We then created our own travel book. On our last travel day we traveled to a pool to swim to Hawaii and have a luau. The students had a great time swimming laps at the pool and the younger students were allowed to jog their laps in the pool if they could not swim. We have traveled to Europe, South America and the past two years have been spent walking and jogging through Africa. Students and teachers have enjoyed writing each country and writing letters to American schools in a specific country.
Students also have the opportunity to receive a colored shoe on the wall with their name on it.
Different colored shoes are awarded for every 15 miles a student travels. Last year many students ran 60 miles and some kindergartners ran 45 miles. There are many ways to keep the students motivated and always learning. We give bonus tickets to students who can tell us at any time what country we are presently in, the nearest body of water, the capital of the country or how many miles we have run so far. The best part is how forward the students look to swimming home and the festival where food from all the countries are served.