EXCLUSIVE: Vaudreuil students ‘running’ to Nashville to see P.K. Subban

It’s a long way to Nashville from Montreal – even if you drive.

But that doesn’t phase one Grade 4 class at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Vaudreuil-Dorion.

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Marie-Anne Portelance’s students are “running” 1,722 km to Nashville as part of an exercise routine to help them better concentrate in class.

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“In the last few years, I have been experimenting with physical activity and attention in class,” she explained.

“When we come back into class, we’re ready to work.”

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Portelance chose Nashville as an objective for one simple reason: that’s where former Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban landed after the team traded him for Nashville Predators‘ Shea Weber during the summer.

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The students’ first milestone came earlier in the school year, when they made it as far as Ottawa.

Soon after came Toronto, then Niagara Falls.

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“I am proud of my students who are being physically active. It helps them be more attentive in class,” Portelance said.

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The students expect they’ll probably make it to “see” Subban in late winter.

Portelance said she was inspired by Subban’s charitable work with the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

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She has reached out to the hockey player over social media, but has yet to receive a response.