Resolve Awarded Grant Involving Spin Bike Activity (4/19/2010)

       During January 2010, the RESOLVE Department was notified that they were one of twenty recipients throughout Pennsylvania awarded a GET ACTIVE! Mini-grant. These grants are offered through the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The mission of this Council is to improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians by providing leadership that promotes physically active lifestyles. The award of this grant was $3,000.
       The project that was awarded involves two teams of students at Colonial Academy racing against each other using spin bikes. The teams of students will log the miles they ride on the spin bikes with the goal being to ride the equivalent number of miles as riding across the United States. The riders have been provided with an itinerary indicating the course they will take across the country. The ride starts at the Atlantic Ocean and will end at the Pacific Ocean. In between, students will make “stops” at 15 locations including New York City, NY; Baltimore, MD; Cincinnati, OH; Kansas City, MO; Wichita, KA; Pueblo, CO; Carson City, NV; and San Francisco, CA.
      At each stop, the students will create a log entry related to that particular city. To create the log entry, students will need to research the history, landmarks, current weather, and local foods and customs of that city. Some students are even collaborating on using a movie-making software package to create a “documentary” of their ride across America.
     This activity is one that is fun, engaging, promoting physical well-being, and supports a number of skills across the academic curriculum (math, geography, writing, computers/technology, and health).

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