Program Overview

THE PROGRAMTHE PROGRAM

The Virtual World Race is a motivational program designed to encourage health and fitness, enhance student achievement and combat childhood obesity.Goal

Students from local schools participate in a contest to virtually race around the world – 25,000 miles.

Activity

Students log their daily activity and chart their progress with a goal of circumnavigating the world. Miles are added as a student completes athletic activities - more time equals more miles.

Progress

Each school tracks their progress and highlights milestone destinations around the globe on physical and web-based maps. Progress is compared to other schools and elite athletes.

Awards

Students are eligible for awards and prizes at designated milestones around the world and at the end of the contest.

EDUCATIONAL BENEFITSEDUCATIONAL BENEFITS

Health and Physical Education

Promotes exercise, recreation and the effects of personal health habits on cardiovascular fitness. Improve physical fitness and use technology and data to improve performance.

Social Science and World Geography

Promotes an understanding of world geography and the development of maps skills.

Math

Encourages a general focus on numbers, number sense, computation and estimation with a specific focus on length and time measurement.

Science

Encourages scientific logic with a specific focus on the concepts of force, motion and energy.

Technology

Requires data collection, evaluation and entry into databases and spreadsheets.

The Virtual World Race program is designed to promote and encourage health and fitness while also serving as a fun way to enhance student achievement. Teachers have the option to use the Virtual World Race Program to compliment their instruction for reading, English, health, physical education, math, science, social studies, geography and technology.Reading and English

Encourages reading, learning and writing about destinations along the route.

HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS

• Each school designates a school program leader.• PE teacher, Technology teacher or Librarian

• All participants are set up as users in the VWR tracking software – www.virtualworldrace.com.

• Students, teachers/administrators and parents can each participate as a team.

• Students, teachers, parents can participate in athletic activities at school or at home to accumulate program miles.

• Each participant logs their activity, time and mileage via the VWR website.

• Progress around the world is automatically charted on the VWR online map as well as physical maps.

• School leaders can communicate progress one-on-one, via email, through daily morning broadcasts, during assemblies and during events.

• Awards can be given at designated individual and group milestones throughout the contest.

ROUTEROUTE

The Virtual World Race courses are 25,000 mile courses circumnavigating the world. Here are a few of the destinations participants will virtually visit on one of the courses:

ROUTEROUTE

The Virtual World Race courses are 25,000 mile courses circumnavigating the world. Here are a few of the destinations participants will virtually visit on one of the courses:

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GOAL SHEETGOAL SHEET

EVENTS AND MATERIALSEVENTS AND MATERIALS

Program and ParticipantsThe Virtual World Race program is a year long program connecting students, parents, teachers, the local community, and companies. There are numerous fitness and educational events available to schools and participants.

Program Materials

• Daily Program and Contest• School Kickoff and Awards • School Educational Events

• Mapping, GPS, Technology Class

• Bicycling Around the World

• School Fitness Events• School Cycling Safety Events

• Running and cycling contests

• Community cycling rides • Community running events• Whole Foods Events

• Cooking Demonstrations• Field Trip

• School Fundraiser

• www.virtualworldrace.com

• Maps• Brochure and Manuals• T-shirts

Daily, Weekly and Monthly Events

• Bikes, trainers• Garmin Devices• Nature’s Path Snacks

• Awards and Giveaways

QuotesQuotes

"Thanks so much for your help with everything!  We're thrilled to have the program here and are looking forward to seeing how competitive it gets between the teachers and students. :) Thanks again!"

Fisher Elementary School

"Our kids really want to beat the other schools (I promise, we're trying to instill healthy habits, not winning!) - We almost always have someone on all 9 bikes. We started our "early bird" workout this week and had 13 KG & 1st graders on Monday, and 19 2nd & 3rd graders yesterday. Today is 4th & 5th grade day. They're using the bikes also during their recess, we have teachers taking students out for a run in the morning, we're really happy with how it has taken off!”

St. Bridget School

"Thanks for all you're doing to make the Virtual World Race a meaningful initiative for the lower school boys and teachers. It's a good thing!”

St. Christopher’s School

"Yeah - looks like we have more teachers coming onboard! I wish you could be in the library when the students come in to log on - they are so excited with their logs - today they were talking about the beautiful weekend and all the exercising they did!”

St. Bridget School

“Thank you so much for your work with the virtual world race.  As a parent of a non-athletic child, it has been my goal to help instill the love of exercise in my child.  It has been a difficult goal.  Luckily, thanks to the virtual world race, my daughter is now happy to walk the dog, bicycle, and work out with the wii.  I know that you are often an unsung hero but just know that you are making a difference for my child.  And for this, I will be forever grateful!”

Tuckahoe Middle School Parent

SUPPORTERSSUPPORTERS

Information…For more information or to learn how you can get

involved, please visit: www.virtualworldrace.com

or email us at : info@virtualworldrace.com

About the organization…XCL Promotions, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 c3 based in Richmond, VA focused on motivating health and fitness through lifetime sports participation and the Virtual World Race program.