Fun and Fittness & Orienteering

Fun & Fitness

This course is located in shaded bush 50 metres behind the accommodation units. Groups work their way through a circuit of obstacles to gain familiarity with the course and then time their circuits. The area is grassed, irrigated and mown and drinking fountains provide fresh water.

This activity is conducted by the group's leaders after being briefed by Valley Homestead staff.

Orienteering

An introduction to the use of the compass and the following of instructions to find 8 locations in the bush. Because participants (working in groups of 2-4) are required to return to the central spot after locating each target, the activity is easy to supervise.
Having found 8 targets the aim is to then work out the name of an Australian animal from the clues.

A 1.5 hour activity, suitable for grades 6 to level 8 with numbers up to 30 per group.