Around the School

RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY, 2019 – RIDE, WALK, WHEEL

Students, parents, teachers and the school community are encouraged to get on their bikes for National Ride2School Day which at Old Orchard Primary School will be held on Friday 22nd March 2019.

Ride2School Day is a nationwide program delivered by Bicycle Network, designed to support schools to encourage, empower and enable more students to get physically active on their journey to school. The City of Whitehorse encourages all schools to participate to help build a healthy, active and sustainable culture in our community.

Something as simple as riding a bike can help get your students on track to a happier and healthier life. Students who ride or walk to school contribute to their minimum physical activity level of 60 minutes per day. They are also more focused and ready to learn compared to those who are driven.

As well as enhancing the health of kids, riding to school improves air quality, reduces our carbon footprint, and stops traffic congestion.

If some of your students live far from school, they can drive part of the way and ride or walk the rest of the distance. After showing it’s achievable, we encourage schools to keep up the momentum throughout the year. Families that have tried leaving the car behind on National Ride2School Day might set a routine of leaving the care behind once a month, once a week or every day.

Thanks to everyone for your participation during Walk to School Month last year.

A message from the Sustainability Team