At the core of the structure of Classroom Alive is the walking and the rhythm it provides.  The walking is the thread through the studies, which serves to enliven the thinking, provide the meetings with the landscape and people along the way, and activate the students whole body.  Students walked an average of four hours per day (15 km), with one rest day per week.​

There is a long historical connection between walking and thinking. Great thinkers such as Aristotle, Goethe, Kant, and many others, are well known for thinking while walking, and in some cases, these traits seemed nearly inseparable.  For example Aristotle’s Peripatetic school came to be a reference to the fact that he would pace while lecturing, a trait still recognizable in modern lecturers.​

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Especially in our modern society, where nearly everything happens in a rush, the reflective and meditative nature of walking provided students with the opportunity to slow down and deepen their questions.  This structure also offered students the opportunity for conversation and exchange with a more natural flow. Natural, in the sense of being surrounded by nature, but also regarding building up ideas, cross pollinating with other students, and slowly weaving together the different threads, as they found themselves with varying walking partners.  This, combined with space for one’s own thinking, facilitated a more in depth and wholistic study process.​