The Walking Classroom

The Walking Classroom’s national award-winning program provides students and teachers with an innovative way to increase physical activity without sacrificing instructional time. The evidence-based “Walk, Listen, and Learn” methodology capitalizes on the link between exercise and cognitive function.

The Walking Classroom program is simple: Students take a brisk 20-minute walk as a class while listening to a kid-friendly podcast episode that comes preloaded on their WalkKit audio player. Each podcast episode begins with a brief health literacy message and includes a character value woven throughout the narrative. The lesson plans and quizzes in the accompanying Program Guide help educators effectively discuss and review the podcast material.