Abstract

The paper presents results of a literature search based on questions related to the possibility of including orienteering as relevant curricular component in school classrooms. A basic qualitative approach was adopted to generate new and useful knowledge without the need of an immediate practical application (Engel & Tolfo, 2009). The procedure followed was bibliographic research, which, according to Silva & Muszkat (2005), is the research prepared from published material. It is concluded that having activities in a natural environment is beneficial for the student’s overall education and that orienteering, is a sport that promotes developing skills and behaviors related to the holistic understanding of the human phenomenon from the integration of knowledge.

Keywords interdisciplinary; curriculum; school; sport