Content for this section is still being developed.

Manuals

• Kiwi-O Manual 2014 (PDF 1.13MB) – Orienteering for Schools. For a minimum preparation, minimum equipment, minimum cost orienteering programme in primary and intermediate schools. (Note: A5 page size)

Map Reference

• International Specification for Orienteering Maps (ISOM 2017) 
  Orienteering is a worldwide sport. A common approach to the interpretation and drawing of orienteering maps is essential for fair competition and for the future growth of the sport. It is the aim of the International Specification for Orienteering Maps (ISOM) to provide a map specification which can accomodate the many different types of terrain around the world and the many ways of doing orienteering. For printing the booklet at home, you can use this file: ISOM2017 booklet print
• International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (ISSOM) (PDF)
• International Specification for MTB Orienteering Maps (PDF)

Control Descriptions Reference

• International Specification for Control Descriptions – 2018 (A4) (PDF)
  International Specification for Control Descriptions – 2018 (A5) (PDF)
  Orienteering is a worldwide sport. It is the aim of the IOF control description symbols to provide a stable means for orienteers from all countries to be able to understand control descriptions without ambiguity or the need for language translation. This booklet shows how the symbols can be used to do this.

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Publications

• Leaflet – IOF WOD Let’s GO Orienteering (PDF 2MB)

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External Resources

• Youth Orienteering youth.orienteering.org (International Orienteering Federation)
• O in a Box (Schools coaching resource) – (South African Orienteering Federation)
• “Cool, Awesome and Educational” – Online Resource for School Orienteering Ages 6-12(Sweden)

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Videos

 

Orienteering for beginners – by Alexander Lines (aged 11) – a short introduction to orienteering.

10 Elements of Orienteering – videos from Irish Orienteering Association.

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ONZ News tagged with 'Schools'

• SPORT NZ SEEKS PUBLIC VIEWS ON SPORT INTEGRITY
• 2019 North Island and NZ Secondary School Orienteering Championships Dates/Venues Announced
• 2018 New Zealand Secondary Schools Team Profiles (at 2018 Australian Schools Championships)
• Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – July 2018
• Selection Announcement – World Schools Orienteering Championships 2019
• 2018 NZ Second Schools Orienteering Champs Final Event Information and Programme out now
• Juniors Invited to the 2018 Australian Orienteering Carnival
• Selection Announcement – New Zealand Secondary Schools Team 2018
• Juniors Regional Invitation Team invites to be made after NZ Schools Team Announced
• NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPS – Bulletin NO.1

Members Blog Posts tagged with 'Schools'

• Clued-up kids get orienteering course back on track (Stuff Marlborough-Express)
• Waiuku College leading the way in orienteering (Stuff – Franklin County News)
• Challenge puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising (Stuff)
• Orienteering Students to Defend North Island Champs Titles (Stuff)
• Think fast, move fast (Otago Daily Times)
• New IOF WOD/Schools Orienteering Leaflet Available
• Callum Farmer earns U16 Sportsman of the Year prize at junior sports awards
• Big chunk of competitors in orienteering event schoolkids (Stuff)
• Orienteering event to send students up the wall (Stuff)
• Wellington College’s Joseph Lynch navigates his way to victory (Stuff)