<http://www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/october_2008_theme.php> 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.



Details on this and other projects of the UK 'Walk to School' at
http://www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/our_events.php



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.

What do we do


Each year, we organise two nationally recognised events:
International Walk to School Month (October 2008) and national Walk to
School Week (2009).

We want people to see walking to school as an everyday activity, so we also
run the WoW (Walk Once a Week) scheme which rewards pupils with a
collectible enamel badge if they walk to school regularly.

Walk to School works!


The Walk to School Campaign has the support of over 65% of local authorities
and regularly reaches more than two million pupils and their carers.

Promotion of the 'Walk to School' campaign does attract media attention not
just locally, but nationally, and so brings the message to a much wider
audience.



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