🌍 Join Our January Challenge: Let’s Travel Around the World Together!
This January, Burgess Hill Girls is inviting our entire school community to take part in an exciting challenge: travel the distance around the world—40,075 km—in just 31 days!
From 1–31 January 2026, pupils, staff, and families will come together to walk, run, jog, scoot, cycle, or swim. Every kilometre counts! Whether you’re at school, at home, or out in the local community, your contribution will help us reach our goal.
Why Take Part?
At Burgess Hill Girls, we believe that young people do better in all aspects of life when they are happy and healthy. This challenge promotes wellbeing, teamwork, and fun, while encouraging everyone to stay active and connected.
Event Highlights
- Goal: 40,075 km in 30 days
- Dates: 1–31 January 2026
- Prizes: Certificates, weekly challenges, and house competitions
- Who Can Join: Every pupil, staff member, and family
Fundraising purpose:
- We will be raising money for the PTA to support and enhance the girls’ education and teacher’s wellbeing, playground equipment, and much more.
- 70% of the proceeds will be spent equally on Nursery, Prep, Senior School, Sixth Form, Boarders and Staff.
- 30% of the proceeds will be split between The Pantry and Haywards Heath FoodBank supporting our wider community
How It Works:
- Step 1: Download Strava, where you will be able to record your distance each time anyone in your family walks, runs, scoots, swims, or cycles.
- Step 2: Submit your activity: On Strava, join our Club ‘Around the World in January’ https://strava.app.link/D7DKaaPAVYb
- Step 3: Collect sponsorships using: Our JustGiving page (Link going live 1st January)
Who Can Join:
All pupils, families, and staff – every kilometre counts!
How We’ll Track Progress:
- The PE Department will keep track of in-school activity.
- Each school will have a world map tracking our journey.
- Weekly updates from Strava on our total distance, countries reached, and house/class leaderboards.
- Certificates and small prizes for creativity, effort, and participation.
Walk Around the World – 30-Day Itinerary:
Week 1 – Europe (≈ 6,760 km)
UK → France → Switzerland → Italy → Slovenia → Croatia → Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey
Week 2 – Africa (≈ 8,850 km)
Egypt → Sudan → Ethiopia → Kenya → Tanzania → Zambia → Botswana → South Africa
Week 3 – Asia (≈ 11,730 km)
Oman → UAE → Iran → Turkmenistan → Uzbekistan → Kazakhstan → China → South Korea → Japan
Week 4 – Americas (≈ 10,460 km)
USA → Canada → Mexico → Colombia → Ecuador → Peru → Argentina
Let’s get moving together and make this an unforgettable start to the year! Together, we can travel around the world!