Navarre Walk

This lesson is designed as a “welcome back” or “school spirit” opener to a new school year. I have created a map using Google Maps that shows you how far students walk from school. They can go on a see where they live and how far it takes them to walk to school. In the lesson, students would receive a link to this map and edit/enhance it to include their house, familiar landmarks, and other places they would relate to “Navarre Country.” We would then have discussions about what common places are found in the district, how students can expand beyond the boundaries of Navarre View, and overall design of the buildings locations.
The overall goal of this lesson would be to get students thinking about what makes a school district and a community. Is it merely location? What other attitudes constitute as having Navarre Pride? Do you have to live in “Navarre Country” to feel school pride? We would also take polls as to how many students live directly on the bordered outline of Navarre Territory. And how many of those students walk to school, receive rides from parents, or ride the bus.