Run Around Ireland Challenge

As part of working towards our Active School Flag, we took part in a Running Challenge for 4 weeks. During this time, we built a running break into every day. It was an excellent way for children to learn about some of Ireland’s most famous landmarks and ideal for bringing learning outdoors. Each class were given:

1. A map of Ireland’s famous landmarks
2. A laminated class challenge chart where you can tick off each landmark as you run to it
3. A laminated Progress Chart where you can record your progress daily and weekly.  This initiative took place from Monday 13th March – Friday April 8th. 

• The Challenge was completed at different times by each class everyday. The children had the option to walk, run or even cycle the laps each day!
• It was amazing to see the children excited to see where they were off to next.. 

In total, each class aimed to complete 3726km (3726 laps!) with the older classes completing even more. Well done to the children for their excellent efforts!