DGIF Hosting Archery in Schools State Championship on Saturday

From the DGIF Outdoor Report:


VDGIF is conducting the 8th Annual National Archery in the Schools Program Tournament on Saturday March 12, 2016 at Meadow Event Park, the new State Fairgrounds near Doswell. This tournament is the “culminating event” for Virginia schools participating in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). Last year, more than 237,000 Virginia students at more than 750 schools participated in archery instruction during their PE classes throughout the school year. The National Archery in the Schools Program promotes student education and participation in archery. The program’s focus is designed to teach International style target archery in 4th through 12th grades as part of the in-school curriculum. Before presenting archery instruction to their students at school, teachers must successfully complete an 8-hour instructor certification training program referred to as BAI, Basic Archery Instructor. Certification is conducted by VDGIF Outdoor Education staff and VDGIF-certified volunteers. Currently over 750 schools, and 1950 teachers have been trained.

For more detailed information, visit the Department’s website. For more information and to get your school and teachers involved in NASP, contact VDGIF Outdoor Education Supervisor and Virginia State NASP Coordinator Karen Holson at (804) 367-6355 or Karen.Holson@dgif.virginia.gov. Also, be sure to check out the NASP video and Virginia Wildlife feature article!