Want
a sure fire way to get your students to ignite with the Appalachia Trail? How about meeting and talking to a boy who
thru-hiked the AT in 2010 when he was 7-8 years old?
My
husband and I recently completed our AT section hike. And earlier this year, prior to that last
section, I read “A Child’s Walk in the Wilderness: An 8-year-old Boy and His Father Take on the
Appalachian Trail” by Paul Molyneaux. It
is a great read that I highly recommend for you and your students. We attended the Trail’s End Festival in
Millinocket, Maine. I was excited to
learn the boy and his father were scheduled to speak. Their presentation was the highlight of the
festival for me.
They
mentioned they would like to share their story with school groups. I spoke with Paul Molneaux afterwards and
explained a little about TTEC. Bottom
line, they are willing to share their story and answer your students’
questions. Ideally, they travel (you
would have to pay their travel expenses) to your school and do it in person. But, with budget constraints for some of you,
that may not be possible. How about
Skype? I am sure they would welcome this
opportunity.
So,
Paul Molyneaux can be reached via email:
Phone: Tel: 1-207-263-9396
Check
out the Barbarian Utopia* Facebook page, too.
(*from a quote by Benton MacKaye).
And, finally, here is a link to a you tube video prior to a book signing
in Arizona: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6vFlcJBvYM
Please
contact me if you have any questions.
And if you do Skype with Paul and Asher, put it on TTEC bog so we can
all hear about it!
So,
there you have it, a spark to get your students all fired up about the AT!
Respectfully
submitted by Sharon Van Horn, TTEC Advisory Council, sevh@email.dnet.net
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