A few weeks ago, Mitch forwarded to me a letter from a
teacher in New Jersey who was interested in setting up
an orienteering/letterboxing event for her students.
I made a few suggestions, and I think a few of you did
too. Here is an excerpt from a letter I just
receieved with an update on how the whole thing went:
"Dear Steven,
Well thanks to your clever idea of utilizing the 35mm
canisters the
Orienteering/Letterboxing Event was a huge success!
Thirteen parents
came to
the rescue. My first task was to give them a crash
course on compass
reading. My husband and I laid out 8 courses in the
flat but wooded
area in
front of the school. Each couse had ten controls. Had
the students
broken
into groups of three. Each child had a base plate
style compass. (All
loaners) They were given a sheet with all compass
headings. I
unfortunately
ran out of time to incorporate any puns. I placed each
group at their
differnt start positions and then had the 13 parent
recruits help them
orient from control to control. At each stop, the kids
had to look for
the
canister,remove one sticker and stick it on the
appropiate numbered
sheet. I
used your idea of making the 10th control a "leterbox"
style stop. I
had
hidden a stamper pad and rubber stamp that they needed
to stamp
directions
sheets. The parents had a blast....if they
comprehended the crash
compass
course and the kids were bouncing off the walls. Many
thanks for your
suggestions! They definately helped to channel my
thoughts and efforts.
I'm
a firm believer in "hands-on" style of learing. It was
certainly a big
undertaking but well worth the effort. I spent many a
night walking the
dark
wooded area with a flashlight dangling out of my mouth
just ot be able
to
read the darn compass. My husband whose name is also
Stephen and I had
to be
quite a sight and the topic of much speculation.
I had used the kid's map from the letterboxing site
and copied the
directions. After my original kid's compass class I
had them try their
hand
at finding their way through the woods. They found it
more difficult
than I
had anticipated. I groaned at the thought of what
might happen when I
got
them outdoors. As I had stated they were so interested
and amazed at
their
accomplishment of orienting around the course in
approximately 40
minutes
that they even surprised me!"
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Letterboxing class
8 messages in this thread |
Started on 1999-10-25
[LbNA] Letterboxing class
From: Steven Stary (kurrwic@yahoo.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 14:31:17 UTC-07:00
[LbNA] Re: Letterboxing class
From: (Mohmers@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 19:56:21 UTC-04:00
Wow the Letterboxing class was a very interesting idea ... maybe we could use
it in the Homeschooling group!
By the way ... Letterboxers in Illinois ... the 3 (count them ... 3) boxes
which were lost or stolen from Edwardsville have been replace ( an better
disguised). With good fortune they should last through the winter.
Mohmers
it in the Homeschooling group!
By the way ... Letterboxers in Illinois ... the 3 (count them ... 3) boxes
which were lost or stolen from Edwardsville have been replace ( an better
disguised). With good fortune they should last through the winter.
Mohmers
[LbNA] Letterboxing class
From: (Mohmers@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 20:03:50 UTC-04:00
I heard that the Letterboxing hobby made the news (local or National, I'm not
sure).
Did anyone catch it?
Mohmers
sure).
Did anyone catch it?
Mohmers
[LbNA] Re: Letterboxing class
From: Bonita Sennott (bonitasusan@hotmail.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 21:00:00 UTC-04:00
Mohmers, was it on TV or radio? I just did a search on the keyword
letterboxing in Lexis Nexis, looking for articles in U.S. newspapers and
magazines during the past six months, but nothing turned up. Would love to
know if it has gotten any coverage! BTW, I queried Yankee magazine recently
about doing an article on New England letterboxing but they were not
interested :-(
Bonnie
Leverett, Mass.
>From: Mohmers@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Letterboxing class
>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:03:50 EDT
>
>I heard that the Letterboxing hobby made the news (local or National, I'm
>not
>sure).
>Did anyone catch it?
