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CLASS English Workshop I
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Subject English
PROGRAM HIDDEN TREASURE
There’s a new recreational craze among young people on the Internet, and it involves getting out and exercising! It’s called letterboxing.

Young people from elementary schools to colleges are hiding boxes with writing in parks and public spaces all over the country. Clues are posted on the Web so others can search for the hidden treasures.
Searchers follow mathematical, geographical and logical clues posted on the Internet to find boxes. The rewards are student writings on various themes: history, wildlife, writing
and art. Each box contains an artistic rubber stamp so the searchers can stamp a field book as proof that they solved the clues and found the location.
Students can search for previously created hidden boxes or create a series of their own for other classes to hunt down. We start by with themes of relevance to each group’s current studies, then create stamps and booklets of student ideas and writing. They can be hidden on school grounds and posted on the school website as a challenge for other students now and in future years.
This is a great way to introduce students to a free recreational activity that can motivate them to hike various parks throughout their lives.
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