FNN Amazing Race
This summer FPCS middle and elementary students participated in the first annual FNN AMAZING RACE…a virtual competition that took them around the world.
During the FNN AMAZING RACE, scholars learned about latitude and longitude and then used coordinates to locate each destination. In the process, they had a lot of fun, learned about places across the globe and wrote about their virtual adventures for FNN. Highlights from their adventures are shown below. Check back soon for more stories.
By popular demand, FNN will launch “Season 2” of the FNN Amazing Race this fall. Any student, or class in grades three through 6 are eligible to participate. For more information contact FNN Outreach Coordinator, dgirelle@friendshipschools.org.
I’m swimming with the sharks today but mainly with this one pregnant shark, Deloris, and she’s super nice. Most people might think they’re bad but they don’t even want to eat people.
Yesterday I was in Venezuela watching the Catatumbo storm. It was very pretty, but also very scary. So I just watched it from inside the house I was staying in.
I visited the Neuschwanstein Castle yesterday in Bavaria, Germany, and it was not the greatest adventure I’ve gone on this week. A little disappointing, but I got to learn about the castle’s owner, Ludwig II which made the castle much more interesting!
I went to Dubai for a week last week. It was very interesting. And I got to temporarily live in the palm islands. They’re called that because they are supposed to look like palm trees. But most of the people in Dubai don’t speak English. They have some weird laws based off of the Quran. Like they couldn’t show affection with their significant other in public. And it’s illegal to eat in public during fasting hours.
It’s me, Marquise! I’m saddened that my amazing race is about to come to an end, but I’m excited to let you all know that I may have found my future home through this experience. Today, I visited Dubai. Dubai is one of the most luxurious cities in the world and incredibly beautiful.
You are not going to believe how up close and personal my visit to the Galapagos was today. The strange animals of the Galapagos are not afraid of people so I was able to pat, feed, take close pictures with, and walk near these animals. Okay, not really, but I used my imagination and pretended I did.
Oh no he's going to die! Wait, why is he falling so slow? It’s because he’s wingsuit flying. Wingsuit flying is considered an extreme sport, which means he has a risk of dying.
That’s a seahorse, giving birth? Yes it is, specifically a male seahorse. I decided to fly out to Australia for two reasons. One, to explore the ocean there and two, explore the amazing seahorse.
Today I’m at Gogo Falls, Nairobi, Kenya and we’re eating breakfast. And yes I said “we”, because today I’m at a manor where I can eat breakfast with giraffes! To be specific I’m at Giraffe Manor.
Today I visited a watering hole with elephants in the African Serengeti. It was very hot and quiet, but a bad thing happened. A baby elephant fell and got stuck into the watering hole! The other elephants tried really hard to get it out but it was super hard and it took a long while.
My race is slowly, but surely coming to an end. This is my last week touring and reporting virtually and I couldn’t end this race without something good to eat. So, today I visited Kenya and had breakfast with giraffes.
Another week of an amazing race is upon us. I’m so excited to take off and update you all on more incredible adventures. Today, I took a walk across Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in China.
Who knew cuttlefish could hypnotize their prey? I found that out at a research clinic. But right after I scuba dived of course!
This week is truly a week of facing fears and being brave. You are not going to believe where I went and what I did today. Remember yesterday I told you all that I was scared of heights, right? Well today, I’m back near the sky at the Dolomite Mountains in Italy and guess what?
The Galápagos Islands are home to many animals such as iguanas, seals, different birds, and fish. On my trip I found out that it was home to numerous species of birds, 45 of them are endemic, 42 species of reptiles, 15 species of mammals, and 79 species of fish.
I’m in “Zhangjiajie, China looking at the glass bridge. If I was on the glass bridge, I would be terrified,because I'm afraid of heights. In 2018, it was the longest foot bridge in the world...430 meters. The architect’s name is Haim Dotan.
Today, I did one of the scariest things OF MY LIFE! I petted A LIVE TIGER SHARK in the West Grand Bahamas!
Yesterday I went to the Galapagos Islands to visit the best dancers ever. Blue-footed boobies. Blue-footed boobies are birds with bright blue feet and a funny waddle. They live in the Galapagos Islands with many animals, including different types of iguanas, tortoises, sea lions, great frigate birds, and more.
Did you know that crocodiles carry their babies to the water in their mouths? Well, that’s what I learned on this amazing trip to the Serengeti. I saw a crocodile lying in the grass waiting for her babies to hatch. For a second I thought she was going to eat them when they hatched because I wasn’t sure if they were her babies.
I visited the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, and this place is in Africa. I'm on a safari looking at very rare lions. The lions are rare because some of them are black and they could go extinct. I was in a jeep with other tourists who were so excited to see the baby lions.
My parents and I took a trip to Venezuela, South America. We went to go see the phenomenon we were all hearing about at Catatumbo River near Lake Maracaibo. This river and lake are home to the famous Catatumbo Lightning.