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Radnor Township School District 3rd-Graders Take Virtual "Walk to Wayne" Field Trip May 21, 2020

Radnor Township School District 3rd-graders participated in the first-ever virtual Walk to Wayne field trip on May 21. The annual trip is part of the 3rd-grade Social Studies unit on the local community.

Students took video tours of local businesses, learned about local landmarks and more through a playlist of videos on the "Virtual Walk to Wayne 2020" channel on YouTube.

The channel featured video introductions from 3rd-grade teachers at Ithan, Radnor and Wayne elementary schools and Wayne Business Association Vice President Deanna Doane as well as video tours and informational videos about businesses, service providers and historical landmarks in Wayne.

"I watched all the Walk to Wayne videos with my mom and was bummed about missing out. So we decided to make our own version! My mom, my brother Will and I all rode our bikes from our house in Bryn Mawr to Wayne and then back this weekend! It was 9 miles when we were done and we got to see some of the places talked about."

Maginley Krugler, Radnor Elementary School

Participating businesses included 118 North, bellaDONNA Gifts,Foote Orthodontics, Christopher's A Neighborhood Place, Keller Williams Realty, Louella, Main Line Pizza, Main Point Books, Out There Outfitters, Paola's Cucina, Radnor Fire Company, Radnor Memorial Library, Radnor Township, Restore Chiropractic and Cryosauna, Spring Mill Bread Company, Stella and Dot, Sun Federal Credit Union, Tredici Italian Market and Wayne Hotel.

Several students and their families chose to turn the virtual tour into a real one, visiting the local landmarks that they learned about in the videos.

Historic Landmarks featured in the virtual Walk to Wayne, and described by 3rd-grade teachers are the clock in downtown Wayne, the Finley House and Radnor Historical Society, Radnor Memorial Library, Radnor Township School District, The Saturday Club and Wayne Opera House.

Wayne Elementary School 3rd-graders sported their annual Walk to Wayne t-shirt, which were delivered by 3rd-grade teachers (from a safe social distance) on May 20.

Thank you to all of the teachers, parents, business owners and community members who helped make this year's "trip" a success!