A Lincoln, Nebraska high school has added geocaching to the list of activities included in a new adventure class as a part of the Physical Education curriculum. This is a fantastic way to introduce kids to the sport, as well as livening up the P.E. classes that have seemed stagnant over the years. While geocaching is not the big heart pumper of physical activity, it does encourage being outdoors, and for the most part, walking to find one. That sounds like a winning formula in the days of kids comparing their XBox scores rather than how fast they can run or how far they can hit a ball.

The students who signed up for the course have done geocaching, an in-school treasure hunt using a GPS device, as well as orienteering with compasses. They learned to kayak in the swimming pool and played kayak polo and did a number of teambuilding activities leading up to the ropes.

From JournalStar.com

There will be an intro to Geocaching at the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Public Library on October 8, 2011. The three hour introduction to the game will be put on by locals Kyle Schmitz and Vanessa Theel.  Geocaching could keep the local kids busy as there are more than three hundred geocaches within 10 miles of the main library location at 32 Sheboygan St. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Source: fdlreport.com

The Parks and Recreation Department in Woodbury, Minnesota has wrapped it’s third summer of a kid’s geocaching camp. What a great idea! We know that groups such as the Boy Scouts have integrated geocaching into activities, but for a city to take the step to offer a camp for kids specifically focused on geocaching is exciting. Tell me that wouldn’t be a fun summer job to have!

The camp introduces 9- to 14-year-olds to geocaching by teaching them the basic guidelines and allowing them to go outside and find geocaches located in Woodbury on their own with the aid of an instructor. The camp is now in its third year.

Anyone else heard of camps like this in your area?

Source: Woodbury Bulletin