What is 'Walk to School'?
The Walk to School Campaign is run by the charity Living Streets with funding from Department for Transport. It asks parents, pupils and teachers to think about their journey to and from school and the many benefits of making it on foot.About 50% of children don't walk to school regularly and more and more pupils are being driven to school in a car. This trend is contributing to reduced physical activity and increased childhood obesity, urban congestion and air pollution.
We campaign to encourage more children to walk to school and each year, over 2 million primary school aged children take part in one of our walk to school activities.
For a summary of the campaign, open the document below.
And for a summary of the campaign's advantages, have a look at this document:
Walk to School Week
This takes place in May every year.
Walk to School Week 2009 will be held 17 - 21 May 2010.
Walk to School Month
International Walk to School Month takes place across the world in October each year. Here in the UK, we take part by running our own Walk to School Month.
WoW
WoW stands for Walk Once a Week. It is a scheme that encourages regular walking by rewarding children with collectable metal badges, designed by children in our national badge competition.
To see the campaign history, click here.
Did you know we also run a campaign for secondary schools?
Step Up is our walk to school campaign for secondary age pupils. Check out all our latest news on the website: www.stepup.org.uk
