EDUCATORS

Good Practices

  • Création des comptes élèves : Assurez-vous que les groupes d'élèves créent un compte avec une adresse e-mail avant de démarrer la chasse au trésor. Si les élèves ou les enseignants ne peuvent pas créer plusieurs comptes, créez un compte unique partagé pour l'ensemble de la classe ou de l'établissement.

  • The Digital Dry Run: Always test the pre-designed route yourself a few days before the session. Ensure the QR codes are physically accessible, the app loads correctly at each spot, and cellular data works across the entire zone.

  • The "Safety & Boundaries" Briefing: Before unlocking the game, set strict physical boundaries and assign a specific "return signal". The students must be divided into groups so no one ever navigates the route alone.

  • From Screen to Green: Encourage students to look up. Since the activities are pre-set, prompt your students to observe the physical environment to solve them, ensuring the app acts as a guide, not a distraction.

  • Active Orbiting: Do not remain stationary at the starting point. Circulate between the groups to troubleshoot app glitches, monitor safety, and keep teams motivated and on track.

  • Ready for any eventuality: Always carry a standard first-aid kit, a physical map of the park or zone boundaries, and a list of student emergency contacts.

Bad Practices

  • Penser que « préconçu » signifie « prêt à l'emploi » : Ne jamais emmener d'élèves sur place sans avoir vérifié les lieux au préalable. Un passage pourrait être fermé ou certains espaces pourraient être devenus dangereux.

  • Allowing "Tunnel Vision": Do not let students sprint blindly through nature with their eyes glued exclusively to the smartphone screen. Remind them that running while staring at a phone leads to accidents.

  • Interfering Too Quickly: Avoid giving away the answers to the pre-designed riddles. Let the students struggle a bit, cooperate, and use their critical thinking skills before stepping in to help.

  • Ignoring the Forecast: Never head out without checking the weather and reminding students the day before to bring appropriate gear (water bottles, caps, rain jackets, or sturdy shoes).

  • Skipping the Classroom Debrief: Do not just pack up and go home once the game ends. The true learning happens when you gather back in the classroom to discuss the answers and connect the pre-designed content to your current curriculum.


Before any outdoor excursion, be sure to share or remind your students what they should and should not do once outside.


ÉLÈVES

Good Practices

  • Gardez les yeux sur le chemin, pas seulement sur l'écran : Regardez devant vous en marchant ! Ne regardez votre smartphone ou votre tablette que lorsque vous êtes totalement à l'arrêt à un point de contrôle sûr.

  • Stick Together like Glue: Always stay with your team and within the boundaries your teacher set. No individual tracking—winning is a team effort.

  • Respect the Playground: Leave nature exactly how you found it. Stay on the designated paths, do not climb dangerous structures to find a code, do not disturb or hurt the wildlife you encounter, and make sure absolutely zero trash is left behind.

  • Diviser pour mieux régner : Partagez l’appareil ! Désignez un coéquipier comme navigateur, un autre comme responsable du scan des QR codes et un troisième comme lecteur, afin que chacun joue un rôle actif dans la résolution du mystère.

  • Listen to the App (and your Environment): Read the pre-designed clues carefully. The answers are hidden in the world around you—look at the environment to find the clues.
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Bad Practices

  • Sprinting and Pushing: This is a quest of wits, not a track race. Never run blindly, push past other teams, or rush into unsafe areas just to scan a QR code first.

  • The Device Hog: Don't be the person who grabs the phone and refuses to let anyone else touch it. Teamwork makes the dream work—and gets you a higher score.

  • Ghosting Your Team: Never leave your team in case of disagreement or because you think you found a shortcut. If you get separated, your team loses time and your teacher loses track of you.

  • Dégrader le jeu : Ne touchez, ne déplacez et ne cachez jamais les codes QR ou les marqueurs physiques. Détruire le matériel perturbe le jeu des équipes suivantes et compromet le projet.

  • Giving Up When it Glitches: If the app freezes or a code won't scan, don't panic or close the game. Stay calm, try adjusting your angle to the light, and call your teacher over to help you fix it.