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🍀 Last week Navigation Games hosted our second annual Leprechaun-O event and it was a blast! With close to 150 participants and 43 teams joining us, we were thrilled to see this fun, new event grow!

Teams traveled the park, tracking down checkpoints with their special orienteering maps. Leprechauns, played by team members, moved and hid some of the specially marked checkpoints, adding an extra splash of adventure to the evening.

Thanks to the City of Cambridge for funding this event and allowing it to be free for all for another year! served as our beautiful backdrop and we thank the staff and board for use of the space. A final huge thank you to our participants and volunteers ❤️

Want to get in on the orienteering fun? We have more events on the horizon including a pirate-themed event on May 7th in Brookline, MA being held in partnership with Brookline Recreation - sign up today! Link in bio

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Happy navigating!

Photo credit: David Yee

🌍✈️ Map your next adventure… literally.

Spend 3–6 months in the U.S.A. teaching orienteering, exploring epic terrain, and living with a crew of like-minded adventurers.

With the Navigation Games Orienteer-in-Residence program, you’ll:
🧭 Teach kids + train educators
🏃 Travel, race, and level up your skills
🏡 Live in Cambridge, MA with fellow orienteers
🌲 Turn the outdoors into your office

One orienteer called it “one of the best experiences of my life” — and yeah, we believe it.

Ready to turn your passion into something bigger? Contact us today - we’re looking for people to join us this summer!

Read our latest blog post to learn more about this unique opportunity (link below)
https://www.navigationgames.org/post/navigation-games-orienteer-in-residence-program-1

🍀Registration is open for our annual Leprechaun-O event! 🍀

Join us on Thurs, March 19th at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge, MA for an evening of family fun!

Navigate the park with your team, finding checkpoints and tracking down the tricky leprechauns before time runs out!

This event is free for all thanks to support from !

Learn more and register on our website (link in bio) www.navigationgames.org/orienteering-events

Didn't get the chance to attend our presentation last week at the 2026 Boston Harbor Environmental Education Workshop hosted by ?

Not to worry, check out our 3-minute lightning presentation on our Blog (link below) and learn more about the sport, our work and upcoming training opportunities for educators!

https://www.navigationgames.org/post/navigation-education-for-all-ages-and-spaces

Navigation Games wants to thank each of you for a wonderful 2025 and wish you and your families an even better 2026!

Today, Dec 31st, is the final day to give where all donations to Navigation Games are matched, doubling your impact for kids learning confidence, problem-solving, and outdoor navigation.

Give before the year ends and help kids find their way. 🧭Give below!
https://donorbox.org/donate-to-navigation-games

Happy New Year! 🎉

Make sure to give our final Blog Post of the season a read (https://www.navigationgames.org/post/ten-years-strong-honoring-our-journey-and-2025-achievements)! We are basking in the warm glow of all of our 2025 accomplishments, and the wellspring of support from our community! 🌟

As we head into the final days of the year, we are asking for just a little more help. All financial contributions received between now and Dec 31st will be matched up to $10,000 by a generous donor. Please consider donating today to help support our work and mission to make navigation education accessible to all!

You can donate online at www.navigationgames.org and several other ways (learn how in our latest blog).

Thank you, and happy holidays! 🎆 🎇

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This Giving Tuesday, YOU can spark discovery, confidence, and adventure in schools by supporting Navigation Games!

Schools are facing tight budgets: rising costs, shrinking revenues, and the end of federal Covid support. Some districts we’ve worked with no longer have funds to pay for our services and are not yet fully independent. Your ongoing support is crucial to help us complete our work with those districts and to bring orienteering to new communities nationwide.

Make Twice the Impact
A generous donor is matching all gifts through December 31 up to $10,000! Give now and your contribution goes 2× as far for our schools and our students.

Donate, share our mission, connect us to schools, or volunteer. Every action helps more children discover the joy of finding their way in 2026 at school!
https://www.navigationgames.org/post/help-students-find-their-way-support-navigation-games-this-giving-tuesday

Check out our new 2025 Newsletter to learn about all the great reasons to support Navigation Games this year!
https://www.navigationgames.org/latest-end-year-news

❤️ Thank you, from the Navigation Games team

🎃 It's that time of year again, Vampire-O is here! 🎃

Join us at Danehy Park in Cambridge, MA for our favorite event of the season on 10/29!

Explore the park after dark with your team, finding checkpoints on the map, discovering special immunity items, and avoiding roaming vampires trying to steal your points and turn you into a vampire! 🦇

This event is fun for the whole family and free for all thanks to generous sponsorship from the - thank you!

Learn more about the event and register on our website (link in bio) www.navigationgames.org/orienteering-events

See you all there! 👻

🍃Grab your friends and family and join Navigation Games at our special, Cambridge WINS events this August 4th and 11th from 3:30PM-6PM!

Our summer teen employees will be hosting intro-orienteering activities at local Cambridge Parks that are fun for the whole family!

🦁Find animal checkpoints around the park and learn how to read and use a special orienteering map!

❤️This event is free for all thanks to our sponsors ! Thank you!

See you out there!

🎉Navigation Games is honored to be the recipient of a Cambridge Public Health Department - Cambridge in Motion mini-grant! This awesome program supports activities and projects that promote healthy eating and physical activity in Cambridge.

Tomorrow (7/31), Navigation Games will be working with a community school group at Greene-Rose Heritage Park in Cambridge to introduce them to the sport of orienteering! Our summer teen employees will be teaching these students all about navigating using a map and exploring their space!

This program is also open to the public. Join us from 1PM to 4PM at Greene-Rose Park to participate in some introductory orienteering activities in one of our city's beloved green spaces. 🌳

Thank you for your generous support!

We are sad to say that our intro-orienteering events on Georges Island scheduled for 8/1 and 8/8 have been canceled due to a waterline break on the island.

Thanks so much for your interest in these events. Please stay tuned for possible event updates including date and venue changes.

Thanks for your support and we hope to see you at another event soon!