What can we do for you?

We provide Navigation Courses and Guided Walks for schools. We work closely with teachers to put the best possible courses together. We will come into the school and discuss what you want to get out of the course and then put together the best possible options for you. These courses are great for any school thinking of running the Duke of Edinburgh or as a pre-Duke of Edinburgh course.

Young Navigator Star Award (YNSA)

The focus of the Young Navigator awards is to encourage exploration and journeying in local areas using simple maps such as street maps, pictorial park maps and orienteering maps. There is a gradual learning progression via One Star (bronze), Two Star (silver) and Three Star (gold) levels with certificates and badges available for achieving candidates.

The awards are aimed at all age groups and abilities. The Young Navigator Star courses are fantastic for youngsters to actively learn outside the classroom, and the Gold level is often used as a lead-in for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.

The syllabus content is structured to allow flexible teaching approaches to suit the candidates and type of maps available locally.

The syllabus outline below indicates the main intentions at each level.

One Star (Bronze)

Make simple maps of interior and exterior building features

Undertake journeys around the inside and outside of a building using a map

Orientate the map at different locations

Two Star (Silver)

Follow a defined route around a large school grounds or small park using prominent paths or tracks

Orientate the map against handrails and major point features at regular intervals

Understand the use of basic map symbols

Discover and investigate points of interest during the journey

Three Star (Gold)

Plan and follow a journey around a large area using prominent paths, tracks or roads

Identify prominent collecting features on map and ground

Discover and investigate points of interest during the journey

Understand basic walking safety issues

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