In GBOU "Nizhny Novgorod Cadet Corps of the Volga Federal District named after General Margelov VF Army" 4 October, the Open Championship in orienteering was held in a screen format among students of the 7th and 8th grades, competed in total 40 cadets. Competitions were held by the master of sports in sports of persons with PODA (orienteering) Konovalov Ivan and Zabegina Nadezhda. The aim of the competition was to popularize this sport., attracting people with a healthy and active lifestyle, as well as testing knowledge based on the results of orienteering lessons in 2020-2021 year. During the event, children watched a training video, got acquainted with the signs, read the legends, analyzed similar tasks, identifying errors and working through them, and then calmly solved problems within the framework of the competition already independently and for a while. Some cadets attended such a lesson for the first time.. They began to look at the map in a new way, reliefs and objects. The event brought a lot of positive emotions to the participants. The guys worked actively and harmoniously throughout the event..