Lausanne teacher moves to inspire kids’ exercise habits for a lifetime

Health & Fitness story for The Commercial Appeal

January 8, 2009

While most kids were getting virtual workouts in living rooms across the city via their Wii video games, the first-graders at Lausanne Collegiate School were taking a figurative walk to Washington.

Starting in September, Leslie Brahm’s first-grade physical-education students walked and ran one day per week to accumulate the number of miles required to make it to the nation’s capital. They also helped log collective miles toward their goal by walking after school with their parents … (read more)