Walk to School Week 2008
Travelwise NI Walk to School Week 2008 will be held from 19th - 23rd May.
Save the Planet – One Step at a Time
The theme for this year’s Walk to School Week event is:
“Save the Planet” – One Step at a Time. Over the last 20 years the number of children being driven to school in Northern Ireland has doubled (to almost 40%) and the ‘School Walk’ has been replaced by the ‘School Run’. This has led to growing congestion, particularly outside schools, and is having a negative impact on road safety, personal health, air quality and the local environment.
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Walking 2 School Makes Sense
Although many of today’s school children live close to their school, they have never experienced walking to school. Walk to School Week gives you the opportunity to start the process of reversing this trend by encouraging pupils to walk to school on a regular basis, if not all the way, then part of the way. Research has also shown that children who walk to school are more alert and perform better in a classroom environment.
Use your senses
This year, schools pupils are being encouraged to explore their surrounding environment on the journey to and from school by using their senses to see, hear, touch, feel and smell. As a special Walk to School Week activity, pupils could be asked to record their “sense” experiences while walking either through writing or artwork.
WOW! Walk/Wheels on Wednesday/Weekdays
Walk to School Week 2008 will also mark the official launch of the Travelwise NI WOW! Initiative. This classroom based activity includes posters, wall charts and certificates to allow pupils to chart their own routines of walking or cycling the journey to and from school.
HOW TO REGISTER
There are 4 methods of registering for Walk to School Week 2007
- Register online at www.travelwiseni.com
- Email info@travelwiseni.com or
- Phone 0845 378 0908 or
- Post to:
Travelwise Schools Team
Room 3-29 Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
REGISTRATION AND PRIZE DRAW
Schools who register for Walk to School Week 2008 and can demonstrate how they participated will be entered for a prize draw for 1 of 10 bikes.
The closing date for submission for entry to the prize draw is 6 June 2008 the winning school will be advised during week beginning 9 June 2008.
These submissions will be included in the 2008 Scrapbook which will be available on the Travelwise NI website.
SEND US YOUR PHOTOS!
Photo’s, press clippings or articles of your of school activities can be emailed or posted to the Travelwise Team. This is your schools chance to showcase to the world what you have been doing during Walk to School Week 2008.
E-mail
Post
DRD Roads Service, Travelwise Team
Room 329, Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast, BT2 8GB
MORE INFORMATION
If you need any additional information or you wish to speak to one of the Travelwise NI team about Walk to School Week please contact:
Tracey Arlow ( Schools Co-ordinator)
Phone(028) 90541402
E-mail: Tracy.arlow@drdni.gov.uk
Anna Coates(Schools Co-ordinator)
Phone (028) 90540652
E-mail:- Anna.Coates@drdni.gov.uk
For information on what is planned for the UK, please visit the official Walk to School 2008 website.
