Schools

• Schedule
• Education
• Real Time information

Schedule

Martin will run a marathon at 40 schools, home schooling and day camps during the year. These runs are to increase awareness and allow an educational component to be incorporated in the curriculum.

The objective is to raise awareness, amongst the students, of Right To Play  and provide educational information that can be incorporated into the curriculum.

If you would like Martin to run at your school, pick an open time slot, and contact Sue Carpenter-Parnell.

Marathon #	#	Day	Date	Time	School
006	1	Thurs	Jan 7th	8.45am	Mount View
011	2	Thurs	Jan 14th	8.45am	Dr J K Mulloy
016	3	Thurs	Jan 21st	8.45am	Bearspaw
021	4	Thurs	Jan 28th	8.45am	Cambrian Heights
030	5	Wed	Feb 10th	8.45am	Marion Carson Elem.
034	6	Thurs	Mar 4th	8.45am	Morley Community School
039	7	Thurs	Mar 11th	8.45am	Elboya School
041	8	Mon	Mar 15th	8.45am	Vista Heights
049	9	Thurs	Mar 25th	8.45am	Belfast Elementary
053	10	Weds	Mar 31st	8.45am	Manachaban
062	11	Wed	Apr 14th	8.45am	Glenmore Christian Academy
063	12	Thurs	Apr 15th	8.45am	Ecole Notre Dame des Vallees
067	13	Thurs	Apr 22nd	8.45am	Westbrook
077	14	Thurs	May 6th	8.45am	Ranchlands Elementary
083	15	Thurs	May 13th	8.45am	Bow Valley High
086	16	Tues	May 18th	8.45am	Sam Livingston
088	17	Thurs	May 20th	8.45am	Mitford
093	18	Thurs	May 27th	8.45am	Tuscany School
098	19	Fri	Jun 4th	8.45am	Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
103	20	Thurs	Jun 10th	8.45am	Good Shepherd
108	21	Thurs	Jun 17th	8.45am	North Haven
111	22	Mon	Jun 21st	8.45am	Mount View
112	23	Tues	Jun 22nd	8.45am	Sunalta
114	24	Thurs	Jun 24th	8.45am	Elizabeth Barrett
125	25	Weds	Jul 7th	8.45am	Cochrane Day Camp
128	26	Mon	Jul 12th	8.45am	YMCA Eau Claire
129	27	Tues	Jul 13th	8.45am	Youth Assoc. Camp
144	28	Weds	Aug 4th	8.45am	Cochrane Day Camp
149	29	Weds	Aug 11th	8.45am	Canada Olympic Park
165	30	Thurs	Sept 9th	8.45am	West Dalhousie
170	31	Thurs	Sept 16th	8.45am	St Timothy
173	32	Tues	Sept 21st	8.45am	Hawkwood
175	33	Thurs	Sept 23rd	8.45am	Colonel Macleod
176	34	Fri	Sept 24th	8.45am	Rosedale
178	35	Tues	Sept 28th	8.45am	Springbank Community High
180	36	Thurs	Sept 30th	8.45am	Thorncliffe
184	37	Tues	Oct 5th	8.45am	Glenbow
186	38	Thurs	Oct 7th	8.45am	Hamptons
189	39	Tues	Oct 12th	8.45am	Holy Spirit
191	40	Thurs	Oct 14th	8.45am	West Springs
192	41	Fri	Oct 15th	8.45am	Cochrane high School
195	42	Tues	Oct 19th	8.45am	Father Lacombe
197	43	Thurs	Oct 21st	8.45am	Captain John Palliser
201	44	Tues	Oct 26th	8.45am	Ecole Notre Dame Vallees
202	45	Thurs	Oct 28th	8.45am	Alex Munro
206	46	Tues	Nov 2nd	8.45am	Briar Hill
208	47	Thurs	Nov 4th	8.45am	Chaparral
217	48	Tues	Nov 16th	8.45am	St Anthony
219	49	Thurs	Nov 18th	8.45am	Glamorgan
222	50	Tues	Nov 23rd	8.45am	Mountain Park
224	51	Fri	Nov 26th	8.45am	Ecole St Patrick, Yellowknife, NWT
224	52	Fri	Nov 26th	10.00am	Ecole Sir John Franklin, YK, NWT
226	53	Tues	Nov 30th	8.45am	Dr. EW Coffin
227	54	Wed	Dec 1st	8.45am	West Dover
228	55	Thurs	Dec 2nd	8.45am	Dr JK Mulloy
230	56	Tues	Dec 7th	8.45am	Heritage Christian Academy
232	57	Thurs	Dec 9th	8.45am	Exshaw
232	58	Thurs	Dec 9th	11.00am	Lawrence Grassi Middle
236	59	Tues	Dec 14th	8.45am	Abbeydale
238	60	Thurs	Dec 16th	8.45am	Mount View

 

 

Education

"Marathon Quest 250", along with its links to Team KIDS-U-CAN and the Right To Play organization, will  provide the opportunity for pupils, teachers and schools to use the data provided as a teaching and learning tool. It can form a basis to promote discussion, investigation and teamwork, whilst combining a wide range of subjects.

In line with the Alberta Education curriculum, teachers would be able to link the "Marathon Quest 250" to numerous requirements of the Programmes of Study in English Language Arts, Maths, Science and Art, from Kindergarten to Grade 9.

Topics which might be considered could vary from:

• Science Grade 1 - Seasonal Changes
• Science Grade 5 - Weather Watch

• Art        Grades 3&4  - Landscapes can show middle ground background and   foreground
• Art        Grades 5&6 - Natural forms reveal many different structures

• Mathematics - Kindergarten - Order the number in a set (0 to 10)
• Mathematics - Grade 7 - Describe issues to be considered when collecting data; e.g. language used, ethics, privacy, etc. (Data analysis).

These are just a very few examples of possible activities relating to "Marathon Quest 250" and all curriculum requirements. In addition, teachers will be able to access additional resources for the classroom provided by the Right to Play "School Zone" and the Right to Play Canadian Schools Programme.

This is in collaboration with the Silken Active Kids Movement and offers a teaching guide and CD Rom. Many of these activities could also be used by leaders of Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada.

Martin will write a blog, providing relevant information and updates on his progress

 

Real Time Information

During Martin's marathons he is hoping to provide "Real Time" information to students such as heart rate, calories burned, run time, elevation, temperature, pace, speed, location, voice and video.

Beacause Martin is starting his marathons at 7.00am in the winter and 8.00am in the summer, and each run takes between 5 and 6 hours, the real time information will be available to children, at school, across North and South America, Monday to Thursday. On Sunday the kids will be able to access this information, with their family, at home.

Below is a visual of the Real Time information flow: