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Penguin Passport:
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Welcome to Penguin Passport, a fun and interactive way for our school families to share their adventures!
Using our magical Penguin Passport, our students will be transformed into penguins. We will be mapping our adventures—like collecting stamps in a passport—to see where our little penguins are exploring during track outs!
Using our magical Penguin Passport, our students will be transformed into penguins. We will be mapping our adventures—like collecting stamps in a passport—to see where our little penguins are exploring during track outs!
Penguin Maps
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Pin #1 (NC Map): A penguin went camping in Black Mountain, NC and visited Chimney Rock (photo 1), Mount Mitchell (photo 2), and Catawba Falls (photo 3).
Pin #2 (World Map): Penguins enjoyed a Caribbean cruise and visited Cane Garden Bay in Tortola, BVI (photo 4) and an aquarium called Coral World in St. Thomas, USVI (photo 5).
Pin #3 (World Map): Penguin visited family in Wales and checked out Henrhyd Falls in Wales, UK. Fun Fact: The Bat Cave scene from the Dark Knight Rises movie was filmed at this location (photo 6).
Pin #4 (World Map): Penguin explored the Science Museum in London, England (photo 7).
Pin #5 (World Map): Penguins traveled all over Italy for a bucket list adventure of a lifetime! Visited Rome (photo 8), Florence, Venice, Verona & Milan.
Pin #6 (NC Map): Penguin clicked heels and was transported to The Land of Oz in Beech Mountain, North Carolina (photo 9).
Pin #7 (US Map): Penguins camped out at the beach and took a carriage ride to learn about historic Beaufort, SC (photo 10).
Pin #8 (US Map): Penguin visited Glacier National Park, stopping at Lake McDonald (photo 11) and Running Eagle Falls (photo 12).
Pin #9 (US Map): Penguins visited Yellowstone National Park and saw the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (photo 13) and the Grand Prismatic Spring (photo 14).
Pin #10 (US Map): Penguins enjoyed the beauty of Crater Lake National Park (photo 15).
Pin #11 (US Map): A trip to Redwood National Park (photo 16) sure puts things in perspective if you are a penguin!
Pin #12 (US Map): Penguin explored the tidal pools near Crescent City, California (photo 17).
Pin #13 (US Map): Sometimes a penguin needs to reconnect with other animal friends - including giraffes and hippos (not pictured) at Wildlife Safari in Oregon (photo 18)
Pin #14 (NC Map): Penguin celebrated 50 years of animal concervation at the North Carolina Zoo (photo 19).
Pin #15 (NC Map): Penguin family made camp in Boone, NC and visited Linville Falls (photo 20), rode an alpine coaster (photo 21), and went trout fishing near Grandfather Mountain (photo 22).
Pin #16 (NC Map): While camping in Cherokee, NC, penguins visited Indian Creek Falls (photo 23), rode the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (photo 24), and went white water rafting on the Nantahala River (photo 25).
Pin #17 (US Map): Penguin made some friends while on a Disney Cruise in the Bahamas (photo 26).
Pin #18 (NC Map): A day trip to Raven Rock State Park for this penguin (photo 27).
Pin #19 (US Map): Penguin migrated south for some sun in Sarasota, Florida (photo 28).
Pin #20 (US Map): This Penguin went to sunny Florida to visit Mickey Mouse! All four parks were explored: Magic Kingdom (photo 29), Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom! Hot Dog!
Pin #21 (US Map): Penguin visited some PENGUINS at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts (photo 30). They learned all about African Penguins and Rockhopper penguins!
Pin #22 (US Map): These penguins ventured north to Massanutten Virginia & Elkton, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. They enjoyed the views and a two mile hike along the Elk River Trail in the Shenandoah Valley during track out (photos 31, 32, and 33).
Pin #23 (World Map): Three penguins went to the Barcelona vs. Napoli soccer (aka football) match in Barcelona, Spain!
Pin #24 (World Map): A family of penguins traveled across the globe to visit the country of Japan! Their first stop: the capital city of Tokyo (photo 35). Did you know that the Tokyo Skytree is the second tallest building in the world? (photo 36) They even visited Tokyo Disneyland (photo 37 & 38)!! And the penguins enjoyed a traditional tea ceremony in kimonos (photo 39).