>
>Mohmers
>
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>
>
>
>
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letterboxing in Lexis Nexis, looking for articles in U.S. newspapers and
magazines during the past six months, but nothing turned up. Would love to
know if it has gotten any coverage! BTW, I queried Yankee magazine recently
about doing an article on New England letterboxing but they were not
interested :-(
Bonnie
Leverett, Mass.
>From: Mohmers@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Letterboxing class
>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:03:50 EDT
>
>I heard that the Letterboxing hobby made the news (local or National, I'm
>not
>sure).
>Did anyone catch it?
>
>Mohmers
>
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>
>eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/letterbox-usa
>http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
>
>
>
>
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[LbNA] Re: Letterboxing class
From: Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 21:02:46 UTC-04:00
> Mohmers, was it on TV or radio? I just did a search on the keyword
> letterboxing in Lexis Nexis, looking for articles in U.S. newspapers and
> magazines during the past six months, but nothing turned up. Would love to
> know if it has gotten any coverage! BTW, I queried Yankee magazine recently
> about doing an article on New England letterboxing but they were not
> interested :-(
I've gotten alot of queries recently from people who say they have read
about letterboxing in "Orion Magazine". I haven't had time to look
further, so if someone else has the time and interest, there it is.
--
Randy "the mapsurfer"
Orienteer * Letterboxer * Globetrotter
http://www.letterboxing.org/faq.html
> letterboxing in Lexis Nexis, looking for articles in U.S. newspapers and
> magazines during the past six months, but nothing turned up. Would love to
> know if it has gotten any coverage! BTW, I queried Yankee magazine recently
> about doing an article on New England letterboxing but they were not
> interested :-(
I've gotten alot of queries recently from people who say they have read
about letterboxing in "Orion Magazine". I haven't had time to look
further, so if someone else has the time and interest, there it is.
--
Randy "the mapsurfer"
Orienteer * Letterboxer * Globetrotter
http://www.letterboxing.org/faq.html
[LbNA] Re: Letterboxing class
From: (Mohmers@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 22:07:18 UTC-04:00
Bonnie,
My friend's mother-in-law saw Letterboxing on the TV News but that is all
I know. I wondered if anyone else caught it.
Mohmers
My friend's mother-in-law saw Letterboxing on the TV News but that is all
I know. I wondered if anyone else caught it.
Mohmers
[LbNA] Re: Letterboxing class
From: erik/susan davis (davisarc@wcvt.com) |
Date: 1999-10-25 21:12:13 UTC-07:00
Bonnie:
Re: your contact to Yankee Magazine....
I've tried Smithsonian as well, to no avail. Maybe someone else might
give it a try? Seems like a logical article follow-up to me.
Erik
Re: your contact to Yankee Magazine....
I've tried Smithsonian as well, to no avail. Maybe someone else might
give it a try? Seems like a logical article follow-up to me.
Erik
[LbNA] Re: Letterboxing class
From: Dierdra Baumgart (fencing_lady@yahoo.com) |
Date: 1999-10-27 05:51:13 UTC-07:00
This is great news! I always say, "Addicts love
company!" die xo
--- Steven Stary wrote:
> A few weeks ago, Mitch forwarded to me a letter from
> a
> teacher in New Jersey who was interested in setting
> up
> an orienteering/letterboxing event for her students.
>
> I made a few suggestions, and I think a few of you
> did
> too. Here is an excerpt from a letter I just
> receieved with an update on how the whole thing
> went:
>
>
> "Dear Steven,
>
> Well thanks to your clever idea of utilizing the
> 35mm
> canisters the
> Orienteering/Letterboxing Event was a huge success!
> Thirteen parents
> came to
> the rescue. My first task was to give them a crash
> course on compass
> reading. My husband and I laid out 8 courses in the
> flat but wooded
> area in
> front of the school. Each couse had ten controls.
