The New England Orienteering Club - NEOC promotes the sport of Orienteering -- navigating with map and compass. Events in Boston area, MA, RI, CT. All welcome!
Welcome to Scout-O.org
Scout-O.org is the Scout Orienteering section of the New England Orienteering Club.
Here you'll find information on upcoming orienteering events, results and photos from past events, and links to other Scout-O websites.
Scout troops and families are welcome at all New England Orienteering Club (NEOC) events.
- NEOC events are posted in the Schedule menu above.
- Instruction is available at any meet, upon request.
- As a courtesy, please contact the meet director in advance so he/she can prepare for your group.
If you have any questions, contact Pete Lane (Massachusetts) or Kevin Burnham (Connecticut).
2012 Hale Reservation Spring Scout-O
All Scouts are invited to a day of Orienteering. It will be a day of outdoor adventure as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venture Scouts, and Webelos Cub Scouts learn and practice map and compass skills as well as work on orienteering related badge requirements.
When: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Where: Hale Reservation, Westwood Mass.
Saturday's program will emphasize skill development, training, and practice. Scouts (and adults) will be able to learn orienteering skills such that they will be able to orienteer through the woods on their own. Ample orienteering courses will be available for scouts to practice their orienteering skills.
Junior Girl Scouts can complete requirements 2, 4, and 8 of the Finding Your Way badge. With a little advance planning, Juniors can complete 3 more requirements to earn this badge. (Please refer to the Junior Girl Scout Badge Book.). Juniors can also fulfill requirement 5 of the Hiker badge.
Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts can complete Skill Builders 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the Orienteering interest project patch. To complete Service Project 2 or 4 (organizing a meet and/or providing instruction), contact Paul Windt by March 25, 2012.
Boy Scouts can complete First Class requirement #2 (orienteering) as well as many requirements for the "Orienteering" Merit Badge. Note: for requirement 8, Meet Planning, contact Paul Windt by March 25, 2012. For first time orienteers, an experienced instructor will be assigned to work with you and your group and help Scouts learn skills and pass requirements.
Read more...Nobscot Fall Scout-O
All Scouts are invited to a weekend of Orienteering. It will be a weekend of outdoor adventure as Webelos, Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts, and Girl Scouts learn and practice map and compass skills as well as work on orienteering related badge requirements.
When: Saturday, October 27, 2012 and Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Where: Nobscot Scout Reservation, Sudbury, Mass.
Saturday's program will be skill development, training, and practice. Scouts (and adults) will be able to learn orienteering skills such that they will be able to participate in Sunday's competition regardless of prior experience. Ample orienteering courses will be available for scouts to practice their orienteering skills.
Sunday's program will be the annual New England Scout Orienteering Championship competition. Scouts (as well as adults) will compete for trophies with other scouts of same gender and same rank or age level.
Additional information and registration form will be posted here in August.
Coming Scout-Os
| Sat, Apr 14 - Hale Res. Spring Scout-O |
| Sat, Oct 27 - Nobscot Fall Scout-O |
| Sun, Oct 28 - Nobscot Fall Scout-O |
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