Pin #25 (World Map): Next, they landed in Okinawa, Japan. They visited Okinawa Beach (photo 40), fed monkeys (photo 41), visted an American villae (photo 42), and both a cat cafe (photo 43) and a dog cafe (photo 44)!!
Pin #26 (World Map): Our penguin friends finished out their Japanese adventure in Kyoto. Here, they visited a bamboo forest (photo 45), the Golden Temple (photo 46), and beautiful gardens (photo 47).
Pin #27 (World Map): A group of penguin families migrated south for a tropical vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (photo 48)!!
Pin #28 (World Map): A penguin from our LPES Front Office took their family on a trip to Playa del Carmen and Cozumel, Mexico (photos 49, 50, and 51).
Pin #29 (US Map): A family of penguins flew south to San Antonio, Texas! They visited the San Antonio Zoo (photo 52), the Japanese Tea Gardens (photo 53), and the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Botanical Gardens (photo 54). The best part of the trip, besides seeing family and friends, was the FOOD! They ate the BEST tacos, enchiladas, Mexican sweet breads and paletas (ice cream). Which was a nice change from their normal diet of fish!
Pin #30 (US Map): During a snow storm, on Christmas Eve, one of our penguin friends took a boat ride to see the Statue of Liberty in New York City (photo 55)!
Pin #31 (US Map): Two penguins visited Penn State University. They felt right at home with the cold weather! (photo 56)
Pin #32 (World Map): An LPES penguin family traveled to Spain and Andorra during the last track out. They explored museums in Spain including the Barcelona F.C. and Banksy exhibits. While there, they learned all about the different holiday traditions, but the most entertaining was spotting the "El Caganer" decorations all over the city. In Andorra, the penguins were happy skiing and even got to try dog-sledding! (photo 57)
Pin #30 (US Map): One of our penguin families took a magical journey on the Polar Express over the winter holidays in New York! (photo 58)
Heart (All Maps): A penguin enjoying a snow day here in Apex, NC! Looks like they made a snow pengu-angel! Maybe its an snow ang-uin? (photo 59)
Heart (All Maps): Penguins had fun visiting the samurai exhibit and walking around the NC Art Museum in Raleigh, NC. They spent the day looking at art from all different cultures. We have to ask - was there penguin art? Or art done by famous penguins? (photo 60)
Heart (All Maps): Talk about seeing some penguins in their natural habitat! They were spotted in the snow, sledding, at their favorite spot - LPES! (photo 61)
Pin #4 (World Map): A penguin teacher and their partner went on an international journey of a lifetime! Here they are at Tower Bridge in London, England. (photo 62)
Pin #33 (World Map): We spotted our love birds (pun intended) from the pin above at the Christmas Market in Brugge, Belgium, where they enjoyed delicious Belgian waffles and chocolates! (photo 63)
Pin #34 (World Map): Our penguin couple was out and about again in Edinburgh, Scotland! The Edinburgh Christmas Market reminded them of the NC State Fair, but much chillier. Our penguins stayed warm with a big mug of hot chocolate! (spoiler: they got engaged on this trip! Do you know which LPES teacher this might be?) (photo 64)
Pin #35 (NC Map): A penguin went camping near Elkin, NC and visited Carter Falls (photo 65), Pilot Mountain (photo 66), and Stone Mountain Falls (photo 67).
Pin #36 (US Map): This penguin spent 2 weeks with grandparents - fishing, doing archery (hit a bullseyes) and even got to see 2 calves take their first steps right after being born (photo 68).
Pin #37 (US Map): A couple of penguins learned a lot about the Titanic and even saw another LPES family that was on vacation and visiting the museum. Small world! (photo 69)
Pin #38 (World Map): Another penguin teacher on an adventure! To get to Machu Picchu, she had to fly first to Lima, Peru, then to Cusco, Peru which is 11,000 feet above sea level! Next, she took a train to Aguas Calientes which is close to Machu Picchu, and then a bus that climbed up a mountain to get to Machu Picchu! Machu Picchu was home to an ancient Incan civilization, where they spent time learning about science and religion! Our penguin teacher got to walk through the ruins of the city! It is one of the 7 wonders of the world and it was beautiful!! (photo 70)
Pin #17 (World Map): Two penguins took their first cruise to the Bahamas and visited Nassau and Coco Cay (photo 71).
Pin #39 (US Map): A family vacation to the beach (photo 72) and strawberry picking (photo 73) - sounds like a grand time for a couple of penguins!
Pin #2 (World Map): Penguins enjoyed a Caribbean cruise and visited Cane Garden Bay in Tortola, BVI (photo 4) and an aquarium called Coral World in St. Thomas, USVI (photo 5).
Pin #3 (World Map): Penguin visited family in Wales and checked out Henrhyd Falls in Wales, UK. Fun Fact: The Bat Cave scene from the Dark Knight Rises movie was filmed at this location (photo 6).
Pin #4 (World Map): Penguin explored the Science Museum in London, England (photo 7).
Pin #5 (World Map): Penguins traveled all over Italy for a bucket list adventure of a lifetime! Visited Rome (photo 8), Florence, Venice, Verona & Milan.
Pin #6 (NC Map): Penguin clicked heels and was transported to The Land of Oz in Beech Mountain, North Carolina (photo 9).
Pin #7 (US Map): Penguins camped out at the beach and took a carriage ride to learn about historic Beaufort, SC (photo 10).
Pin #8 (US Map): Penguin visited Glacier National Park, stopping at Lake McDonald (photo 11) and Running Eagle Falls (photo 12).
Pin #9 (US Map): Penguins visited Yellowstone National Park and saw the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (photo 13) and the Grand Prismatic Spring (photo 14).
Pin #10 (US Map): Penguins enjoyed the beauty of Crater Lake National Park (photo 15).
Pin #11 (US Map): A trip to Redwood National Park (photo 16) sure puts things in perspective if you are a penguin!
Pin #12 (US Map): Penguin explored the tidal pools near Crescent City, California (photo 17).
Pin #13 (US Map): Sometimes a penguin needs to reconnect with other animal friends - including giraffes and hippos (not pictured) at Wildlife Safari in Oregon (photo 18)
Pin #14 (NC Map): Penguin celebrated 50 years of animal concervation at the North Carolina Zoo (photo 19).
Pin #15 (NC Map): Penguin family made camp in Boone, NC and visited Linville Falls (photo 20), rode an alpine coaster (photo 21), and went trout fishing near Grandfather Mountain (photo 22).
Pin #16 (NC Map): While camping in Cherokee, NC, penguins visited Indian Creek Falls (photo 23), rode the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (photo 24), and went white water rafting on the Nantahala River (photo 25).
Pin #17 (US Map): Penguin made some friends while on a Disney Cruise in the Bahamas (photo 26).
Pin #18 (NC Map): A day trip to Raven Rock State Park for this penguin (photo 27).
Pin #19 (US Map): Penguin migrated south for some sun in Sarasota, Florida (photo 28).
Pin #20 (US Map): This Penguin went to sunny Florida to visit Mickey Mouse! All four parks were explored: Magic Kingdom (photo 29), Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom! Hot Dog!
Pin #21 (US Map): Penguin visited some PENGUINS at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts (photo 30). They learned all about African Penguins and Rockhopper penguins!
Pin #22 (US Map): These penguins ventured north to Massanutten Virginia & Elkton, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. They enjoyed the views and a two mile hike along the Elk River Trail in the Shenandoah Valley during track out (photos 31, 32, and 33).
Pin #23 (World Map): Three penguins went to the Barcelona vs. Napoli soccer (aka football) match in Barcelona, Spain!
Pin #24 (World Map): A family of penguins traveled across the globe to visit the country of Japan! Their first stop: the capital city of Tokyo (photo 35). Did you know that the Tokyo Skytree is the second tallest building in the world? (photo 36) They even visited Tokyo Disneyland (photo 37 & 38)!! And the penguins enjoyed a traditional tea ceremony in kimonos (photo 39).
Pin #25 (World Map): Next, they landed in Okinawa, Japan. They visited Okinawa Beach (photo 40), fed monkeys (photo 41), visted an American villae (photo 42), and both a cat cafe (photo 43) and a dog cafe (photo 44)!!