> Had
> the students
> broken
> into groups of three. Each child had a base plate
> style compass. (All
> loaners) They were given a sheet with all compass
> headings. I
> unfortunately
> ran out of time to incorporate any puns. I placed
> each
> group at their
> differnt start positions and then had the 13 parent
> recruits help them
> orient from control to control. At each stop, the
> kids
> had to look for
> the
> canister,remove one sticker and stick it on the
> appropiate numbered
> sheet. I
> used your idea of making the 10th control a
> "leterbox"
> style stop. I
> had
> hidden a stamper pad and rubber stamp that they
> needed
> to stamp
> directions
> sheets. The parents had a blast....if they
> comprehended the crash
> compass
> course and the kids were bouncing off the walls.
> Many
> thanks for your
> suggestions! They definately helped to channel my
> thoughts and efforts.
> I'm
> a firm believer in "hands-on" style of learing. It
> was
> certainly a big
> undertaking but well worth the effort. I spent many
> a
> night walking the
> dark
> wooded area with a flashlight dangling out of my
> mouth
> just ot be able
> to
> read the darn compass. My husband whose name is also
> Stephen and I had
> to be
> quite a sight and the topic of much speculation.
>
> I had used the kid's map from the letterboxing site
> and copied the
> directions. After my original kid's compass class I
> had them try their
> hand
> at finding their way through the woods. They found
> it
> more difficult
> than I
> had anticipated. I groaned at the thought of what
> might happen when I
> got
> them outdoors. As I had stated they were so
> interested
> and amazed at
> their
> accomplishment of orienting around the course in
> approximately 40
> minutes
> that they even surprised me!"
>
>
> __________________________________________________
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> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
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> communications
>
>
>
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company!" die xo
--- Steven Stary
> A few weeks ago, Mitch forwarded to me a letter from
> a
> teacher in New Jersey who was interested in setting
> up
> an orienteering/letterboxing event for her students.
>
> I made a few suggestions, and I think a few of you
> did
> too. Here is an excerpt from a letter I just
> receieved with an update on how the whole thing
> went:
>
>
> "Dear Steven,
>
> Well thanks to your clever idea of utilizing the
> 35mm
> canisters the
> Orienteering/Letterboxing Event was a huge success!
> Thirteen parents
> came to
> the rescue. My first task was to give them a crash
> course on compass
> reading. My husband and I laid out 8 courses in the
> flat but wooded
> area in
> front of the school. Each couse had ten controls.
> Had
> the students
> broken
> into groups of three. Each child had a base plate
> style compass. (All
> loaners) They were given a sheet with all compass
> headings. I
> unfortunately
> ran out of time to incorporate any puns. I placed
> each
> group at their
> differnt start positions and then had the 13 parent
> recruits help them
> orient from control to control. At each stop, the
> kids
> had to look for
> the
> canister,remove one sticker and stick it on the
> appropiate numbered
> sheet. I
> used your idea of making the 10th control a
> "leterbox"
> style stop. I
> had
> hidden a stamper pad and rubber stamp that they
> needed
> to stamp
> directions
> sheets. The parents had a blast....if they
> comprehended the crash
> compass
> course and the kids were bouncing off the walls.
> Many
> thanks for your
> suggestions! They definately helped to channel my
> thoughts and efforts.
> I'm
> a firm believer in "hands-on" style of learing. It
> was
> certainly a big
> undertaking but well worth the effort. I spent many
> a
> night walking the
> dark
> wooded area with a flashlight dangling out of my
> mouth
> just ot be able
> to
> read the darn compass. My husband whose name is also
> Stephen and I had
> to be
> quite a sight and the topic of much speculation.
>
> I had used the kid's map from the letterboxing site
> and copied the
> directions. After my original kid's compass class I
> had them try their
> hand
> at finding their way through the woods. They found
> it
> more difficult
> than I
> had anticipated. I groaned at the thought of what
> might happen when I
> got
> them outdoors. As I had stated they were so
> interested
> and amazed at
> their
> accomplishment of orienting around the course in
> approximately 40
> minutes
> that they even surprised me!"
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> eGroups.com home:
> http://www.egroups.com/group/letterbox-usa
> http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group
> communications
>
>
>
>
>
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