Liverpool Heartbeat have partnered with PuzzleDuck to create a series of Digital Treasure Hunt experiences around a number of cities in the UK. These hunts are powered by an innovative app that helps users to navigate themselves to various secret locations, at which a variety of fun and educational tasks must be attempted.

These tasks include having to find a clue, such as a date on a statue, or a name on a plaque; take a creative photo of users at a specific location; solve a logic puzzle [verbal and non-verbal reasoning, maths] and answer trivia questions either related to the location or of a more general knowledge type.

By their very nature, the hunts are outdoors [although they can be built to include museums/art galleries etc] and they are very active. On average, users walk 3 miles whilst participating in them. The hunts are also inclusive in terms of offering equal access to boys and girls, and also are as wheelchair friendly as we can make them.

The hunts also encourage the development of essential soft skills such as communication, resilience, empathy, problem solving, creativity and curiosity.

We believe that these hunts offer a unique alternative to the usual activities that primary schools allocate their PE and Sports Premium to and will not only make a measurable impact on the physical activity of pupils, but will also deliver cultural and heritage education, in small doses, to enable pupils to better appreciate their environment.

The hunts can be built to focus and specific topics. For example, a hunt around Roman Chester could deliver physical activity and at the same time achieve some learning objectives from the curriculum.

Hunts generally last between 90 – 120 mins and allow pupils to play as individuals, teams or one large group. Prices start from £10 per pupil with a suggested maximum of 60 per hunt.

We would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and further explain how we feel the hunts can support your pupils in their physical activity journey.