Spring
is here and our students are welcoming the season with brand new books for our
library! Mighty Milers is a program of
the New York Road Runners(NYRR). The program encourages students to
participate, go the distance, count their laps and earn free books for their school
library. During March, each Pathfinder School student had a goal to walk one-half
mile each week. If the students reached
their goal, then our school library receives free books for their efforts from
NYRR. More information may be found at http://www.nyrr.org/youth-and-schools/mighty-milers
Each
day we would play a game that involved the students wearing a pedometer and
counting the number of laps walked around our gymnasium. These games included races, music mania;
drawing new shapes for each lap completed, figure 8 laps, quick sort, and so
much more! Our School to Work students
also counted the number of miles they walked.
This program is fantastic because
Mighty Miler’s focuses specifically on cardiovascular endurance; which is
important for every individual. All together our students walked 144.75 miles during
March! They walked enough to earn 100 free books for our library and to be
added to a NYRR drawing to possibly win 400 additional books. All of the students are very proud and
excited when visiting the library as our books arrive.
At the
end of March, each student received a participation certificate. Some students
walked enough miles to earn a “Run for Life” card, a marathon medal, and a
t-shirt. This has been a great experience for our students, and I would highly
recommend it as a school or class project for other educators.
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