An American Adventure (2004-2005)

This adventure of setting and achieving goals from a list of suggestions earned students tickets each week that were used to purchase a spot at American Landmark Tours throughout the year. Each tour featured a famous American Landmark – The Statue of Liberty, Gettysburg, The Gateway Arch, Mount Rushmore, The Alamo, and The Golden Gate Bridge. Students were also allowed to enter their names in a jar a certain number of times based on how many days they practiced that week. At each of the tours, I drew two names from the jar and told the students that they would be invited to join me on a “real-life” trip at the end of the year. The details of the trip were top secret and, try as they might, none of the students could coax any information out of me. Fun activities and games at each Tour reinforced the value of teamwork and helped the the history surrounding each landmark come alive for the students!