Walking to Washington

In an attempt to get a little more exercise (teachers included), we have started taking walks around the edge of the campus every Tuesday and Thursday.



One of the high school teachers measured the distance for us and it is 1/3 of a mile.



Since it is more fun when we have a goal to work towards, we decided to pretend we are walking to Washington, D.C. (it seemed appropriate since we are studying American history this year). It is 783 miles from Gainesville, FL. to Washington, D.C., so we will have to walk around the property 2,349 times.

These walks also give the children a chance to play on the exercise equipment that they don't usually get to use





and interact with nature. On today's walk they had a great time trying to catch falling leaves before they touched the ground.