Pin #26 (World Map): Our penguin friends finished out their Japanese adventure in Kyoto. Here, they visited a bamboo forest (photo 45), the Golden Temple (photo 46), and beautiful gardens (photo 47).
Pin #27 (World Map): A group of penguin families migrated south for a tropical vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (photo 48)!!
Pin #28 (World Map): A penguin from our LPES Front Office took their family on a trip to Playa del Carmen and Cozumel, Mexico (photos 49, 50, and 51).
Pin #29 (US Map): A family of penguins flew south to San Antonio, Texas! They visited the San Antonio Zoo (photo 52), the Japanese Tea Gardens (photo 53), and the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Botanical Gardens (photo 54). The best part of the trip, besides seeing family and friends, was the FOOD! They ate the BEST tacos, enchiladas, Mexican sweet breads and paletas (ice cream). Which was a nice change from their normal diet of fish!
Pin #30 (US Map): During a snow storm, on Christmas Eve, one of our penguin friends took a boat ride to see the Statue of Liberty in New York City (photo 55)!
Pin #31 (US Map): Two penguins visited Penn State University. They felt right at home with the cold weather! (photo 56)
Pin #32 (World Map): An LPES penguin family traveled to Spain and Andorra during the last track out. They explored museums in Spain including the Barcelona F.C. and Banksy exhibits. While there, they learned all about the different holiday traditions, but the most entertaining was spotting the "El Caganer" decorations all over the city. In Andorra, the penguins were happy skiing and even got to try dog-sledding! (photo 57)
Pin #30 (US Map): One of our penguin families took a magical journey on the Polar Express over the winter holidays in New York! (photo 58)
Heart (All Maps): A penguin enjoying a snow day here in Apex, NC! Looks like they made a snow pengu-angel! Maybe its an snow ang-uin? (photo 59)
Heart (All Maps): Penguins had fun visiting the samurai exhibit and walking around the NC Art Museum in Raleigh, NC. They spent the day looking at art from all different cultures. We have to ask - was there penguin art? Or art done by famous penguins? (photo 60)
Heart (All Maps): Talk about seeing some penguins in their natural habitat! They were spotted in the snow, sledding, at their favorite spot - LPES! (photo 61)
Pin #4 (World Map): A penguin teacher and their partner went on an international journey of a lifetime! Here they are at Tower Bridge in London, England. (photo 62)
Pin #33 (World Map): We spotted our love birds (pun intended) from the pin above at the Christmas Market in Brugge, Belgium, where they enjoyed delicious Belgian waffles and chocolates! (photo 63)
Pin #34 (World Map): Our penguin couple was out and about again in Edinburgh, Scotland! The Edinburgh Christmas Market reminded them of the NC State Fair, but much chillier. Our penguins stayed warm with a big mug of hot chocolate! (spoiler: they got engaged on this trip! Do you know which LPES teacher this might be?) (photo 64)
Pin #35 (NC Map): A penguin went camping near Elkin, NC and visited Carter Falls (photo 65), Pilot Mountain (photo 66), and Stone Mountain Falls (photo 67).
Pin #36 (US Map): This penguin spent 2 weeks with grandparents - fishing, doing archery (hit a bullseyes) and even got to see 2 calves take their first steps right after being born (photo 68).
Pin #37 (US Map): A couple of penguins learned a lot about the Titanic and even saw another LPES family that was on vacation and visiting the museum. Small world! (photo 69)
Pin #38 (World Map): Another penguin teacher on an adventure! To get to Machu Picchu, she had to fly first to Lima, Peru, then to Cusco, Peru which is 11,000 feet above sea level! Next, she took a train to Aguas Calientes which is close to Machu Picchu, and then a bus that climbed up a mountain to get to Machu Picchu! Machu Picchu was home to an ancient Incan civilization, where they spent time learning about science and religion! Our penguin teacher got to walk through the ruins of the city! It is one of the 7 wonders of the world and it was beautiful!! (photo 70)
Pin #17 (World Map): Two penguins took their first cruise to the Bahamas and visited Nassau and Coco Cay (photo 71).
Pin #39 (US Map): A family vacation to the beach (photo 72) and strawberry picking (photo 73) - sounds like a grand time for a couple of penguins!