What is 'Walk to School'?
The Walk to School Campaign is run by the charity Living Streets with funding from Department for Transport and the BIG Lottery fund. 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.
Walk to School Week
This takes place in May every year.
Walk to School Week 2009 will be held 18 - 22 May 2009 and the theme will be 'walking together'.
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.
Walk to School Month takes place in October every year.
WoW
WoW stands for Walk Once a Week, Walk on Wednesdays - or whatever you want it to stand for! It is a scheme that encourages regular walking by rewarding children with collectable, high quality metal badges (designed by other children).
