport of orienteering demands of an athlete to have good psychomotor fitness, navigation confidence and spatial awareness.

Other than these easily observable demands, there are also innate developments such as retention of memory, building self-esteem and environmental awareness.

For kids, there is much research to show the linkage between orienteering with imaginative play and physical growth. While for adults, orienteering has been shown to protect against age-related memory loss and dementia.

Connect with our leadership team:

Eugene (eugenechowjy@gmail.com) /

Willard (willardong1989@gmail.com)