Orienteering Year 5/6- Donisthorpe Woodlands
Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/04/2025
9:45 am - 2:30 pm
Venue
Donisrthorpe Woodlands
Church St, Donisthorpe,
Donisthorpe
DE12 7PX
DATE: Tuesday 8th April 2025
TIME: 9.45am – 2.30pm with times allocated (TBC)
VENUE: Donisthorpe Woodlands
YEAR GROUP (S): Y5/6
GENDER: Mixed teams
TEAM SIZE: Initial limit of 26 pupils per school (increasing dependant on entries)
Recommended ratio: Minimum of 1 teacher to 8 teams/16 children (max).
Rules: Pupils will be set off at intervals in pairs.
Results generated for each pair.
School results = 4 highest scoring pairs.
10 points per control.
Minus 5 points for each minute over the 30-minute time limit.
Format: network of points (controls) are planned across a mapped site.
Set start and finish locations, with start times staggered.
Pairs will be given a copy of the course map, just before starting.
Pairs have an electronic “dibber” to show they have visited a control (Each dibber cost £40 if lost, this is payable by the school).
The aim is for teams to visit as many marked controls and return to the finish line in under 30 mins.
Controls can be visited in any order.
Rules: See booklet for rules.
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.