INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH
October is International Walk to School Month, when pupils around the globe celebrate the joys of walking and wheeling to school.
This year, we went on an Autumn Street Safari! Children and their parents and carers took a few minutes on their walk to school to collect special items and celebrate autumn with some fun activities. We dance around mushrooms, juggled with pinecones, made up some spooky stories... Thank you to shoezone for providing this year's prizes!
Below are some highlights of what we got up to, along with some free resources for you to use all year-round to help jazz up your walk to school.
International Walk to School Month might be over for another year, but we'd still love to hear what you get up to on your walk to school as the seasons change. Share your stories with us on social media, tagging @livingstreets and using the hashtag #WalkToSchool.
some 2024 highlights
Four remarkable walks to school featured on today's @BBCNewsround for #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth Big thanks to WOW schools @BarkerendPLA @SaundersfootS @inshes_ps
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) October 17, 2024
and Ysgol Borth-y-Gest
Watch from 0:55 https://t.co/I4SMqC6kRf
This #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth, see how college students at @BlackpoolSixth are finding new ways to incorporate movement into their daily lives – thanks to the @livingstreets pledge 🚶🦽🚴🛴🌳 pic.twitter.com/mVyoIoWElS
— Active Travel England (@activetraveleng) October 7, 2024
We went on an #AutumnStreetSafari with @LivingStreets to celebrate #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth!
— Elsa Devienne (@E_Devienne) October 3, 2024
We saw a magpie and we hugged a big chestnut tree 🌳
If you want to able to walk/cycle more consider becoming a @LivingStreets member! pic.twitter.com/DLCAEl10Ve
🍂I was incredibly lucky this morning to have an autumnal walk to school with some of the pupils from Durand Primary School with the company of the lovely folks at @LStreetsCymru to celebrate #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth! pic.twitter.com/mmt9nGxjgC
— John Griffiths MS (@JGriffithsLab) October 25, 2024
🎉 We’re starting the #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth celebrations with a Modeshift Team Talk Online: Walking to School Around the Globe 🌍
— Team Modeshift (@TeamModeshift) September 27, 2024
➡️Tuesday, 1 October, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
🔗 Sign-up today: https://t.co/mkgcyjwqEg@EASSTransport @efolch @livingstreets @activetraveleng pic.twitter.com/i8D5zq1nSH
"It helps wake me up and gets me ready for the day"
— Active Travel England (@activetraveleng) October 14, 2024
Join Bramble, a student in Blackpool, as she shares the benefits of her walking commute to @BlackpoolSixth this #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth 🚶🌳☀️ pic.twitter.com/YYCUdMhTL8
"It's just 25 minutes where I can switch off, think about what I want to and just be in life"
— Active Travel England (@activetraveleng) October 10, 2024
Sam shares why he loves his morning walk to sixth form in Blackpool 🚶☀️🌳 #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth pic.twitter.com/pV2fjROq2X
We've been on an #AutumnStreetSafari during #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth - and Elmer has been taking to his (four) feet, too!
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) October 30, 2024
Elmer's Walk tells the story of what he hears, sees and smells on his wander. Head to @onestopstores to pick up your copy! pic.twitter.com/038Dwsikt2
Strider had a fantastic time visiting Shortlees Primary School in Kilmarnock! It was great to meet all the pupils on their walk to school 🚶🏫
— Living Streets Scotland (@LStreetsScot) October 28, 2024
Well done to them for earning their WOW badges!🌟@shortleesPS pic.twitter.com/MwQBf51Lb0
FREE RESOURCES TO HELP GET YOU WALKING
SCHOOLS
These learning resources, activities and lesson plans are perfect for thinking about walking to school across different generations and in countries outside the UK.
