Peake Elementary School celebrated International Walk to School Day on October 7, 2015, for 2nd Year in a Row!
Approximately 55 students from Peake Elementary walked to school along with teachers and parent volunteers. The event began at 7:15 am with kids, teachers, and parents walking from the Goza Middle School Annex parking lot off Pine Street, taking a path along Hunter Street to Peake. Walkers arrived at the school at approximately 7:30 am.
Walk to School Day events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events build connections between families, schools and the broader community.
The event was organized by Peake’s Early Act Student Council, sponsored by Tina Calhoon and Mary Snowden.
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About International Walk to School Day
- Walk to School Day was established in the United States in 1997 by the Partnership for a Walkable America. Canada and Great Britain already had walk to school programs in place.In 2000, these three countries joined together to create International Walk to School Day.
- The National Center for Safe Routes to School serves as the national coordinating agency for Walk to School activities in the United States.
- Walk to School Day began as a simple idea – children and parents, school and local officials walking to school together on a designated day. It is an energizing event, reminding everyone of the simple joy of walking to school, the health benefits of regular daily activity, and the need for safe places to walk and bike. Schools focus on health, safety, physical activity and concern for the environment.
- Organizations supporting International Walk to School Day in the United States include America Walks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Highway Administration, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the National Center for Safe Routes to School, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Safe Kids Worldwide, and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.