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First Grade Walk-a-thon Began This Month

The First Grade Walk-a-thon has begun! All five First Grade Houses walked around the block.  The children completed 4 laps – the equivalent of 3/4 of a mile!  Six more laps to go; the children have plenty of time to find additional sponsors. Service learning is a vital component of education at The Dalton School. By taking action to help others in need, the children are learning that they are members of a larger community and that community members have a responsibility to one another.
All of the first graders will be participating in the annual First Grade Walk-a-thon. Each first grade house will walk ten times around the block. To kick off the walk, all of the first grade classes walked around the block together following House 91 on October 4.

Some of the money we raise through this walk-a-thon will help support the Dalton Ujima Project. This is a K-12 initiative that helps send students in Kenya to school.

The rest of the funds collected will be divided evenly amongst the five first grade houses. Each House will donate the funds to one or more charities researched and chosen by the students. This enables the children to be directly involved in thinking about global concerns and how best to address them.
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